I got a custom made djembe from Ghana with Senegalese lenke wood recently. I recorded myself jamming in my garage with a variety of different rhythms -- samba, takamba, bullerengue-inspired, and a new funk-inspired rhythm I'm working on. 

Recorded March 13, 2021 in Pittsburg, California by Adam Hudson.

Adam Hudson djembe garage jam -- 3.13.2021

I got the Zoom H8 recorder and decided to try it on my drum kit with the tom microphones. This is a drum kit jam I did in my garage. 

Recorded and performed by Adam Hudson in Pittsburg, California on March 27, 2021.

Garage drum kit jam -- 3.27.2021

This is the audio of a performance I did for Frida People in Oakland, California. On drum kit, I played a cover of James Brown's "Cold Sweat" to pay homage to Clyde Stubblefield; on djembe, I played "djole," a traditional Temne (ethnic group from Sierra Leone) rhythm. The performance occurred May 28, 2021.

Djole Djembe, May 28, 2021 Frida People Show (5.10.2021) - 5:14:21, 11.00 PM

"Cold Sweat" Cover For May 28, 2021 Frida People Show (5.10.2021) - 5:14:21, 11.18 PM

I jammed with my uncle Alan Perkins. This is his song "Detroit." I played drums on it with him. Recorded November 7, 2021 in Pittsburg, California.

"Detroit" (Garage Jam With Uncle Alan; 11.7.2021)

This is the drum groove for "Keepsakes" a song by my alternative rock band Sunata. As of now, this song is only available as a rough demo. 

Recorded: 5.26.2022 in Pittsburg, California.

"Keepsakes" drum track (5.26.2022)

This is a new, sick drum groove I came up and was experimenting with. It's like a hip-hop/R&B/funk groove. 

Recorded: 8.3.2022 in Pittsburg, California

New dope-ass drum groove (8.3.2022)

A new funky rock-style groove I came up with. Played and recorded November 26, 2022 in Pittsburg, California by Adam Hudson.

New funky rock-style groove (11.26.2022 house jam)

Recorded May 21, 2020 in Pittsburg, California. I got a new condenser clip-on microphone for my djembe. I'm messing with my gear and mixing. I recorded this jam in my garage. This rhythm is inspired by Afro-Colombian bullerengue music.

5.21.2020 Bullerengue garage djembe jam

Recorded July 22, 2020. I moved my drum kit to my garage (see my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CC6yfOfpZOd/). I was messing around with mic placement (one from a distance, the other overhead) and mixing. The tracks came out pretty interesting so I decided to upload them.

7.22.2020 distance.stereo drum test

I recorded another drum kit jam in my garage, this time with a room mic in another room. 

If you're curious, my drum kit is a Tama (kick drum is a Swingstar, toms are Rockstar): 24"x14" kick, 14"x5.5" snare, 13"x10" rack tom, 16"x16" floor tom, 15" Paiste 2002 hi-hats, 18" Paiste 2002 Wild Crash, 20" Paiste 2002 Wild Crash, 19" Sabian Holy China, 24" Paiste Giant Beat ride.

Garage drum kit jam -- 8.20.2020

I'm Adam Hudson. I'm an educator, writer, musician, and Pan-Africanist based in the San Francisco Bay Area (BA from Stanford, MFA from University of San Francisco). I play drums, rock music, and West African drumming (djembe). I also co-host the Black socialist podcast Real Sankara Hours (https://soundcloud.com/realsankarahours).

Adam Hudson

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