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the Bamboo Flute an Elemental Splendor 
bamboo lives off WATER and EARTH to form its physical self.
flutes will be conceived with FIRE. 
sounds are played with AIR. 
the resonance then lives on forever in connection with all spirit. ETHER.

born, April 25 1983, Berkley, CA. i started to build with bamboo by mistake. birthing didgeridoos from a patch of bamboo in my apartment complex in Lafayette, CA in 1996. it was cheaper than buying PVC pipe (i was inspired by a friend who was creating his own made from PVC for a college coarse in music). i found the bamboo to be superior to plastic, mainly in resonance, strength, and character, and made a few (one of which i gifted to my friend in college). i soon grew tired of the monotony of California and moved out to Albuquerque, nm in 2003. here i started to build didgeridoos from agave stalks (inspired by a man from Arizona) for there is no bamboo in new Mexico worthy of this task. at the same time a man (Bekki) from Mali, Africa came to stay with us, we worked in the same construction crew, he needed a place to stay. in his village he made the djembe (African hand drum), not the shell but he tied on the heads, 3 rings, rope, goat skin, that's what he did in his spare time here too so i was lucky to study under him for the duration of his stay (he still lives in alb.) i may have been his only student. so in 2004 I'm kingmaker agave didgeridoos, and heading African drums for friends. then a friend of mine says "hey your pretty good at this, do you have any interest in flutes, would you like to help my mom make bamboo flutes?" of coarse without any knowledge of the flute i jumped at the opportunity. his mom turned out to be the one and only Ingrid Burg! i had no idea who she was at the time, as it turned out she is of the top 10 flute makers in the country, of those ten she is the only female and has to date been making bamboo flutes for over 40 yrs! i apprenticed under her for only 9 months before she picked up a flute i had made, played it, shed a tear, and said "you have progressed faster than any other student, and i have taught you all i can. this is a very nice flute." and then she let me go. so I've continued with my studies and practice ever since. traveling around the country, inspiring others to play, be involved or better there technique. I've been very blessed to say the least to have these kinds of experiences and noticed there may be more people in the world ready to find this art. the internet serves to a broader audience and for this i am grateful. i hope i can serve towards a better feeling of creativity, peace, and love.
love

i have surrounded myself in a beautiful, young with old artisan,healers and perma~culture community (family), surrounding the university area in Albuquerque, NM. i've been in many projects involving building, farming, art/craft . i now live in Albuquerque and do a wide range of custom building projects, crafting, keep gardens,and play music. a modest life for some, but very intensive for me, i am doing well and love my surroundings , couldn't ask for more, yet always strive to improve,...

comprised in perfect unity within are all 7 elements and 13 dimensions, we all share this space within the range of our 6 senses, this is our common path everything in existence shares these tools. love is the strongest tool we have, lets no longer fear its power, push it away, and separate self from it. 

i am counting on you to understand.... 

 we all have a lot of work to do.

we do all miss our loved ones, at times

 "lets all get to~gather, and i will feel alright!!"~

seriously~ love ~Dan Hooke

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