Drum Circle at Coconuts Comedy Club
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*note* Unfortunately, "Coconuts Clearwater" on Gulf To Bay closed recently. Another casulty of the economy it seems.
I'm leaving the page here, because of the photos, videos, and memories we had there. We celebrated many holidays and 
special events there, and even beautiful things like the birth of a child Gabriela Gaia by a couple in our group who 
fell in love at our drum circle. I think that's kind of romantic. But sometimes sad things have to be addressed on 
drum circle night. A musician friend of ours suddenly passed away, so we held a drum circle wake for him 
at Coconuts to honor his memory. There is a tribute page below the photos. Please have a look.





(Notice the belly dancing swords on their heads...I tried that. Ouch, it hurts!) 

Around the country many night clubs, bars, and coffee shops are struggling to find working formulas for weeknights.
Having a drum circle night quickly builds up a community around it with a loyal following that grows very quickly.
The cost to do this is minimal, I've been doing this succesfully for years at various venues. What's really needed is 
an organizer to help keep things running smoothly, and promote the drum circle. A percussionist, circle facilitator, or 
drumming group. Offer them a small base pay or a percentage of sales like 10%. Because believe me, there is a lot of 
work involved. Also it isn't the drummers, musicians, or dancers that do the majority of buying your products. They will 
help support the venue and buy one or two, but it's the onlookers that are attracted, who will be doing most of that. 
And it takes a few months to really get a drum circle community established. I go into this in much more detail in my 
book about drum circles. Please consider picking it up. It's 300 pages filled with info to get your circle rolling.

Here's a cracking video of Kimara fire dancing during the Jim Tonak tribute night we had. It's 1 minute into the video. 
The video is great, but the audio is like a 2, but she lights this place up! Kimara is one of the best bellydancers in 
the area, and is also a part of our performance group "Sheesha Bellydance And Drum". Here is the link to check us out.
 Sheesha Belly Dance And Drumming Shows
  





Here's a free 4 minute drum circle mp3 download from one of my drum circle CD's you can put in your iPod. 
If you listen to it, you can get a better feel for what we do, and why we do it. Lot's more photos below:  

 Almost Fanga drum circle jam mp3 download 

Photos from the Coconuts Comedy Club Drum Circles. Just west of Tampa Bay, Florida. Here's another fire dancing video featuring Kimara from the Jim Tonak tribute evening. The audio is like a "2", but the video is impressive! She lights it up again for about 1 minute in the video. Kimara on the zills, and we added some keyboards to the drum circle this night. It worked, it was a good time! She is playing the good quality zills, the ones that really sound good and resonate. I have a few sets of these zills left at my site. They are $20 for 4 of them. They are fun to play, and not easy to master. But it's fun learning, and getting better at it. They work great as a small percussion item to play if you want to rest from playing your drum for a little while, yet still add some texture to the rhythm. About 30 minutes of drumming from the August 6th session at Coconut's Clearwater. Below is three 9 minute videos, thanks to Ron at tampataiko.com for taking these. In Memory of our musician friend Jim Tonak who passed away November 08: Photos & Memories of Jim Tonak Link Coconuts Comedy Cafe 2950 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater, Florida Drum Circle, Bellydancing, and Hula Hooping Party at Coconuts Comedy Cafe' Everyone is welcome, encouraged, and respected, regardless of skill level. Come jam out, Or just hang out and enjoy the scene. Play or dance when you are feeling it. Lots of fun for everybody, and no cover or fees. Plenty of friendly people in a casual non-threatening environment. It's interactive, so rather than just sit and watch a show someplace, you can be a part of it if you want. What a cool place for a drum circle! It’s a great location, easy to get to from just about anywhere in the Bay area. The really nice thing about this place for us, is the size of the room, and the parking. There is loads of parking spots right by the front door, so you don’t have to haul your drum more than a few feet. Inside, the room is huge with great acoustics. We can play in air conditioned comfort, and there are also dozens of ceiling fans, (That's Good!, because we do tend to heat up a room pretty quickly.) There’s plenty of padded chairs that are the perfect height for sitting and drumming. So we can all kick back and play in a comfortable position. There is a full bar inside, and outside at the patio bar, so if you want to take a smoke break, or just hang out and socialize, it is quite nice out there. The food menu is excellent, with over 100 different items available. Drum, Dance, Dine, and have a good time in air conditioned comfort at this Clearwater drum circle. It kind of has the feel of a Hafla to it. The drummers drum the dance, and the dancers dance the drum. It's a casual setting where beginners and seasoned professionals all jam together, so it's fun for everybody. You can join in at your own pace, and there is no pressure. After we get warmed up we forget about everything except drumming. Even though a lot of us have never jammed together before, we become a band, and are entrained, getting caught up in sounding as good as we can. The better we sound, the more fun it is. When we get to the 2nd and third hour, we begin to play from the heart - even through the heart. It doesn't get any better! EMAIL ME Check out the main page with my 2 hour DVD "101 Drum Circle Rhythms" & "The Live Drum Circle CD" You can get the DVD and CD for $15 + $2 shipping. My new 300 page book on hand drumming & drum circles is $17, and also comes with a free (different) drum circle CD. Please visit the main site, for more information. While you're at it, check out my drum circle finders, where you can locate drum circles near you in your state. There is over 1000 listed and it's still growing. Also a global drum circle finder. These istings are updated regularly. Established in 1999. Click the link below to go back to the drumcircles.net home page. Back to drumcircles.net main page If you enjoy your visit to my site, please check out one of the sponsors below that might interest you. Thanks