I have always been a big fan of the '70s hippie movement, and as I sat down and shared random music with a group of total strangers, I felt as though a peace medallion was weighing heavy around my neck. My illusion was not so far-fetched after all, since Erik updated me on how drum culture began to come together all over the United States in the sweet love and peace movement of the '60s. But drum circles have been around longer than that. They started back in the day, a long time ago, when Native Americans took African dances and drumming and reproduced them into their own rituals. Today, he is trying to get more people to join the weekly Thursday sessions in either Bowman Park or Kresge Auditorium.
Music soothes the soul and fosters creativity, especially within a college environment.
It is an excellent outlet to liberate stress and tension accumulated throughout the week either by drumming or knocking one's head against the wall.