UDU: Clay Pot Drums and How to Play Them
Barry Hallis the founder of Burnt Earth Musical  Instruments and the designer of a number of unique ceramic instruments. His  instruments and playing have been featured on many CDs and videos, as well  as on BBC television and National Public Radio.Matthew Schertzfell in love with udu drums while in college, and  has been a fervent devotee ever since. After applying both Middle Eastern  and Afro-Cuban rhythms to the drums for a few years, he realized he needed  to take the next step and traveled to Madras, India in 1997 to study the  ghatam with T.H. Subash Chandran. He currently performs with the bands  "GÃ¼l" and "Jhalla." When he isn't playing music, Matthew is working on his  dissertation on pedagogy and teaching philosophy at Rutgers University.Richard Smithis a multi-percussionist and a founding member of the  Burnt Earth Ensemble. Conversant in a wide variety of musical styles, he  has been the architect of many musical groups, including the  organic-electronic "Janus Ensemble" the jazz trio "Vivant," and the  multimedia improvised art ensemble "dud." Richard's music has been a part  of modern dance and theater productions, film soundtracks, and his  recordings have been featured on numerous radio programs.Beth Hallplays winds and percussion in the Burnt Earth Ensemble.  Specializing in flute and bodhran, she also plays string instruments and  the great Highland bagpipe.Mustafa Bhagathas experience working on corporate industrial videos  and graphics, as well as on various film commercial shoots in New York  City. He has edited films for the South African Jewish Museum and the  Museum of Jewish Heritage (NYC). Mustafa is a guitarist and sitarist in the  band "GÃ¼l". However, when he's home, most of his time is spent in his  backyard planting flowers and vegetables.The Burnt Earth Ensembleis a musical group that performs and  records exclusively on ceramic instruments.Check out the Burnt Earth CD "Terra Cotta" which  features udu drums and many other clay instruments.