Cooperman welcomes new endorsing artists:
Cooperman welcomes multi-percussionist Joelle Barker (Brimingham/London UK) and pandeiro specialist Marcus Santos (Boston) to the list of endorsing artists. Check out their websites, attend their workshops, and enjoy their amazing music.
http://www.myspace.com/joellebarker
http://www.marcussantos.com/
New AIS Drum:
For 2009, we have included another version of the dayereh in our selection of Persian inspired drums. The new Rowan Storm Model Dayereh reflects the artist’s unique vision and teachings approach to this powerful instrument . Check out the drum http://www.cooperman.com/coopermanaiseries.php and Rowan’s website: www.rowanstorm.com
Watch for details on our Andrea Piccioni fusion tamburello and our Tarxixi tar drum with shaker beads – a project suggested by AIS endorser Jamey Haddad and spear-headed by endorsing artist Matt Kilmer.
New Facebook Pages:
Keep up with what’s happening and get a look at some great photo albums featuring the drums we’re working on, the artists who visit our workshop, and historical photos of the Cooperman family business.
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Cooperman at PASIC 2009 Indianapolis:
The Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) offers its annual line-up of incredible talents, November 11-14 in Indianapolis. Cooperman’s sponsored artist endorser Patrick Graham will present a bodhran clinic: Beyond the Jig: A Cross-Cultural Approach for Irish Bodhran.
Other great frame drummers and Cooperman friends will also present clinics and performaces: Layne Redmond Fusing Brazilian and Mediterranean Rhythmic Traditions for Tambourine and Abbos Kosimov Uzbeksado - Rhythms of Central Asia
Visit the Cooperman Booth #641, meet Cooperman staff, see our latest innovations and drums, and shop our once-a-year fully stocked selection of Cooperman drums. See also Cooperman Drumsticks and Rope Tension Drums.
Artist Endorser Todd Roach will be around at the booth each day.
NAFDA (North American Frame Drum Association):
Throughout the year, regional NAFDA events are a powerful resource for frame drumming enthusiasts and professionals. Join this valuable organization and start sharing in the all the amazing opportunities for growth: http://www.nafda1.com
NAFDA North 2 - Cooperman Frame Drum Festival
Oct. 2-3, 2009 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
NAFDA West - California Frame Drum Festival
Oct. 17, 2009 in North Hollywood, California, USA
NAFDA East 3 - Frame Drum Fest 2010
March 25-28, 2010 in Mendham, New Jersey, USA
NAFDA Midwest - Midwestern Frame Drum Festival
May 1 , 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
NAFDA Canada- Canadian Frame Drum Festival
June 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NAFDA South - Southern Frame Drum Festival
Oct. 2010 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Tamburi Mundi:
Cooperman exhibited this past August in Freiburg Germany at another incredible week of concerts and workshops, part of the Tamburi Mundi line-up of festivals. Don’t miss these events throughout the year, throughout the world:
Another new international group:
Check out our friends at:
Frame Drums UK
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