“Mr. Mew, Would You Like to Play with Us?”

February 20, 2012 | Mr. Justin Mew |

Percussionist Zoey F. saw me taking pictures (over 200!!) and as I stood in back with our percussionists, she invited me to play the second djembes, which is an African drum. "Music is meant to be shared," she said. "Audience participation, remember?" So I put down my camera, stood next to Zoey and joined the NVMS Percussion Section, taking Zoey's lead, as we played Moja Mbili Tatu, and the Kenyan Happy Birthday to Cierra. Who needs to use the Jedi Mind Trick, when playing the djembes clearly fired up my neurons! It was exhilarating. Thank you, Zoey, the NVMS Percussion Section, and the African cultural beliefs, which "got my head in the game!"