Subject: [NM] Walking The Message
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 19:45:44 -0800
From: "Friday's Child" <afromodulator@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nord-modular@topica.com
To: nord-modular@topica.com

Hi

Life is different when you don't have telephones and you don't have TV.

Sometimes an important message must be carried forwards. So the messengers
and drummers go forth to spread the word. They walk along and the drummers
play their drums as they go from one accepted meeting point to another. An
important junction; a street corner; a market gate or whatever. As they
walk the drummers play. They announce they have a message. The rhythms and
the instruments vary according to occasion. Everyone can hear the group
coming from far away. Everybody will know where they are going. The
drummers and messengers go in slow procession to the appointed spot. All
the time the drummers play their rhythm saying to all that they are
announcing messengers who have something important to say.

When they get to a suitable spot the drummers play a little while longer
until enough people have come. The nature of the message is usually clear
from the rhythm, the instruments, and the way they play. Also, a few people
who were at the previous location may well have accompanied them and so
they have heard it already. Sometimes such people like to feel important
and so chatter to anyone who will listen while they all wait. Nevertheless
the drummers have a job to do. So also the messengers. Others ignore the
chatterboxes and wait. Some may just stand sombrely. Some may dance. Some
may start an impromptu song. It all depends.

When the drummers think enough people have gathered, they stop. Then it is
time for the messengers to speak and deliver the message. If a discussion
is needed a short one will follow. Never too long because everybody knows
the drums and message must move on to the next place. Job done, the
drummers begin again with their playing. They and the messengers begin
another walk to the next meeting spot. Once again, on the way more people
will follow. Another little crowd is probably already gathering for the
word is already spreading that they are coming ... and so the process is
repeated.

This little patch represents a group of drummers moving from one location
to another and walking through their town or village, announcing that they
a messenger is coming, and requesting that all should follow to where they
go and come nearby to listen.

With every good wish,
K(ofi) B(usia)

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