Drums.Music.Life...With Kevin Washington

Welcome back to this fantastic journey! Drum.Music.Life is being born in a revolution. Not a bad way to enter the scene. But don't get it twisted...This is Drums.Music.Life. We ain't here for no negativity. Music is Life, and that's what we're bringing to you...love, light and LIFE!! Thank you for riding and rising with us. We are so blessed and excited to bring you beautiful stories, people and music. Future episodes include interviews you will not want to miss. Let's keep riding, yall. Peace.

This launch episode of Drums.Music.Life...with Kevin Washington welcomes one and all into the world of drummer, composer, educator Kevin Washington. Kevin invites listeners to "Come Take this Ride With Me" as he shares a bit about his background and sets the stage for future episodes that will touch on the healing, restorative, transformative magic of music and the people who make it. In Drums.Music.Life, Kevin will connect with listeners, share healing commentary, original music, and iconic stories. Drums.Music.Life will also highlight the history, vision and mission of the great local institution of music education, Walker West Music Academy. Come take this ride...

OK Family, we're back with another episode of Drums. Music. Life...With Kevin Washington. Questions...What does it take to heal? How do we move forward as a community? Who are we as we strive to redefine ourselves outside of the knees on our necks? The future of our evolution is rooted in our past. We are the fingertips of our Ancestors reaching profoundly into the future. As we move forward in this reality, we must draw wisdom from our Youth AND our Elders. This interview is a very special one. We had the pleasure of building with beloved Elders, Reverend Carl Walker and Mr. Grant West, the beautiful minds, hearts and hands that created Walker West Music Academy over 30 years ago. This interview is a brief look into how they orchestrated the birth of a music academy dedicated to the legacy of great Black music located in the heart of Rondo, the theory behind their mission, and the method to how they built a community around the shared love of music. Rev. Walker and Mr. West have poured into generations of talented musicians here in the Twin Cities. The message to the People is...Give 'em all you've got. Our children are worth it. We are worth it. Thank you for joining us.
PS: There is some great music in this episode. Not only will you hear some original sounds from Kevin, you will also hear music from Rob (Big Rob) Coleman, Thom West and Grant West. Much love...We hope you love the episode.
Peace,
Kevin & Dani

Episode 3...out there in the world!!! Thank you for joining us. Part of radical healing and self care is celebrating who we are and whom and where we come from. In this episode you will be invited into some loving, intimate space with Kevin's parents, Donald and Faye Washington, 'The Cosmic Duo', for a candid conversation on some historic influences, the power of music on the Washington family and the spirituality of cosmic music. We know you will enjoy this one!!