The Power of Rhythm

Listening is so much broader than just music. If I want to listen by heart, I need to be empty in my thoughts and I need to be still. And maybe music is a perfect way to learn that ability, especially the way my today's guest listens. Evelyn Glennie is a true legend already in her lifetime. She is a multiple Grammy award winner, she is a Ted Talk speaker and she has been given more than 100 awards internationally. But this is just the icing on the cake. The real thing is that she lost her hearing when she was about eight, and instead of quitting music, she embarked on a career that brings a new paradigm of listening to the world.

Dr. Bruce Lipton has revolutionized biology. He has come up with the idea that your own beliefs can change the way your DNA acts in your life. He has debunked the central dogma that wants you to believe that you are a slave to your genes, which you of course are not. Bruce is a biologist and a best-selling author of many books. For me, Bruce is a liberator because he has empowered countless people around the globe to become masters of their own lives. Join us to discover how to change your vibration and become master of your genes!

Today, I invite you to join me on a journey where you will meet a young female drummer who has made it to the top league in music, without having been born in the upper echelon. Aleksandra Šuklar plays in high-performance music events like "World of Hans Zimmer." But you don't make it to that level just by practicing a lot... So, let´s find out what's her secret.

Driven by curiosity and the passion to share, Bernhard travels the world collaborating with musicians across all genres. In this episode we talk about how to transfer Indian rhythms onto western drums, his experience being a student of great tabla master Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, how to start learning completely new rhythm concepts, how to deal with and learn from challenging and confusing moments in your musical career, and much more. Join us to explore, as Bernhard says, the wonderful, not yet heard sound worlds that rhythm can bring to your life. Musicians associated with Bernhard mentioned in this episode: Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, Trilok Gurtu, Rakesh Chaurasia, Anoushka Shankar, Soumik Datta, Nitin Sawhney, Israel Galvan.

The Hang Massive project evolved from busking on the streets of European cities to performing festival line-ups and high-profile music venues around the world. In this episode, Reinhard investigates with Danny and Markus the power of simplicity in both, music and life. With their music and lifestyle, Hang Massive's founders show that you can go very far with your projects by supporting yourself in your contemplative practice and the simplicity in your life.

In this episode, I discuss with young composer and Kodo performer Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga about the strict 2-year apprenticeship training -away from civilization- to become a Kodo member, how they rehearse new compositions, how they reach such a group precision and resonance, the deep spiritual meaning of playing these giant drums and much more. Join us in this journey to traditional rituals and contemporary thoughts about ancient instruments.

Michael is a music educator with a passion to make videos for people who want to learn about percussion. He's been creating videos on YouTube since 2010. He's more than 300 videos in which he teaches different rhythms and instruments, techniques, styles and more. In this episode we talk about how he started teaching online, the similarities and differences of the rhythmic traditions of Brazil, Cuba and Africa, and about the balance between following the tradition and creating your own combinations.

In this episode, I discuss with Joseph Pepe Danza -musician, Zen practitioner and sound healer who's been living within the Eastern Traditions of Daoism and Zen Buddhism for the last 40 years- about how to get the groovy thing out of discipline, the keys in the practice of any musical instrument for the sound to pass through us without resistance and the big chance we have to attain vertical time through music.

In this episode, I discuss with Michael Spiro about the roots of Rumba, the role of drums in spiritual traditions such as Cuban Santería, the path he traveled to become first a conga player and then a priest in that tradition, and the fascinating stories behind the formation of emblematic groups like Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and Afro-Cuba de Matanzas. Join us in this journey to The Heart of Cuba!

Presence is participation in life. And music is the wave to bring you there. Estas connects it all. The gap between the notes. Accessing the silence and the raging groove that can't be stopped. The deep passion and the contemplation. In this episode, we talk about how his music unfolds, how challenges can help us grow, the dance between improvisation and composition, the space in music and in life, and much more.

Little did I know six month ago that The Power of Rhythm Podcast would add such a new dimension to my professional live! Heartfelt thanks to all my guests for exploring with me the one thing that connect us all! Being a composer, musician and coach, The Power of Rhythm Podcast gives me the chance to meet and present to you some of the greatest musicians, scientists, performers and artists that have inspired the world with their visions! Enjoy some of the highlights of the first 40 episodes!

A short and powerful talk with Gustavo Gitti, certified TaKeTiNa Rhythm Teacher and leader of the online meditation community "O Lugar." How can we find stability and orientation in the confusing and wild situation of the world today? How can rhythm, meditation and being of benefit to others strengthen this stability and awaken our wisdom and compassion? We went through the meditation practices of stability, wisdom and compassion, the space and stillness that opens up in rhythm training and the benefits of putting wisdom and compassion in action by practicing silent contemplation together with artistic expression.

In this episode with Greg Ellis - who is the rhythm power in films like Matrix Reloaded, Argo, Dragonfly, 300, Iron Man and many more - we dive into "Stepping out of the click", an excellent metaphor for what we are experiencing between organic time and mechanical time. We also discuss about the drummer's role in modern film score and RhythmPharm, the rhythm tonics crafted by him.

In this episode I talk with percussionist and handpan player David Kuckhermann about his musical compositions with handpan and world drums, the history of the hang created by PanArt, being fluent playing odd cycle rhythms and his online music school.

In this episode I talk with the conga legend Giovanni Hidalgo about the feeling of groove, the mindset for training percussion, how the pioneering conga players like Candido Camero and Tata Güines tuned their congas, Giovanni's musical and life stories, the healing power of rhythm, the revival of MegaDrums and much more. Giovanni even gave us an amazing live conga solo!

Daf is a unique drum with a very special sound and Arash Zanganeh is one of the great masters of this drum, who uses it also in the traditional context and in world music. He is composer and percussionist with the Ensemble Diaspora World music group in Brisbane. He also recorded with the great female singer Abida Parveen in the project "Rumi in the Land of Khusrau". If you want to know more about the art of Daf drumming and its ancient roots, this episode is for you. Listen to this fascinating world music style and get a taste of the old tradition.

This episode is a journey through unusual rhythmic landscapes. Rafael Reina studied extensively the theory of South Indian Karnatic music and with this knowledge he developed the program "Contemporary Music through Non-Western Techniques", which he teaches at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He also composed three operas which have an intriguing rhythmic blueprint - contemporary music with the sensuality and driving power of rhythm.

This episode explores shamanism in modern times. My talk with Ya'acov Darling Khan reveals that shamans are not just ancient healers from the past. Ya'acov Darling Khan is acknowledged as a practicing shaman by indigenous elders from the Arctic to the Amazon. His message is: Shamanism, and a shift from society's focus on acquisition to reciprocity, is a key to restoring our universal connection and solving our interpersonal and world issues. Ya'acov sees shamanism as a path to reawaken a sense of the magic, potential and splendour of creation.

Was sind die Spielregeln des Lebens und wie können uns diese Orientierung im Leben geben? In dieser deutschsprachigen Episode spreche ich mit dem Arzt, Psychotherapeuten, Autor und Seminarleiter, der mit seiner Arbeit Millionen von Menschen erreicht - Rüdiger Dahlke. Seine Themen und Buchtitel „Krankheit als Chance“, „Angstfrei leben“ „Das Alter als Geschenk“ oder „Medizin und Menschlichkeit“ sind aktueller denn je. Wir beleuchten diese Themen in Bezug auf Rhythmus und Gesundheit, aber auch deren Rolle in der aktuellen Situation.

In this episode I talk with rhythm vocalist Loire Cotler, who's mission is to show the world the power of the voice as a rhythm instrument, and its super-human capacity to deliver to unimaginable. We talked about the amazing tunes of her album „18 wings“, her collaboration with Academy Award winning film composer Hans Zimmer, the Konnakol - South Indian music vocal percussion - and her life and musical stories with Glen Velez.

Marla Leigh continues the work of Layne Redmond (When the Drummers Were Women) and takes it to a whole new level. Her featured composition „Rhythms of Tof Miriam” goes back to the Exodus of the old testament: “Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine (called “Tof Miriam” or “Frame Drum”) in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing”. Marla's music contains the magic of long additive cycles - mysterious, yet easy to follow when you move with them. This episode celebrates the wisdom of female drumming.

Four time Grammy Award winner and founding father of the modern frame drum movement, Glen Velez shares his rich experience in our discussion. Listen to his unique drumming style and get to know what he created together with Steve Reich and the Paul Winter Consort. Glen has been performing with my MegaDrums group, together with Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Leonard Eto from "KODO" and other top musicians of our time. He is specialized in frame drums from around the world. Velez's virtuosic combinations of hand movements, and finger techniques, together with his compositions have opened new possibilities for musicians.

Master Chia, a true Grand Master of Tao, shares his knowledge about the essential things in life: extended orgasms and sublime sex, health through balancing the energy in the organs and ultimately: love, joy happiness, as he expresses the goal of his work. Discover how our body is able to produce mind altering substances, such as DMT, and how we can balance its effect by developing the balance of a Yin and Yang body. You can listen with subtitles here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW1ueiJBQAs&feature=youtu.be or read the spoken text: https://powerofrhythm.com/mantak-chia/

This episode is also available as a video podcast: https://youtu.be/1uIO7TIEm0I To get someone like Eli Jaxon-Bear for a podcast episode is a rare occasion. Eli is one of the leading experts in the Enneagram, a model created by Pythagoras and used for the human evolution. Eli also comes from the spiritual lineage of the Indian saints Ramana Maharshi and H. W. L. Poonja. Together with his wife Gangaji, he gives Satsangs today and teaches in the Leela foundation, a world wide organization focused in self realization and world peace. For more information please visit: https://leela.org.

Don't miss this episode with exceptional music and the story of a musician, who is able to think outside the box. Deep lyrics, mesmerizing rhythms and amazing melodies penetrating into the depth of your being: that is Rainer Scheurenbrand, a virtuous guitarist and composer who, in my opinion embodies the fusion of ancient and modern shamanism. He combines the dynamic and healing sounds of nature, classical guitar and the Latin spirit. His songs tell about spirituality, love and the magic of nature. He creates a fascinating sound experience, sometimes meditative, sometimes passionate.

It's often the forces in the background, that give the music the real cool sound and Viennese percussionist Andi Steirer certainly is one of those people who gave stars like Fendrich, Danzer or Alegre Correa the much-needed rhythm punch. Finding his way from within without teachers or mentors Andi Steirer became one of the most demanded percussionists in the Austrian music scene. And with this he has quite a story to tell.

Wir leben in extremen Zeiten und für viele Menschen sind Angst, Verzweiflung und Wut zu ständigen Begleitern geworden. Diese Situation schmerzt - und sie hat mich motiviert, den heutigen Solocast aufzunehmen. In diesem möchte ich dir verschiedene Möglichkeiten zeigen, die mir geholfen haben in turbulenten Zeiten zur innerer Stille zu finden, sowie Mut, Authentizität und Resilienz zu entwicklen. Von Herzen bedanke ich mich bei Deva Premal für die tief berührenden Mantras. TaKeTiNa Link: https://taketina.com/de/member/

We live in extreme times and after being in a lockdown for almost a year, anxiety, fear and anger have become a companion for many people. This has motivated me to craft this episode providing pathways of self empowerment through rhythm, that have helped me tremendously to get into inner stillness, courage and stamina. Deep gratitude to Deva Premal and the Tibetan Gyuto Monks for contributing their Sacred Mantras to this episode. TaKeTiNa Link: https://taketina.com/member/

Gerald Wenschitz, aka „Gerald VDH“, musician, producer and DJ, based in Vienna, mastered to square the circle. He merges enormous groove power with complex rhythmic layering and hypnotic voices. Gerald undoubtedly is an exceptional figure in the Techno, Drum&Bass scene. Experience how the famous Amen break from the "Winstons" sounds, when applied to deep techno groove. Listen to a electronic version of the Baião rhythm, that comes originally from Brazil and get to know a polyrhythmic version of techno. This episode is a treasure trove for rhythm enthusiasts.

This journey invites you to experience House, Techno and Electronic rhythms from behind the DJ console. Your guide is DJ in residence at the world famous techno club Ostgut-Berghain/Berlin. How does he get the audience to dance through a twelve hour set? Finde out and listen to another episode about the power of rhythm.

This musical journey will take you up and down the roads between Iran and Pakistan, Tajikisatan and Uzbekistan and all the way up to Morocco. My guest is Peter Pannke, who did most of the field recordings himself. Peter studied the Indian Dhrupad tradition before he turned to Troubadour singing. He shares some of his amazing life stories in this episode.

Am ersten Tag des Jahres 2021 gibt es die erste deutschsprachige Episode des "Power of Rhythm" Podcasts. Darin lade ich dich ein, gemeinsam mit mir herauszufinden, welche menschlichen Qualitäten dir helfen können, in der gegenwärtigen Weltsituation aus Beschränkungen, Manipulationen und Zensur auszusteigen. Die Menschheit steht am Beginn eines großen Erwachens. Jetzt ist es Zeit, das umzusetzen, was du immer schon realisieren wolltest!

Welcoming the New Year with a special episode and reflections about the current time. What qualities will help you to move out of imposed restrictions, manipulation and censorship? Humanity is at the dawn of a great awakening and this episode invites you to be part of it.

Get to know a family of fascinating new instruments: the Pantams, the Hangs and the Handpans. Meet a unique composer, performer and sound healer in this episode: Kabeção brings the Handpan music onto a new dimension of musical expression. Join us on this journey and dive into Kabeção's music, wisdom and life stories - it's truly inspiring.

This is the third episode in which I discuss the essential phenomenon of groove with Petr Janata. He is a Professor in the Psychology Department and Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis. Janata incorporated functional neuroimaging methods into his music perception research. This talk complement the two previous episodes about groove.

Groove is such a powerful state, that I decided to dedicate a total of 3 episodes to the exploration of this phenomenon. In this episode Prof. Dr. Olivier Senn from Switzerland, a researcher and lecturer at the Lucerne School of Music with a focus on music psychology, discusses with me how various drumbeats have different ways to stimulate groove. You also get a lot of different insights into groove research in this episode. Stay tuned for more - next time my guest will be Petr Janata, the man who started groove research. All three episodes together will give you a comprising picture of groove.

Meet world renown drum circle facilitator Arthur Hull and discover his method of engaging people in a unique way of drumming together - no previous skills required. Get to know Athur's life story and enjoy his music.

Get to know the full story of World Language Rhythm by enjoying this episode. The lineup of the legendary MegaDrums group is unique and comprises some of the best drum masters of our time. Diversity coming together on the foundation of atomized rhythmic particles.

With this solocast I invite you to listen to the music of "MegaDrums". Some of the best drummers of our time join forces in this unique group, that I founded in 1985. Get to know the diverse musical backgrounds of these master drummers and experience for yourself, that "World Language Rhythm" really exists.

Mickey Hart, Arthur Hull, Babatunde Olatunji, Glen Velez and Layne Redmond are just a few prominent names of the REMO drum family, to which I also proudly belong. Remo Belli, founder of the REMO company was a pioneer in bringing awareness to the importance of drumming and rhythm for wellbeing, health and creativity. This episode highlights his lifetime achievement.

Dive with us into the process of analyzing different rhythm theories, always accompanied by enthralling music samples. I invite you to follow us into the contemplation how we are able to visualize rhythm, investigating the many concepts that exist around rhythm. Is the theory of rhythm helping us to understand this primal force of life on a deeper level?

'Life begins where fear ends.' This is one quote of Osho, Miten's spiritual teacher. Miten has lived this paradigm and produced together with his wife Deva Premal and other incredible musicians tunes, that are able to touch your heart on a deep level and - whenever there is love, fear has no place.

Rüdiger Braun is a free journalist and scriptwriter. He has engaged all his life in the quest of finding out, why some music feels groovy and some music does not. He is the author of the award winning book " Our seven senses". With music examples and deep reflections going hand in hand I hope that this episode can jumpstart your interest in the magic of rhythmic synchronisation.

Some people specialize in certain niches and that is great. Australian performer and TaKeTiNa Teacher Tania Bosak however has a real broad vision to experience life through many channels. She shares how her life unfolded between daring experiments, the longing for community and the challenge of being a woman leader on stage. And if you listen to this episode you will be surpised how harmoniously all those facets come together in her work.

Freedom of speech and the curiosity on fellow humans - this is what this episode is all about. Through the lease of the one thing that connects us all - rhythm. This podcast hosts musicians, scientists, physicians from all corners of rhythmic expression. And as you listen to them and their music, you might discover that the common ground is way stronger than the obvious discrepancies. It's time to connect and listen to each other.

Uwe is one of the great conductors and flautists of our time. Based in New Zealand he toured the world for decades. In this Podcast he shares rare moments of his privat life and his view on rhythm. We are talking about how TaKeTiNa Symphonic has formed and what experience he had conducting "Waves upon Waves" and "Space beyond Space".

Together with her husband Miten and flute player Manose Singh she unites thousands of people to do, what we really need in the current time: open their heart in chant. Deva also shares her insight about the rhythm of mantras, as she was singing and recording with the Gyuto Monks from Tibet. Enjoy!

A discussion with one of the leading pioneers in Heart Rate Variability, Alfred Lohninger from "Autonom Health", giving hands on information of how to stimulate the Vagus nerve in order to counter the tsunami of depression and stay in great health.

Grammy nominee and top percussionist entering into deep discussions about all his projects and his perspective of the rhythm of life.

Join us on a sound journey through many musical landscapes always centered around the one thing, that connects us all - rhythm.

In all the fear mongering of the current times, a lot of people are filling themselves up with anxiety and worries. That leads to depression and desperation. This episode guides you into a reflection of the essential element in music: space. Find out, how you can empty your mind and how emptiness can be a state, in which you encounter the abundance of life.