Layne Redmond

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Layne Redmond is an American musician and scholar specializing in percussion, specifically with frame drums from around the world. Redmond began her studies of frame drums with Glen Velez in 1981. She later formed an all-female frame drumming group called Mob of Angels. She has also performed with Steve Gorn. In 1997 she published a book entitled When the Drummers Were Women: A Spiritual History of Rhythm, a comprehensive history of the frame drum focusing particularly on its use by female performers dating back to ancient times. (New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-609-80128-7.) The February 2000 issue of DRUM! Magazine listed Layne Redmond as one of the 53 Heavyweight Drummers Who Made A Difference in the '90s. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Being In Rhythm: A Deep Breathing Musical Meditation

Invoking Aphrodite

Invoking the Muse

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Best of Hearts of Space, No. 2: Ancient Evenings

Hymns From the Hive

Chanting The Chakras

Chakra Breathing Meditations

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Chanting the Chakras: Roots of Awakening

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Shakti Rhythms

Sundaryalahari: The Wave Of Bliss

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Shakti Rhythms With Shiva Rea

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Roots of Awakekening: Chanting the Chakras

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