• The spirit of the drum is something that you feel but cannot put your hands on, It does something to you from the inside out . . . It hits people in so many different ways. But the feeling is one that is satisfying and joyful. It is a feeling that makes you say to yourself, ' I'm glad to be alive today! I'm glad to be part of this world!

    Babatunde Olatunji: The spirit of the drum is something that you feel but cannot put your hands on,
 It does something to you from the inside out . . .
 It hits people in so many different ways.
 But the feeling is one that is satisfying and joyful.
 It is a feeling that makes you say to yourself, '
 I'm glad to be alive today! I'm glad to be part of this world!