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Role
  
Musical Artist


Name
  
Jim Donovan

Instruments
  
Drums

Associated acts
  
Rusted Root


Born
  
March 10, 1968 (age 56) (
1968-03-10
)

Albums
  
Pulse, Sun King Warriors

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Occupation(s)
  
Drummer, percussionist

Education
  
University of Pittsburgh

Jim Donovan (born March 10, 1968) is a professional drummer and percussionist, a recording artist, writer, teacher and lecturer. He is best known as the former drummer and one of the founding members of the band Rusted Root. He is also the author of the book Drum Circle Leadership: Learn to Create and Lead Your Own Transformational Drum Circles.

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Education

Donovan studied and played African rhythms with various master drummers such as Congolese master drummer Elie Kihonia, Mamady Keita and Mbemba Bangoura. He also studied African music with noted scholar Kwabena Nketia from Ghana. He holds a B.A. in Music Performance from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of Educational Leadership from Saint Francis University where he is an instructor in the University's Fine Arts Program, the director of its Arts in the Mountains Festival and the World Drumming Ensemble.

Donovan's CD Revelation #9 was nominated for 2004 Electronica Album of the Year by Just Plain Folks Songwriters organization. He was named winner of the 2008 Best Drum Circle Facilitator award, and was a nominee for 2008 Best Percussion Performance in Drum! Magazine.

Discography

  • 1998 - Indigo: Music for Exploration Volume 1 (Triloka)
  • 2000 - Pulse: Music for Exploration Volume 2
  • 2000 - Rhythm and Drumming Vol.1 (Play along CD)
  • 2001 - Rhythm & Drumming Vol. 2 (Play-along CD)
  • 2004 - Revelation #9
  • 2005 - Live on Earth (For A Limited Time Only) - Krishna Das (Triloka)
  • 2006 - Drum the Ecstatic International Live
  • 2006 - The Yoga of Drum and Chant
  • 2006 - Rhythmic Foundation Volume 1 Instructional audio CD
  • 2006 - Rhythmic Foundation Volume 2 Instructional audio CD
  • Instructional DVD

  • 2007 - Jim Donovan's Rhythmic Foundation: Interactive African Drumming for Everyone Volume 1 DVD
  • With Rusted Root

  • 1994 - When I Woke (Mercury/Universal)
  • 1996 - Remember (Mercury/Universal)
  • 1996 - Evil Ways (Mercury/Universal)
  • 1998 - Rusted Root (Mercury/Universal)
  • 2002 - Welcome to My Party (Island)
  • 2003 - Cruel Sun (Touchy Pegg)
  • 2004 - Rusted Root Live (Touchy Pegg)
  • 2005 - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rusted Root (Mercury/Universal)
  • Songs

    Ajaja
    Breath Into Sound
    Revelation #9
    Re-Pattern
    Om Hum So Hum
    Agbadza
    Shamanic Drumming
    Kuku
    Caspar Thug
    Guardians of the Core
    Let the Ocean Take It
    Ragga
    Breath into Sound / Spirits Drum
    Know / Carry Forward
    Allignment / Repattern
    Resonance
    Oolalala
    Carry Forward
    I'm Doing Fine
    Bhangra
    The Rapture
    World Rock
    Las Vegas
    Fanga
    om : mantra of supreme light : full version
    Unblind
    Indigo
    Alignment
    Gutchaka
    Aum
    Osain
    Clave

    References

    Jim Donovan (musician) Wikipedia