Djembe Therapy. It’s Good For What Ails You. I Promise.

I’ve been saving this one for a while, but I decided to bust it out today for no particular reason except that I love it and it makes me smile every time I see it and I’m all about the smiles right now.

Oh, and also because James got to play a djembe with the wonderful folks at Primary Children’s Hospital’s musical therapy center, Sophie’s Room. He was particularly excited when he figured out that the center of the drum made a dramatically different sound than the edges. Spent the next 15-20 minutes on a couple of the drums, tapping out slight variations on a fairly complex rhythmic theme. And he loved every minute of it. (Must run in the family.)

This scene is from 2007’s The Visitor, a fine little film for which I have a particular fondness because it allows long-time character actor Richard Jenkins to take a much-deserved starring role. (The film itself is not available from any of the subscription services, but can be rented fairly easily.)

The only problem with that clip? It’s too short. So here’s another:

https://youtu.be/gY2DEQ7QD4sAttribution(s):photo credit: Djembes via photopin (license)