Jim Donovan (Rusted Root)
Pittsburgh, PA      World/Reggae / Afro Beat / Trance
    • Songs
    • Radhe
    • Fanga Al Afia
    • The Spirits Drum
    • Drum Trip (Rusted Root)
    • Menjani Fast
    • How to Play the Djembe : Jim D...
    • How to Play the Djembe 2 : Rhy...
    • How to play Djun-Djun : Jim Don...
    • Rhythm, Race and the Transformat...
    • Jim Donovan Programs
    • Community Building with Boomwh...
    • Fanga 2008 : Jim Donovan's Dru...
    • Kakilambe 2008 : Jim Donovan's...
    • Back to the Earth 2008 : Jim Do...
    • Saturday Night 2008 : Jim Donov...
    • Lady : Jim Donovan's Drum the E...
    • Drum the Ecstatic the song - pt ...
    • Drum the Ecstatic the song - pt ...
    • Jingo Ba 2008 : Jim Donovan's ...
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From 1990-2005 Jim Donovan was a founding member and driving force of the multi-platinum band Rusted Root. Jim made countless trips around North America and abroad with the popular jam-band, sharing the stage with rock & roll legends such as Santana, Page and Plant, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers, Sheryl Crowe, The Grateful Dead, and many others.

Recently named "2008 Drum Circle Facilitator of the Year" by the readers of Drum! Magazine.

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 has researched traditional African music for over 20 years via field recordings, and has continuously integrated his findings into all his music both as a solo recording artist and with Rusted Root.
With the recent release of  "Let Go", he has released eight solo recordings ranging in style from relaxation and meditation music to world-infused electronica.

Fulfilling his desire to share the power of rhythm first hand, Donovan built a series of educational drumming workshop programs that he teaches across the US and Europe at universities, festivals, schools, corporations, and specialty venues. He is a full time instructor of music at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA, the current director of the Saint Francis University World Drumming Ensemble. and the director of The annual Rhythm Renewal Drumming Retreat.


        

 

                                                    


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