This colorful, photo-filled children's book will walk you through the largest religious festival in the world, the Maha Kumbh Mela.

Join brothers Sam and Micaiah as they celebrate one of the most colorful holidays in the world, India's "Holi "

Join Micaiah and Samuel as they introduce you and your little ones to some of their favorite instruments from around the world

2nd edition: a lesson book for beginning South Asian Drumming Basic Patterns progressing to Solos and Duets. This is a practical lesson book for the uninitiated into Sri Lankan music who wants to learn to play but cannot currently find a teacher, and for the Western drummer/ensemble interested in adding new styles to their repertoire. Drum Core/Marching Band need a new street beat? Check these out When studying and learning the music of Sri Lanka, there is absolutely nothing better than taking lessons from an experienced teacher who can listen, critique, and help the student each step along the way. This publication is not meant to replace this long-established tradition at all, but to encourage a love and understanding of Sri Lankan music to those who would not otherwise be able to take these lessons, or as a visual aid to supplement these lessons.

The Sri Lankan culture is rich with art, music, and design, nearly all of which have been excluded from Christian use for centuries. The Protestant Church in Sri Lanka almost exclusively looks, sounds, and feels Western. Local Christians have, however, in recent times begun to see the need that they have for making their times of worship relevant to the people in their communities. Among the aspects that could be 'contextualized' is the music used by the Christian community for times of worship. Though it is still by no means the norm, leaders in churches of various denominations have indeed been striving towards a more culturally relevant time of musical worship. The purpose of this study is to give possible practical ideas as to how one can incorporate local styles of music into the Sinhala-speaking Sri Lankan church. I look at ideas that have been tried, and report the stories given by Sri Lankan Christians as to what their church/organization has done in the area of incorporating local styles of music. ***For files from the accompanying CD, after purchasing the book, please contact the author at michaelbalonek (at) yahoo (dot) com***