I think, first of all, it's the abundance of incredible drums.
It's very difficult to combine a taiko and a tabla and a frame drum.
All these drums are used in a way that they sound together.
It's the players.
It's also the concept that I compose a frame for the people
where they can just let go, improvise and show their art.
When I was a member of the Kudo drummers, Mr. Reinhard Flatischler
came to our concert : " I need these guys ! "
With musicians or masters from this caliber,
basically, there's never going to be a problem.
We are persons
or music-making people who want to go further in just the musical form.
It's not percussion. It's music.
It's real music being played and with no ego.
Actually, it is a very high spiritual experience
for us musicians and for the people also.
Megadrums is perfect breeding ground for those kinds of ideas.
In a way for me, to be invited to join Megadrums is really
fulfilling some kind of destiny.
Melodies are very much involved. It sounds very melodic.
Yet, in the center of the musical creation is rhythm.
Nobody has to impress the others.
Because of that, it is much easier to play together.
We all respect each other
and we enjoy each other.
You have very high quality music that can be focused on a communication
with the audience but also for them to see that drumming is not only
just an entertainment medium but also a medium for
connecting with a healing energy.
We have the Shaman tradition represented by Airto Moreira
and we have the Middle Eastern hand drumming tradition, Indian tradition,
the Taiko drumming tradition and these are all traditions
which have existed for thousands of years and they are all
being represented and they have all found that they all have a common ground.