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Djembe Dani… By Lydia Fraser
"Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that's what we are". - Mickey Hart Danielle, fondly known as ''Dani'' is a local musician and artist on Magnetic Island. She plays a goblet drum and she's quite partial to the odd goblet of wine or two. Her drum is known as a djembe, it originates from West Africa, and is made from wood, rope and goat skin. The name djembe is derived from a saying which means ''everyone gather together". Dan
Lydia Fraser
3 days ago4 min read


No man is an Island - By Lydia Fraser
I just read Nick Cave's Red Hand File post which brought me tears, heart wrenching droplets that cleanse the soul. Nick is a shadow...
Lydia Fraser
Jan 244 min read


Nurses, Nurturing & Nature... By Lydia Fraser
"Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter's or...
Lydia Fraser
Feb 15, 20244 min read


The X-Factor of the Xanthorrhoea - By Lydia Fraser
Xanthorrhoea are commonly known as the Grass Tree, yet this rarified species of plant is anything but common. They survive in wet and dry...
Lydia Fraser
Jul 15, 20225 min read
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