Friday 8.8.2008, 88 drummers played for 88 minutes in NY and Los Angeles a composition hosted by Japanese band Boredoms (in LA) and by Gang Gang Dance (in NY). The same day 2008 fou drummers were knocking down the Jericho walls in Beijing, other 176 drummer were playing their kit in a spiral formation (at the end of what there are us listening).

Again, the 8: “In Asian cultures, 8 is an auspicious number. It’s pronunciation sounds similar to a word that means “prosper.” There are also ties to the symbol for infinity. Whatever the meaning and reason, there was no way to get around the bigness of the sound” (from RollingStone.com).

Boadrum is a performance with selected drummers, disposed in spiral and playing on a composition with unison, fills, and all stuff. A great spectacle. A great experience to attend to and, most of all, to play in.

Read this story on Rolling Stone: I was drummer 56

Resources (open in a new tab or windows to not loose this page)

Video (lucky there’s no International Olympic Commettee claiming for copyright):
Los Angeles
Boadrum LA
88 Boadrum at La Brea Tar Pits
New York
88 boadrum in New York (1)
88 boadrum in New York (2)
88 boadrum in New York (3)
88 boadrum in New York (4)

Photos
Hundreds of great shots on Flickr
88 BoaDrum at East River State Park

Other Links
88 Boadrum (from Wikipedia)
77 Boadrum documentary
The Boredoms Official Site