Diga Rhythm Band

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Diga Rhythm Band's lyrics & chords

The Winter 1976 Round Records newsletter provided a history of the Diga Rhythm Band. In 1968 Mickey Hart was studying at the Ali Akbar College of Music with Tabla Master Shankar Gosh. Mickey would work on compositions with Shankar which included Rhythmic Cycles of 4, 6, 16, 5 & 7 and take these teachings to Bill Kreutzmann. Mickey and Bill were instructing Shankar on traps in exchange for Tabla lessons and would combine their knowledge in compositions of East and West. In September of 1968 the Grateful Dead played a concert at Berkeley Communi...read more

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