THE RHYTHM METHOD

Sammy Anani has a bushy moustache and large hands thick with callouses from working his fishing nets. “It is amazing to watch people like him surf these waves,” he says. “I would like to do that, but unfortunately I am ageing…” He laughs. We’re sitting in the shade of a big dug out fishing boat, knees up, scratching the sand with a stick. “So I’m not sure. But I will try influence my kids to get into it because it is very amazing, especially this guy…” he points to Michael February, as he bobs in the ocean waiting for the next set. “He is very wonderful. The way he surfs, I have never seen this type before. Some surfers have come here before, but he is different.” He smiles and claps his big hands together. “Extraordinary!”

THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WATER

Before there was music, there was the beat; the rhythm and flow that allows individuals to move together as one. The placement of sounds in time, the beat of a drum, or a stomping foot. If we perceive rhythm as movement or a pattern then