Couldn't get to sleep last night and

 

 

I couldn't get to sleep last night and I can't imagine why.

I mean just because everyone was out on the streets and burning cardboard boxes to warm up their drums...

 

 and all the neighbors were talking to each other...

Hardly seems like reason enough to keep a guy up and unable to sleep; but there you have it, I couldn't nod off so I thought I might as well go down and see what all the flag-waving was about.

 

What I found out was that everyone was practing for the big competitive event they are going to have on Feb. 14.  It's called Carnival and Sounds like it might be kinda fun.

 

Here's an instructional piece on drumming

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFWN83tIinw&feature=related

 

and here's some background on Uruguay's Carnival and its unique drumming.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqBwkoMua60&feature=fvwrel