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Yes.

- The whole band's very good.

- Yes.

I'm sorry, guys.

Yeah, well, let's go.

Very good.

Really? You liked it?

Yeah. It was very good.

I was not sure.

I thought it's too loud and you know.

Tarek?

Oh.

Hi.

Sounded good, Walter.

I'm sorry. I...

No. Don't be sorry.

That's what it's there for.

I was lying

on my bed, listening to my music,

and then I was, like...

what's that crazy rhythm I'm hearing?

Sit. Come on. I'll show you.

Just put your feet flat on the ground.

Now take the drum

between your legs like this.

Now you want to take

the inside edge off the ground

with your ankles, like this.

Great.

You're okay?

Okay.

Okay.

Now, Walter, I know

you're a very smart man,

but with a drum

you have to remember not to think.

Thinking just screws it up. Okay?

Okay.

Now, give it a couple of bangs.

Not so hard. You're not angry at it.

Okay. I'm sorry.

Okay.

Better. Did you think?

No.

Good.

Now, one more thing, Walter.

You listen to classical music,

so you think in fours.

Dah, dah, dah, dah.

This is an African drum,

so we're gonna be playing in threes.

Tak tak tak.

You have to forget your classical.

Leave it behind. Tak tak tak.

Come on, follow me.

Tak tak tak.

Tak tak tak.

Don't worry. Start again.

Good.

Don't worry.

Again.

Good.

You got it.

Go...

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- Don't worry.

Don't worry. Go again.

Good.

That's it.

Now, keep it going, and I'll do this.

There you go.

Hohh!

Hello.

Hi.

Is Tarek home?

Uh, no. He, uh...

he went to look at another apartment.

Are you okay?

Yes.

Tarek's been giving me drum lessons,

and I was just practicing.

Don't worry. I'll keep my pants on.

What?

Nothing.

It's just that earlier, uh...

No, nothing.

Which is due, in large part,

to the delay in African infrastructure

and the slowdown on steel imports.

Hey, Walter!

How did the presentation go?

Oh, fine. Thanks.

Cool.

- You ready?

- Yeah.

Let's go.

- Can you grab this drum?

- Yeah.

Okay.

You might want to take off

your, uh, name tag.

Oh, okay.

You hungry?

Yeah, I'm starving.

You like shawarmas?

Yeah, I like sharmas.

Shawarmas.

Here. This is for you.

For letting us stay.

Oh. Thank you.

It's Fela Kuti. You know him?

Nope.

- You don't know Fela?

- No.

Then, Walter, you're in for a treat.

He started the whole Afrobeat movement.

Oh, and his drummer, Tony Allen,

was just... whoo, scary, man.

You want to play drums,

you have to listen to this.

Okay. I will.

Ooh.

Did you make these?

Yes, I made these.

Ooh.

- How much?

- Which one?

Mmm...

this one.

That's $35.

Will you take 30?

No. 35.

Okay.

My daughter will think this is very cool.

Where are you from?

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