THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN
Barbara Borden
BEAUTY IN THE BEAT
For anyone who has ever drifted off during a bombastic rock-concert drum solo, Barbara Borden offers the perfect counterpunch, with eight solely drums-and-percussion tracks that not only command and reward focused attention but also reclaim the essential connections to both the earthly elements and the heavenly aspirations that drumming affords humankind.
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EXPRESS – The East Bay’s Free Weekly
Barbara Borden
BEAUTY IN THE BEAT
Marin drummer Barbara Borden spent eight years in the all-woman jazz band Alive!, and since then has given percussion concerts and workshops on themes from empowerment to feminism and spirituality, and created a series of drum albums that give “New Age” a good name.
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