💥Greyhawk (Drum Blowout) @ BYU Powwow 2019💥 

My Grandfather was singing at this drum when it busted open, he sang with this group for many years and danced traditional all his life. He grew up on the plains in Mandaree North Dakota and was one of the last speakers of the Hidatsa language. After this was filmed he suffered from a massive heart attack and took his sacred journey home. At this drum he was surrounded by all who loved him. He was an amazing person who did so much for the community and I hope to always continue his legacy. I don't know how I stumbled across this video. To me this evokes a powerful message from our creator, the drum is meant to represent the heartbeat of the earth and to see it broken like that only reveals to me of what was to come. Our sacred journey of life is always fragile, devastating and beautiful.

slick how they kept on singing ..flipped that puppy over..not even skipping a beat..dang good..

Growing up I was always taught things like this frm my elders n whn something went wrong like that someone around that drum is doing something they shouldn't be that drum is an animal n as humans we gotta learn to respect that animal for it sacrificed its life for us to use it as a tool for our ceremonies n whn it's disrespected the grandfather's will come take it away frm you

I love the sound of the drum it makes me feel relaxed and comfortable when I listen to the drum

Omg that’s the first I ever seen that happened at powwows 😱😱

KIAORANA(Greetings)i am from the cook islands.. cook island was named after captain cook british empire.claiming to be the first voyager that landed on our island...but it is not the name that carries my people its the heart(AROHA)I was amazed on how they continued without stopping.even when the drum broke..made me realise we should carry on as one and listen deep in our Hearts not matter how broken we are....😣🙏

They rip when you dont drum on beat.... theres about 4 different beats going on lol

Mr. Muscle-y arms! 😂😂😂😂

Haha everyone on getting spiritualistic and putting the singers down. Well as someone who ties drums i can tell you the way that drum sounds and not to mention its a northern drum its a thin hyde so settle down haha keep on singing Greyhawk !

I love thos man singing

Damn. That was hella smoove.

Haha..ITS A THIN HIDE..haha. Not because anyone is doing wrong..lmao. You can hear the way it sounds and the way the hide looks after it tears..lol

I remember this happened to bull horn at Morley pow wow

When a good drum and singers come together , it happens this way...not skipping a beat, not missing Mother's Heart Beat at all. A'ho.

Real goot one boys....

Its all on the drum keeper! No one else is responsible for that drum but him. He's the one who knows what he's doing in his life and should take better care of that drum. This happened to one of my uncle's, that spirit in that drum will rough you up unless you start to take care of it. Fix it up. Put that hide to rest and find a new hide. The same spirit will remain unless you follow the right protocols and do what needs to be done for that drum every spring.

Natives have the beat going 💯

Chop that classic SBZ song to pieces along with that grandpa. Mormon blessings.

Drum blowout starts at 1:02

god damn 😂

He was pounding that ol mish to hard lol

We sprayed our drum with water, from a windex bottle or something. I guess to make it tighter, deeper bass, and it never tore. I have no idea what it was made from, lol.

That sounds like the drums group at my powwow

1:02 and they dont miss a beat!!!

I got a question! Have you seen some of drum groups with a band bass drum? Those are pretty rad but what's the difference is it just sound?

Matt is that you😂

I was at the powwows Win I was 1

R.I.P Winston Mason

Either Someone Standing around That Drum Was On Their time or that someone is trying bad medicine on that drum because that happened back in the 90’s And After The Song was over the men where calling out the woman standing around the drum.

Thats the thing with commerical hydes they tend to tear n bust.... That is why I roll with elk and bull hydes they last for years to come.

That deer hide

So nobody’s even going to correct the drumming? Lol I heard about 4 different beats.

Drum must be made of sheep hide haha

Shit they kept it going tho fr good fallas

If you gonna beat it that hard you better be singing louder than the drum 😂

I'm sure they took care of it how they were taught to take care of stuff like the situation they were in.

I have a drum but I don’t slam it hard like some people

Stuff wear & tear

Thin hide. Drum stick head probably to hard ect. Nothing bad. Just wear and tear. I love how big the big guys eyes get (the onr the the orange medallion) like hoollla

😄😄 y'all are rediculous with your comments.. like anyone knows better than the other.. lol.

Bet it was Cow hide they wrip easy

I’m scared my drum will do that

Main lead is too aggressive, its ok to get into the song but do it with ur voice not the drum. They need to learn respect...

Cheap hide that’s all🤣 ‼️

Use bull hide your next drum Aho

Why is it that a southern drum always have 3 or 4 different beats going and still win major contests as far as northern drum groups they have rythm and one beat and they sing not just yell like the southern singers

Mines made of elk Hyde

Singing to hard jks

I agree no need to get spiritual it was just a thin ass hide was lol that’s the kind you put on hand drums smh as singing by the looks of the drum i wouldn’t have used it in the first place

Off beat, cheap, thin or wrong type of hide for a drum.... wow....

They lost that contest 🤣🤣

If the drum rips that means there using the drum for money

Learn to drum before you pick up a stick maybe. Sheep hide or cheep hide RESPECT I HOPE THE DRUM IS TAKEN! SHAME ON YOUS HURTTING THAT GRANDFATHER

Someones gonna lose there voice do to this don't believe me you've gone moniyaw....

Worn hide get a new one and keep southerning!

No need to beat up a Drum like that...traditionally singers should of paid for busting Drum, ask someone to Bless Drum and go home.

Bad luck too much animosity and hard feelings at ur drum.

I dont care about what elders told you all, elders dont know everything. As long as they finished the song strong and kept people dancing🙏💯🔥🎶😇

Drum is to tight

Smh drumming on it wrong

Looks like cow hide...

Someone really be using bad medicine on this group or drum.

That’s not good at all ! :( better have it looked into right away by your spiritual leader !! Don’t wait around!