Classes, workshops, residential drumming holidays/festivals & gigs

Contact Nigel if you wish to add to this 'Events' page. Please note all these classes are active right now and will run until end of 2008 (unless otherwise stated). This list will be refreshed for January 20009, around the Christmas break.
  • Midlands
      Drums Aloud West African Drumming
      Location: Leasowes Community College, Halesowen, nr Birmingham
      Time/Day of week: Saturday morning (10.15am - 12.30pm)
      Cost: £4

      Adult djembe/dundun for improvers/intermediate drummers
      Location: SYDNI Centre, Leamington Spa, CV31 1PT
      Time/Day of week: Wednesday evening (8.30pm - 10pm)
      Cost: £8 or £7 concession available to those out of work or on low incomes
      Contact: Email Emma or phone Emma on 07984 362 758 or phone Sam on 07974 556 365 for more details

      Adult djembe/dundun for absolute beginners
      Location: SYDNI Centre, Leamington Spa, CV31 1PT
      Time/Day of week: Wednesday evening (7.15pm - 8.15pm)
      Cost: £6
      Contact: Email Emma or phone Emma on 07984 362 758

  • London
      Traditional African Drumming & Dance with Frititi
      Location: Brixton Recreation Centre, 27 Brixton Station Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8QQ
      Date/Time: Tuesday evenings (8pm - 10pm)
      Cost: £10
      Contact: Go to the Frititi website or phone 020 7926 9779 for more details

      Traditional West African Dance Class
      Location: Victoria Park Baptist Church Hall, Grove Road, London, E3 5TG
      Date/Time: Wednesday evenings (7pm - 8.30pm)
      Cost: £3.50
      Contact: Email Cynthia or Carol or phone 020 8980 3232 for more details

      African Dance & Drumming Workshop with Vicky
      Location: Robin Redmond Centre, 440 Seven Sisters Road, London, N4 2RD
      Date/Time: Monday evenings (7pm - 8pm Adult Dance Class, 8pm - 9pm Drumming)
      Cost: £5 per session
      Contact: Email Vicky or phone 079 393 77 222 for more details

      African Dance with Mohammed
      Location: Danceworks, 16 Balderton Street (opposite Selfridges Clock), London, W1k 6TN
      Date/Time: Saturday afternoons (3.30pm - 5pm)
      Cost: £6
      Contact: Go to Mohammed's Semekor Performing Arts website or phone 07803 710 121 for more details

  • Home Counties
      Vitae Drum Circle, High Wycombe with Justine Hart
      Location: Royal Grammar School, Amersham Hill, High Wycombe, Bucks
      Date/Time: Tuesday evenings (6.45pm - 10pm)
      Contact: Go to the Hartbeats website or Email Justine or phone on 07773 047 684 for more details

      Vitae Drum Circle, Wendover with Justine Hart
      Location: St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Wendover, nr Aylesbury, Bucks
      Date/Time: Wednesday evenings (6.45pm - 10pm)
      Contact: Go to the Hartbeats website or Email Justine or phone on 07773 047 684 for more details

  • North
      Rose Bazzie & Jon Weaver's African drum & dance class
      Location: Highfield Trinity Church, London Road, Sheffield
      Time/Day of week: Thursday evening (7pm)
      Cost: £6
      Contact Jon on 07880 821 033 or Zoe on 07918 100 044

      'Drummed Up' drop-in classes for djembe drum and dance
      Location: Newcastle Music Service building, 41 Jesmond Vale, Newcastle, NE2 1PG
      Time/Day of week: Thursday evening (6.30pm)
      Contact: Go to the Drummed Up website or phone Vera on 0776 327 8188 for more details

  • South-West
      Mendip All Drummers beginners drop-in drum class
      Location: Hill Mead Comunity Centre, Meadow Rise, Hill Mead Estate, Shepton Mallett, Somerset
      Time/Day of week: Wednesday morning (10am - 12.30pm)
      Cost: £2
      Contact: Email Tanya or phone Tanya on 01373 474 577 for more details

      NEW drumming class coming soon to Frome with Victoria
      Location: Frome, Somerset
      Time/Day of week: TBC
      Cost: TBC
      Contact: Email Tanya or phone Tanya on 01373 474 577 for more details

      African drumming class with Nii Odai
      Location: Stark Hill, Edge, Stroud, GL6 6NR
      Time/Day of week: Thursday evening (6.30-8pm)
      Cost: £8.50
      Contact: Go to the Heartbeats of Africa website or Email Jenny or phone on 01452 812 983 for more details

  • South-East
      African Drumming - Beginners & Improvers djembe and dunduns with Fern Camara (Ladies only)
      Location: Providence Studio, 42A Providence Place, central Brighton, BN1 4GE
      Time/Day of week: Thursdsay evening (6.30pm - 8.30pm)
      Cost: £8, drums available for hire £1 per session
      Contact: Email Fern or phone Fern on 01273 607238 or Jazz on 07950 949 303 for more details

      African Drumming - Intermediate and Continuing djembe and dunduns with Fern Camara (Ladies only)
      Location: Providence Studio, 42A Providence Place, central Brighton, BN1 4GE
      Time/Day of week: Saturday morning (10.30am - 12.30pm)
      Cost: £8, drums available for hire £1 per session
      Contact: Email Fern or phone Fern on 01273 607238 or Jazz on 07950 949 303 for more details

      African Drumming - All levels of djembe and dunduns with Jazz Camara
      Location: Providence Studio, 42A Providence Place, central Brighton, BN1 4GE
      Time/Day of week: Friday evening (6.30pm - 8.30pm)
      Cost: £8, drums available for hire £1 per session
      Contact: Email Fern or phone Fern on 01273 607238 or Jazz on 07950 949 303 for more details

      West African/Guinean rhythms - mixed ability djembe & bass with Wurrie & Chris Diallo
      Location: Sea Scouts' Hut, Ham Lane, Lewes (nr Brighton), E. Sussex
      Time/Day of week: Monday evening
      Cost: £7, £5 concessions with £1 drum hire
      Contact: Email Chris or phone Chris on 01273 624174 for more details

      West African drumming with Wurrie
      Location: Forest Row
      Date/Time: Tuesday evening (7.30pmm - 8.30pm
      Cost: £30 in advance or £35 on the day
      Contact: Email Chris or phone Chris on 01273 624174 for more details

  • South
      West African Drumming - Beginners & Improvers with Sonhild
      Location: Methodist Church, Station Road, Petersfield, Hampshire (near Portsmouth)
      Time/Day of week: Wednesdsay evening (7pm - 8pm)
      Cost: £8
      Contact: Email Sonhild or phone Sonhild on 01730 301510 for more details

      West African Drumming - Intermediate/Advanced with Sonhild
      Location: Methodist Church, Station Road, Petersfield, Hampshire (near Portsmouth)
      Time/Day of week: Wednesdsay evening (8pm - 10pm)
      Cost: this is a practice group, so just a small monthly charge for the hall
      Contact: Email Sonhild or phone Sonhild on 01730 301510 for more details

  • Wales
      Slapping Skins djembe & dundun class
      Location: Bridgend, South Wales, CF32 9HF
      Time/Day of week: Tuesday evening (6pm - 8pm)
      Cost: £2
      Contact: Go to the Slapping Skins website for more details

      Djembe drumming with Idrissa
      Location: New Earth Warehouse, Kings Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff, CF11 9DF
      Time/Day of week: Monday evening (6.30pm - 9pm)
      Contact: Phone Lowri on 07810 123 732 for more details

  • Scotland
      Cupar Djembe Workshop
      Location: YMCA, Marathon House, Bonnygate, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4LG
      Time/Day of week: Every other Saturday morning (10am - 12 noon)
      Contact: Go to the BeatRoot website or phone 07950 480 701 for more details

      West African Drumming Classes with Moctar Mockoulo Sawane
      Location: Portobello, Edinburgh
      Time/Day of week: Every Wednesday (Beginner & continuing Beginner) & Thursday (Intermediate/Advanced) starting on 17th September
      Contact: Go to the Portobello Music School website for more details