Keep your djembe warm and dry this coming Winter with our new selection of Ghana padded cloth bags. We’ve got a range of new colours in stock, and get this – if you purchase a Ghana series djembe, you get one of these bags for free! Check out our cloth bags here
Tribalism, Bali, new instruments & more… Simon discusses African Drumming’s upcoming news & events direct from AD HQ. Event dates below 
Tribalism – April 5th 2019
Community Classes Cycle #3 – April 9th 2019
Drum making workshop – May 11th 2019
Bali drum camp – May 19th – 29th 2019
NZ drum & dance camp – October 25th – 28th 2019
Keeping in line with Earth Day and our ongoing sustainability initiative, we’ve partnered with two different tree planting initiatives in Ghana and Indonesia.
In Ghana, our joint venture with registered NGO Denyigba Lorlor involves reforesting hardwood mahogany: for every African drum we sell, we plant and nurture a new hardwood tree.
Our Indonesia partnership is with the East-Java Plant a Tree Program: 5% of revenues from our Indo djembes will be donated to this foundation.
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Linda is brand new to drumming. She has been looking to push and challenge herself so she dropped into our shop and purchased this gorgeous Lenke djembe from Guinea (with a special floating rubber bass). She loves what drumming does for her brain. Happy drumming Linda!
Our full range of djembes can be viewed here
NZ drum & dance camp, Womad & more… Simon discusses African Drumming’s upcoming news & events direct from AD HQ.
Event dates below
Womadelaide – March 8th – 11th 2019
Dunu Teke last summer show – March 15th 2019
Dunun workshop series (with Laura Kirkwood) – March 24th, 31st & April 4th 2019
Tribalism – April 5th 2019
Drum making workshop – May 11th 2019
Bali drum camp – May 19th – 29th 2019
NZ drum & dance camp – October 25th – 28th 2019
HUGE but light weight Guinea djembe gets a road test by our director Simon. Check out this beauty here 😁
Narelle came all the way from NSW on recommendation from her drum circle group and teacher, braving the Melbourne heat to pick out a drum to suit her. She ended up choosing a beautiful second grade djembe from Ghana. Thanks Narelle!
Our second grade djembes can be viewed here
A new weekly series showcasing a different instrument available in-store and online 
This week: Our director Simon road tests our brand new handpans
Hans popped into the shop recently and walked away with “Bucky” – this beautiful 15.5″ heartwood Lenke djembe from Guinea …we put a nice medium Malian goat skin on Bucky and he sure has some BASS frequency. It’s Han’s first drum and he is PUMPED! 😄
Our full range of djembes can be found here
A new weekly series showcasing a different instrument available in-store and online
This week: Mike & Frank play the guiro (Mike, right) and thumb bells (Frank, left)
Anna bought our 12 year old refurbished djembe last week. She saw our Facebook post and immediately rushed to our store to snag it! Thanks Anna, hope you’re loving this beauty! 😊
Our full range of djembes can be found here
New dunun classes, Good Vibes, Bali… Simon discusses African Drumming’s upcoming news & events direct from AD HQ.
Event dates below 😃
Dunu Teke shows – February 22nd & March 15th 2019
Drum making workshop – February 23rd 2019
Good Vibes retreat – March 1st – 3rd 2019
Dunun workshop series (with Laura Kirkwood) – March 24th, 31st & April 4th 2019
Bali drum camp – May 19th – 29th 2019
A new weekly series showcasing a different instrument available in-store and online
This week: Simone and Mike play the small djembe cajon (Simone on the left) and the classic cajon (Mike on the right) – A cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front face with the hands.
New friend to AD, Adam picked up a monster 15.5″ Master series Guinea lenke djembe last week. Originally a darbuka player, he wanted a drum with sharp slaps and a big bass. The master series are our top line djembes, boasting immaculate, faultless shells, pure tonal range and formidable projection. Check them out here.
A new weekly series showcasing a different instrument available in-store and online 🎵
This week: Mike and Franky play the tongue drum – a small acoustic drum (also known as a contemporary West African log drum). Easy for anyone to play this drum produces a warm melodic sound.
Community classes, drum making workshops, summer jams, retreats… Simon discusses African Drumming’s upcoming news & events direct from Ghana.
Event dates below.
Community classes – from January 15th 2019
Community summer jam – January 20th 2019
Drum making workshop – February 23rd 2019
Good Vibes retreat – March 1st – 3rd 2019
Bali drum camp – May 19th – 29th 2019
Only a few more sleeps until our annual trip to Ghana, and we can’t wait! It’s our 14th tour this year and we’re excited to see old friends, each with a unique story to tell. One of our beloved past times in Ghana is visiting our favourite drum makers and watching them work, joining in the traditional song and dance. It’s such a lively community of artists, musicians and creatives and we’re looking forward to immersing ourselves in the culture once again. Watch this space for photos & videos of our 2018/19 summer in Ghana.
Location: Accra and Volta Region, Ghana West Africa
Dates: December 30th 2018 – January 26th 2019
Here’s the run down – join us for our 9th Camp in beautiful Bali! http://bit.ly/BaliDrumCamp19
For over ten years we’ve been working with the team at Counterpart – supporting woman with breast cancer through the power of African Drumming. We love our annual visit and always come away uplifted by the happy faces.
Here’s some more research on the benefits
http://bit.ly/DrummingForBreastCancer
