Simon shows us what’s good this week with a rare khadi beauty! –> Check it out here! <–
Spring drum retreats, a drum making workshop and a new St Kilda teacher! Simon discusses African Drumming’s upcoming news & events direct from AD HQ. Event dates below 
Drum making workshop – May 11th 2019
Bali drum camp – May 19th – 29th 2019
Victoria Spring drum retreat – October 4th – 6th 2019
NZ drum & dance camp – October 25th – 28th 2019
22 trees and counting! Our tree-planting project with Ghanaian NGO company Denyigba Lorlor has been picking up momentum recently — for every African drum we sell here at the store, we organise the planting and nurturing of a new hardwood tree in Ghana. Our partnership with Denyigba is focused on forest regeneration and we’re so thrilled to see that our little project is going so well.
On May 1, the whole community of Denyigba united and planted trees together — witnessing a beautiful collaboration of villagers, young and old. Denyigba Lorlor also works with Dream Big Ghana, a similar minded NGO focused on improving sanitation and education in Ghana.
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Kofi Kunkpe road tests our brand new shipment of half Calabash gourds from Niger, West Africa.
A new weekly series showcasing a different instrument available in-store and online 
This week: Our director Simon takes a stab at his own ASMR video with an Ocean Drum
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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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
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
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)
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 cajon drum 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
