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On the 12th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the twelfth day of Christmas, we drummed our hearts out!” 🎵
Level up your djembe skills with our Afro Fun Pack.
It features an awesome hand carved Ghana djembe and the perfect cloth bag to match as well as our Rhythm Bible full of songs, practical tips and cultural lessons.

Afro Fun Pack:

We’ll select an awesome hand carved drum from our Ghana Range and the perfect Cloth Bag to match (let us know at checkout if you have a colour preference and we’ll do our best to match it). We’ve also thrown in our rhythm bible, a collection of rhythms with accompanying information,  songs, cultural background, practical arrangement tips, and more.

Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.

BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 11th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the eleventh day of Christmas, we heard a primal sound!”
These Shamanic Frame drums (medicine drums) are one of the oldest known musical instruments making them perfect for meditation and clearing negative energy.

Shamanic Frame Drum:

The Frame Drum is reputed by some to be the first skin drum to exist. They are used across the world on all kinds of ceremonies and other occasions.
Our shamanic frame drums (also knows as medicine drums) are constructed using a ring and rope system on a sturdy, wooden frame made from teak wood and meranti wood. Available in three sizes.

Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.

BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 10th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the tenth day of Christmas, we added some percussion!” 🎵
This pack has enough instruments for the whole family! Featuring the Shekere, a West African shaker made from a dried gourd.

Percussion Pack includes:

Bongo Bag
Large Shekere
Set Clave
2 x Large Kiss Kass
Medium Agogo Bell and striker
Egg shaker

Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.

BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 9th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the ninth day of Christmas, we rock out!”
This pack comes with everything needed to kickstart a drumming career.

The Teen Smasher Pack includes:
Your choice of a 60cm Classic Djembe or 60cm Classic Plus Djembe 
1 x 12″ Zip Bag
1 x Practice cover – protects the djembe head and can be used to muffle the sound for a neighbour-friendly practice.
1 x Student handbook

 

Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 8th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the eighth day of Christmas, we meditate!”
This wellness pack features beautiful sounding instruments that are perfect for meditation ,wellbeing practitioners or even for creating your own music!

Wellness Pack

Includes:
Happy Drum
Shaman Drum (Medium)
Ankle Bell (Medium)
Pair Ankle Shakers

Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 7th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the seventh day of Christmas, the rhythm got stronger!”
These are the ultimate kids drum! They’re super light weight, portable and easy to tune.

Vegan Kids Air Djembe 

About the Shell
-Made from a plastic polymer and coming in at 1.8kg,
-Mechanical tuning, easy to adjust tension
-Super light weight drum if ever there was one!

About the Skin
Weather resistant Synthetic skins are made from a low-stretch synthetic compound.

Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 6th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the sixth day of Christmas, this drum plays a happy melody!” 🎵
This steel drum is tuned to A minor which is closely related to C major, making it easy to play and improvise on.

Happy Steel Drum

Our happy steel tongue drum boasts long sustain and beautiful harmonies. They have a similar feel to handpans and other mystical instruments. They are made from heavy gauge steel.
You can play the drum using the rubber mallets provided, or try using your fingers for a totally different style!
Each also comes in its own protective carry bag with adjustable strap.

Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 5th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the fifth day of Christmas, this drum is cruelty-free!” 🎵
Our premium synthetic skins are durable and easy to play. They are weather-resistant and less affected by humidity than natural skins.
Synthetic skins make cleaning and disinfection easier too.

Vegan Kids Pack

  • 1 x Vegan 40cm PLUS djembe: Boasting a comfortable playing surface and full voice, balanced with a light shell that’s easy to transport and stow (normally $99)
  • 1 x Batik practice cover: To protect the djembe head and muffle the sound for a quieter practice (normally $15)
  • 1 x Mini shekere: Authentic handmade shaker made from natural gourd (normally $17).
  • Comes with a free Drum Care and Tuning Guide.
Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 4th Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the fourth day of Christmas, we bring you middle eastern drums!”
With deep bass notes and a range of bright treble sounds, these darbukas will come to life as your fingers dance across them.

Darbukas

  • The classic entry level Darbuka from Egyptian master darbuka makers Gawharet El Fan.
  • Cast aluminium shell and signature design shape make it a popular model for up and coming players.
  • Deep bass notes and a range of bright tek sounds across the drum.
  • Available in 3 distinct colours: Bronze, silver, and gold.
Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 3rd Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the third day of Christmas, this kids pack made us happy!”
We put this great pack together to start the little muso in your life off on their musical journey.

Kids Djembe Starter Pack

Ideal for: ages 4 – 10 years. The pack includes:
Your choice of 1 x 40cm Junior Djembe or 40cm Plus Junior Djembe
1 x Tambourine
2 x Small Kiss Kass shakers

Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 2nd Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the second day of Christmas, we heard a soothing melody”
Our Ghana Marimba has pentatonic tuning, which means the whole family can play it with ease.
Ghana Marimba
  • Handmade and authentic, our Ghana Marimba have a soothing melodic sound.
  • Really easy to play with Pentatonic tuning.
  • An instrument for 3 years and above.
  • Comes with pair of Rubber mallets.
Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

On the 1st Day of Christmas🎄

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“On the first day of Christmas, we felt the rhythm!”
We put this pack together to give the aspiring young drummer everything they need to get going.
Young Drummers Pack Includes:
50cm All Rounder Djembe or 50cm Plus All Rounder djembe – Your choice of djembe finish; light or dark.
Batik practice cover: To protect the djembe head and muffle the sound for a quieter practice
Aslatua shaker: Aslatua are played by holding and shaking one gourd in the palm while swinging the second gourd around, creating both sandy shaking sounds and percussive clicks when the two connect.
Your drum comes with a free Drum Care and Tuning Guide.
Check out our Christmas collection and bring some festive vibrations to the holidays and keep an eye on our stories for our 12 days of specials.
BONUS STOCKING STUFFER
If you spend $40 you”ll get a FREE Kiss Kass shaker with coupon code SANTA22
Holiday Highlights
  • Free shipping for orders over $100
  • 30 day returns
  • Drums, instruments & packs for all ages
  • Get in touch for personalise advice

We want to share your videos 📹

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Every day we share your videos with our community of over 500,000 followers across our social media accounts and we love doing it!
It’s just one way that we can continue to celebrate West African drumming and culture.

Sometimes these videos go viral with millions of views and thousand of re-shares.

We now have a new submission form which makes it easier for you submit your videos for us to hopefully share.
So if you have an impressive video of djembe drumming, dunun drummers, percussionists, African dancing, West African culture, conga & bongo players, African singing or drum making, then we want to see it!
The more creative and vibrant, the better.

Simply click on the link at the bottom of this post, enter as much information as you can about your video and then we will do the rest.
Hopefully we will be able to share your video across our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram & TikTok).

We can’t wait to see your amazing videos!

 

🪘 VIDEO SUBMISSION FORM 🪘

Habit Hacks to Improve Your Drumming 🪘

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We all want to get better and improve our drumming skills and everyone knows that to do this we need to practice.

So why don’t we practice more?

The main reason is because it’s not a habit. We tell ourselves we need to practice 5 times a week for 30 minutes. Great! But that’s not enough. Without habits and cues, our brain won’t know when it’s time to practice, and before we know it, it’s Sunday night and we haven’t touched our drum once. The trick is to give our brain cues for when we want to practice.

Here are two easy ways to do this…

Tip #1 – Proximity  👀

Place your djembe somewhere at home that you walk past often, and every time you go past it – you have to play it. Sometimes you might only play two notes, and sometimes you might sit down and play it for 20 minutes. Either way, this is a great trick to remind yourself to practice.

Tip #2 – Train your brain  🧠

Set up your drum practice time right before or right after something you’re already in the habit of doing, like – Before I brush my teeth at night I’ll play the djembe for 10 minutes. This way, your brain knows exactly when to remember to practice, because you’ve attached it to a current habit.

Using these tips, you’ll soon find yourself practicing the djembe every day. Once practicing is a habit, you can work on increasing the length of time of the practice, but you’d already have the first important step covered – consistency.

For more inspiration, be sure to follow us on facebook.

Happy drumming!

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New instrument – The Seperewa

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Introducing a new instrument in our range called the Seperewa 🎶 This 12 string seperewa was hand made in Ghana from a resonating calabash, goat skin, wood and with nylon strings which produce a mellow, bluesy sound. It has well made guitar tuning keys too for easy adjustable tuning. The Seperewa, also known as Sanku, is a Ghanaian harp-lute.

Dating back to at least the 17th century, when the newly established Ashanti Empire integrated elements of its predecessor state Bonoman into its musical culture. King Osei Tutu, the mythical founder of the Ashanti empire, was said to have loved the instrument so much that his successor Opoku Ware ordered a replica of it to be made in his memory. It was wrapped in gold leaves, and placed among the items of the Golden Stool, which Osei Tutu named the soul of the Ashanti nationThe Seperewa was used to entertain kings, and was also played at palm wine bars and at funerals.

Features of the seperewa:

🎵 100% handcrafted in Ghana by the master strings instrument maker Louis Afriki

🎵 12 stringed box resonator with soulful sounds emanating from the ancient Ashanti Empire

🎵 Mansonia wood neck

🎵 Khadi wood handles, bridge and bridge plate and the darker wooden bridge plate is made of ebony

🎵 Sound box is  high quality plywood from recycled cargo box

🎵 Bamboo string support pins

🎵 Water based satin finish to seal the wood.

Find out more here https://bit.ly/3aAMi59

Guide to handpan care & maintenance

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Calling all handpan players!🎶 Want to know the best way to care and maintain your beautiful handpan for years to come? Here are a few tips to protect your handpan from rusting and other damage:

♪ Sweat may deposit salts to the surface, which contribute to rust formation. Before playing, wash and dry your hands.

♪ Don’t play the handpan if it’s hot (for example, if it’s been in the sun).

♪ Handpans should only be played gently and with one finger at a time: No hands, fists, or mallets.

♪ After each play, wipe down the instrument with a soft, clean, dry cloth (preferably microfibre).

♪ Clean your handpan every 6 – 12 months to remove dirt & oils: Use isopropyl alcohol, or a more gentle rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol or ethanol based of 50-75%, diluted with water). Use a soft cloth on both sides, the rim, and the inside.
If your handpan has oil on it, you’ll need to re-apply it since the cleaning will remove the oil.

♪ Store your handpan in a cool place, and out of direct sunlight, ideally outside the case in a safe place. If stored inside the case, leave the zip 1/4 open to release the moisture from the case. Check that the foam in the case doesn’t get damp.

♪ Apply Phoenix oil every 2 weeks – 2 months. Make sure to only use appropriate oil/wax for this process. You can get Phoenix oil here.

Would you like more advice on how to deal with rust or would like to ask another question? Feel free to contact us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to guide you. Find out more about handpans here.

 

 

 

 

Drumming for Wellness

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Drum for your health. 🥁🎶 Learn how drumming can benefit the wellbeing of students at our next online professional development workshop ‘Drumming for Wellness’ on Saturday August 13th 2022. 

Our professional development sessions are practical, fun and accessible sessions, exploring African songs, rhythms and instruments to use in teaching Kindergarten, Primary & Secondary level students.

Expand your repertoire to engage your students with new and exciting games, exercises, and melodic content!

You will receive a digital Certificate of completion. Find our more here https://bit.ly/3tZuzuA

New Djembefola Custom Drum Bags

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Our new Djembefola custom drum bags are our latest and greatest djembe bag! So many cool features and design elements you’ll be loving wrapping up your favourite djembe in one of these. Perfect for carrying and protecting your djembe anywhere.

Features:

♪ Hard wearing Cordura exterior
♪ Multi adjustable padded shoulder straps
♪  Twin side pockets,
♪  Padded waist strap
♪  Carry handle
♪  Reinforced weatherproof hardtop and hard bottom disc insert
♪  Non slip bottom
♪  Heavy duty zips with front & top opening options.
♪  Breathable back cushioning.
♪  Front opening zip (on most models)

Check out our product here https://www.africandrumming.com.au/product/djembefola-custom-bags/

 

 

New Middle Eastern Percussion Classes!

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We are excited to announce that we have new Middle Eastern percussion classes!🥁 Learn basic classical & folk modern technique for Darbuka, Riq and frame drums. Classes focus on rhythm structure & composition for classical songs & original percussion movements. You’ll learn to conceive and feel “time” to work with the metronome & musicians. These classes cater for beginners and run in our St. Kilda studios: 252 St. Kilda Rd, St. Kilda. Our classes run on Tuesdays, across 6-week cycles. July 26th is the 1st week of the cycle.
Class time: @6.30pm – 8pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time).

Find out more and sign up here https://www.africandrumming.com.au/product/middle-easter-percussion-class/

We hope to see you soon!

Darbuka and Riq classes

Check out our sister company Bashiri!

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If you love African Drumming you’ll love our sister company Bashiri. Here you’ll find every Bolga basket you can think of as well as African masks, mats, musical instruments, jewellery and more. Check out the website here https://bashiri.com.au/

Bashiri offers a wide range of woven baskets and products including Moses baskets, round baskets, laundry baskets, African masks, African fabrics, African fans, musical instruments and more.
Our popular Bolga baskets are hand-woven from the sustainably sourced elephant grass that grows in the rich flood plains around the village of Bolgatanga in Ghana, West Africa. The soft malleable grass is 100% locally sourced and the dyes we use to colour the woven baskets are 100% non toxic. Each weaver has their own special techniques. Bolga baskets may take 3 days to one week to make depending on the size, design and intricacy of the patterns. We are in awe of the artists that weave these unique woven baskets and love the relationships we have established with them. Explore our unique and one of a kind Bolga baskets at https://bashiri.com.au/