Try fun drumming game to promote creativity and confidence with your class.
Use these tips to take your drumming facilitation to the next level.
How can drumming boost your teams motivation?Drumming together creates a sense of unity and belonging among team members.
This drumming rhythm game promotes attention and memory skills, whilst also encouraging adaptability and quick thinking.
It’s an engaging way to challenge students to stay focused and actively participate in a collaborative rhythmic experience.
This drumming game is a fun way to engage your students and promote collaboration.It requires active listening and teamwork. Plus, it always sparks a few laughs.
Djembe and Dunun Tuning Tips
Like any instrument, your drum needs tuning to sound it’s best.
A few knots can have it really singing in terms of both richness of sound and pure projection.
🪘 Avoid tuning in very hot weather.
🪘 Add 2-3 knots at a time and test the results. Let the drum settle, play it and come back to it in a week or so.
🪘 Using a stick or a tuning bar will save your hands from rope burn.
🪘 Be careful not to tune your drum too much too soon! This is the most common cause of Breakage. The skin needs time to stretch.
🪘 Fine tune by tapping down on the top outer ring with a rubber mallet, being careful not to hit the skin!
Interested in purchasing a new African Drum? Look no further and check out our extensive range here!
Tree Planting Initiative
We are dedicated to giving back to our planet and ensuring our ventures
are eco-friendly and sustainable.
We’re managing two Tree planting initiatives across two continents:
One of these is Denyigba Lorlor who are an amazing Forest Regeneration NGO in Ghana 🇬🇭
With their help, we are able to plant and nurture a new hardwood tree for every African drum that we sell 🌱🪘
In Indonesia we are donating 5% of funds from the sale of every Indonesian djembe towards the “East-Java Plant a Tree Program.”
African Drumming Tips – Practice Smart🪘
Playing too fast is one of the easiest mistakes to make.
Our Tip: Take it easy and build up your strength and muscle memory!
For more suggestions, why not join one of our Community Drum classes? We have classes for every level.
African Drumming’s Top Picks for Children
Studies show that children who play instruments have increased aptitude.
Drumming stimulates the learning centres of the brain, assisting in the development of motor skills, coordination & concentration – as well as encouraging creativity and being great fun.
Start the little muso in your life off on their musical journey with one of our many great packs for purchase through African Drumming.
We are also specialists in School & Kinder Workshops as well as kids parties! Follow this link to find out more!
Drumming for your Wellbeing
The act of drumming can release endorphins and dopamine in the brain, leading to feelings of pleasure and happiness 🪘🧠
Book your spot in our ‘Drumming for Wellness’ online course on Saturday 3rd of June, or if you can’t make it then, our next class is on Saturday 5th November.
10am-12pm (AEST): Drumming for Social Connectivity
1pm-3pm (AEST): Drumming for Mindfulness
Drumming for Social Connectivity
Drumming is a powerful vehicle for encouraging skill development around a range of social skills.
Drumming for Mindfulness
Drumming can be an incredible meditative tool, allowing participants to focus on the beats, the drum, or their hands, and truly experience themselves in the “here & now”, while promoting awareness of feelings, thoughts and behaviour.
For more information visit this link.
Become a certified African Drumming Facilitator with us!
Our Teacher Training Courses give you the road-ready skills and resources to run successful drumming sessions for all age groups.
🪘 No prior musical experience necessary
🪘 Available on demand anywhere in Australia and online via Zoom.
🪘 Courses are aligned with the Australian Government Schools Curriculum
Have more questions? Click on this link.
Our next in-person course is at our home in St Kilda, Melbourne ! Details as below:
Level 1: Saturday 6th May
Level 2: Sunday 7th May
9:30am – 3:30pm
See you there!
Community Drumming Classes
🎵 Making new friends and learning new grooves 🎵
Whether you’ve never played a drum before or you’re a drumming rockstar looking for a new challenge, everyone is welcome in our Community Classes.
Our classes run in 6 week cycles and our 3rd class cycle for the year kicks off at the start of May:
🪘Beginners Djembe – Starts at 6:15pm on Monday 1st of May
🪘Intermediate Djembe – Starts at 8pm on Monday 1st of May
🪘Middle Eastern Percussion – Starts at 6:30pm on Tuesday 2nd of May
Book your spot here:
https://www.africandrumming.com.au/classes/community-drum-classes/
Our Indo Djembe range comes in sizes for all ages ! From the 12cm Djembaby up to 60cm plus.
- These quality drums are made from Eco-friendly plantation mahogany (hardwood) and topped with quality goat skins.
- There are also vegan options available in plus sizes 40cm,50cm & 60cm.
- Each purchase comes with a free Drum Care and Tuning Guide.
- This series is produced by our team in Indonesia, offering quality djembes at affordable prices.
5% of revenue from our Indo djembes are donated to the East-Java plant a tree program.
To view the range and purchase, click here. There is also an optional bag-add on option, which when purchased together you received 10% off the bag!
If you’d like to know more about our drum range, watch this clip , the Indo range are featured from 2:24 minutes.
West African drums are not tuned to an objective note, but to a subjective pitch.
In other words…there is no right or wrong sound! 
Djembes, bougarabou and dunun are tuned by weaving knots into the vertical ropes. Each knot increases the tension on the hide, raising the pitch of the drum.
Just because there isn’t a drum shaped gift waiting for you under the tree, doesn’t mean you’re out of luck.
We’ve got a sweet BOXING DAY SALE coming up!
You can spend the summer months playing a beautiful new Master Series Djembe.
Or perhaps you’d prefer to perfect your skills on some Primo Series Duns.
No matter what your preference, there’s plenty of amazing drums on sale to choose from.
- Get 25% off African Djembes, Duns & Dougarabous.
- Free shipping options.
- Use code BOX25 at checkout.
You did such great job wrapping presents for everyone else, now it’s time to get a gift for yourself!
Do you know all of these Hand Drums?
Bougarabou are a cousin of the djembe, with a very distinct and mellow soundscape. V line shape skinned cow hide with rich, deep sounds.
Highly addictive goblet shaped drum of the Mandé Empire. A djembe or jembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes from the saying “Anke djé, anke bé” which translates to “everyone gather together in peace” and defines the drum’s purpose.
Ewe drumming is very diverse and is played in many slightly different ways. For example, an Ewe musician from Togo may play a piece or instrument slightly differently from the way a Ewe from Ghana does. The Fon people of Benin are another example of this variation. They construct their villages, towns, and cities on water, and because of this, they do not play the same upright drums other Ewe play. Instead, they place large gourds on water as drums.
A traditional instrument of the Ga people of Greater Accra (Ghana), Kpanlogo are traditionally played by an ensemble of drummers, often in sets of six Kpanlogo drums of varying size. In contemporary ensembles, djembes, dunun, shakers and bells also accompany the Kpanlogo.
The Sabar, which originated with the Serer people, is a traditional drum from Senegal (also played in the Gambia). It is generally played with one hand and one stick and is a very loud drum. A Sabar ensemble is an impressive sound, and the music and dance is often played at a frenetic speed.
You can check out drums and loads more on our online shop.
Our friends from Burkina Azza have just sent through this huge THANK YOU to all the generous souls who participated in our Tribalism Raffles during the year.
As you know, the money we raised was sent to their community in Ouagadougou to support them and their families in these tough times.
They have had another military Coup this year, off the back of terrorist attacks in their village and ongoing drought and floods …. no joke!
Adama (the leader and eldest brother) says thank you from him and his family.
He wishes you all the best from Burkina and introduces his father Zoura and the giant balafon (xylophones) which is the ongoing and ancient source of their musical linage.
There is no greater gift than giving!
Add some extra musicality to those Christmas jingles this year.
Here is a few fun gift ideas for the kids…
We’ve hand picked some of the best instruments to stuff into the little ones’ stockings this Christmas. They’re guaranteed to be a hit!
Kids Djembe Pack
Start the little music in your life off on their musical journey with this great pack, featuring a 40cm junior djbeme.
Ping Pong Shaker
Producing a shofter, sandy sound – These vibrant and colourful shakers are hand painted and loads of fun!
Mini Djembe Pack
A wonderful range of percussion for kids to explore the rhythmic world, featuring our 30cm mini djembe & shakers
“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
