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Nov 30
1

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.
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Holiday Highlights
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Nov 28
1

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
Nov 26
1

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
Nov 24
1

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
Nov 22
1

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
Sep 20
1

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 🪘

Sep 02
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Continuing our 12/8 theme with a Short Bell Pattern

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Rhythmic Challenge for the morning is another 12/8 bell pattern ( to continue the theme for this month.)

Get familiar with the “short bell” pattern on one hand (or wok or any other kitchenware you have handy!) 

1 2 3 4 1
x . x . x x . x . x . x x

Now play away from the beat on your other hand.

1 2 3 4 1
x x . x x . x x . x x

You can see a diagram of the different bell patterns on last week’s blog entry, here!

It is tricky, but when you land it, it is so satisfying! Really does something to the pathways in your mind and body.
Something is growing internally and something is discovered, quite an exciting experience!

Hope to see you on Thursday 6:00pm – 8:00pm (and Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm) this week for four hours of rhythmic insight at Simon’s Dexterity Workshop. Dan will be supporting us all on dun as we go on a polyrhythmic journey into our bodies and minds to massage out the rhythmic gristle!

Aug 27
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12/8 Bells and POLYRHYTHMIC FREEDOM!

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12-8 Bell Pattern Exer

 

We have been working hard on our 12/8 bell patterns in the St Kilda Advanced class recently and it’s really coming together!

Using our feet to feel the 6 pulse and playing 5 different bell patterns over the top, then combining them all musically; there is something different about a polyrhythmic Agogo Bell orchestra!

One of the key foundation points is being able to feel the offbeat in our body whilst we walk the downbeat (pulse.) Harder than it sounds but over time our bodies relax into it, and two distinct pulses can be felt internally. Counting 1+2+3+4+5+6+ will help, and going SLOW to start is paramount. If we can feel these contrasting rhythms internally then we are much closer to being able to use them in our drumming. One can explore and execute more sophisticated timing structures and solos, wonderful huh?

Next challenge is to add some vocalisation (chant and song) to the mix; polyrhythmic fun and games with a musical twist!

Getting dexterous and ironing out the rhythmic gristle that binds up our bodies = more freedom for the body and mind.

If you want more, come and study dexterity with me next week!

– Simon.

For more information on Simon’s Dexterity classes, head here!