Looking for a fun, energetic and cultural way to energize and motivate your team? Drumming is a great way to relax and bring people together in a rhythmical and musical environment. Melbourne Djembe supplies authentic African drums, bells, shakers and tribal costumes for dress-up . Workshops can be run for any number of people. We will get your tribe chanting, stomping, clapping, drumming and even dancing to their own tribal beat! Simon Lewis is a professional artist with a broad range of talents and a strong passion for his art. He has been facilitating people through drumming for more than 20 years and is highly regarded as a teacher of world percussion. He has lived and studied traditional djembe, dundun, balafon and kora in Guinea West Africa with Master drummers Lamine Soumah, Aliou Sylla and the world famous Les Percussions De Guinea. Well known for his insightful and innovative teaching style which is both fun and challenging and with a background in classical and jazz his versatility and broad knowledge of music gives students a unique entry into the world of African drumming.Mitzi has been studying and performing African dance for over 10 years. She has studied Afro-jazz, Soukouss and West African dance with leading African dancers in Melbourne, and has travelled to West Africa four times to further her experience. Mitzi has travelled to Ghana, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Senegal and The Gambia, where she performed with two ballets and took private classes in dance and percussion. In Melbourne, Mitzi has performed with soukous bands Matata Sound and Vox Congo, West African percussion and dance ensemble Wassawumba , Kassa Dibo, Marabou Project and as a freelance dancer for many percussion groups at festivals, markets, corporate events and performance evenings. Mitzi runs school workshops in African dance and teaches weekly at Melbourne Djembe in Brunswick South.For further information or to see some of our workshops in action check us out!
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