Djembe Drum Experience

Highlights

  • Learn about the long history of the drums
  • Learn how they are constructed
  • Play your heart out with an authentic master djembefola
£15 pp
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What you'll do

Try your hand at playing a traditional handmade African Drum

Add this to your bucket list and experience the rhythm and sound of the “talking drum” yourself and come try your hand at playing it with the experienced Manan Ajimah from Northern Ghana, who is recognised to be an authentic master djembefola and teachers of Traditional West African percussion who has been featured on national television in the UK as well as many local websites and tv shows. The djembe drum, a skin-covered hand instrument with a goblet shape structure, has long been used as a form of communication in Africa – and if you’re at all familiar with the sound of the djembe rhythm, you’ll know that it is the kind of sound where each thud and thump resonates deep within you as if speaking to a part of your psyche that you never knew could speak back. Learn about the drums long history, the different woods used to make it and how it is constructed to give the different sounds and then experience for yourself playing the various rhythm and beats alll guided by your talented teacher

 

What's included

Included

  • Drums are supplied for the experience, with a stool to sit and play from
  • An authentic master djembefola for guidance
Your local host

Manan Ajimah

S. Manan Ajimah, from northern Ghana, is recognised to be an authentic master djembefola and teacher of traditional West African percussion. He has been featured on national television in the UK as well as in local news and websites. Through visits and even on the telephone to his home country, and through his travels and contacts, he keeps in touch with traditional rhythms from various regions. He also fuses traditional rhythms to create new rhythms, making the joy of djembe accessible to all.

His passion for playing and teaching djembe and sharing his traditional knowledge has been an inspiration for so many who have encountered him – many of whom remain in contact years after first discovering him in Cape Town or elsewhere.Read All

S. Manan Ajimah, from northern Ghana, is recognised to be an authentic master djembefola and teacher of traditional West African percussion. He has been featured on national television in the UK as well as in local news and websites. Through visits and even on the telephone to his home country, and through his travels and contacts, he keeps in touch with traditional rhythms from various regions. He also fuses traditional rhythms to create new rhythms, making the joy of djembe accessible to all.

His passion for playing and teaching djembe and sharing his traditional knowledge has been an inspiration for so many who have encountered him – many of whom remain in contact years after first discovering him in Cape Town or elsewhere.

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