Drum Hire

DRUM HIRE FOR DRUM CLASSES

If you have just signed up for a four week drumming course and then realised you don't have a drum, don't panic we offer drum hire for all our classes which you can do right here. If you have just stumbled upon this page then see below for some more information on our drum classes. See you in class!!

RHYTHM CULTURE DRUM AND DANCE CLASSES

AFRICAN DRUM CLASSES – DJEMBE

Our African drum classes have three groups. These are called Kalankora Foli for the beginners drum class, Badenya Foli for the intermediate drum class and Foli Kan for the experienced drum class. Foli means play in the Manding languages and play is what we are all about!!

KALANKORA FOLI – BEGINNERS DRUM CLASS

The beginners class is for people with little or no experience playing djembe (West African drum). It is a class that is about finding your rhythm and the three essential sounds your djembe can make to create rhythms. Playing rhythms together, we will build a vocabulary of how these sounds are arranged together to make the rhythms and songs of the djembe. After 3 or 4 months you will be ready to move on into Badenya Foli.

BADENYA FOLI – INTERMEDIATE DRUM CLASS

Badenya means community in the Manding languages and this class is where we begin to explore the relationships between the instruments and the rhythms they play. Just as a community is created through the relationships of its people, rhythms are created through the relationships of the instruments, the rhythms they play individually and together, and the roles they fulfill in the music.

FOLI KAN – EXPERIENCED DRUM CLASS

Foli Kan means literally “play sound” and in this class we begin to do just that. With the sounds, rhythms and techniques in our hands we can take our instruments and music and play with them. The rhythms and their melodies play harmoniously together creating music that we perform to the community. With breaks, songs and solos we play music that connects and celebrates people and community. Foli Kan is often joined by the Muso Foli Dance Troupe who bring the joy and spirit of African dance to the performance.