Drummed Up Links

Interesting Links to Drum Groups, Sites, Workshops ...
(any you think we should add please email Drummed Up)

Mark Barfoot teaches West African drumming and is also a Drum Circle Facilitator. Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne he has been teaching workshops since 2004 working with a wide range of ages, backgrounds and abilities. A founder member of both the performance group Mutandi and Drummed Up he offers a fun introduction to drumming; traditional rhythms from Guinea and Senegal; rhythm games and activities for all ages and abilities to encourage participation, team working and confidence building around playing music in a group.

Mamady Keita
A Life for the Djembe - Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke. A definitive guide to the history of the Malinke,
social systems, religion, music and rhythms.

A CD is provided with a breakdown
of some of the rhythms
notated in the book.

Volume 2 is due out late this year - hopefully!

Lots of stuff about African Drumming, including a rhythms section with notation and playable recordings

Nansady and Geraldine Keita offer drum workshops and performances throughout the UK. They are based in NE England and teach traditional rhythms and songs from Guinea.
Nansady Keita founded and leads performance group 'Sodeya'. Together they run the 'Musical Tree Project Guinea' that plants trees used to make musical instruments . They sell top of the range drums from Guinea and Nansady also offers a high quality drum maintenance service.

Sue Amey and Modou Mané
Workshops, tuition, drum circles in West African Percussion.

Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and
Abene, Senegal, West Africa.

Information about African drumming classes and workshops in and around Hebden Bridge.

Situated in Newcastle-upon-Tyne the Newcastle Drum Centre also has an online shop that sells West African drums and percussion.

The Djembe Guide is a resource book for anyone involved with the djembe, from novice players to the leaders and members of intermediate level groups.

Drums from across West Africa sold online. Ghanaian Drumming courses are in Bristol and Ben Lawrence also offers week long residential courses in Kent in April and November.

Drummed Up is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and meets at the Newcastle Music Service building
41 Jesmond Vale, NE2 1PG
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