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Ralph Lindsey
(www.azeviche.com.au),
as we are the main organisation involved in African drumming & Dance in
Australia. Azeviche is the name of our event now 7 years old - attracts
over 100 drummers and dancers for an intensive six days with international African
teachers and locally based Africans.
Azeviche 2002 will bring Taffa N'Diaye- Rose son and manager of famous
DuDu N'Diaye-Rose to Australia to teach as well as Patrick Acogny (son of famous dancer -
Germaine Acogny direct from London. Last Azeviche Germaine Acogny taught.
Tel: 61 6771 5516 ah | 61 6773 2991 bh
Email: lrowland@metz.une.edu.au
Experience: 10 years as director of Kafui West African Performance Ensemble.
Teachers: Kobla Ladzekpo, Kojo Noah Awusu, Ko Nimo, Bu-Baca Diop, Joe Nettey, Yaw Glymin,
Epizo Bangoura, Joseph Senzighe Mkodo
Teach: Ghanaian drums/percussion, dance, song
Guinean djembe/dununs, dance, song
Classes: Kafui performance group - weekly workshop, Mondays 4.30 - 6.00pm FREE
Drum circle: weekly session, Thursdays 5.30pm - 7.30pm FREE
Tel: 61 02 63324 694 ah | 61 02 63384 172
bh
Email: mcampbel@barts.mit.csu.edu.au
CSU Mitchell School of Communication
Experience: 15 years as Kit Drummer and Percussionist (and didgeridoo) not to mention drum
construction and design.
Teachers: Rocky Rochelli, Arthur Sonter, Jon Collins, Bu-Baca Diop, Grant Naylor, Greg
Shehan, Epizo Bangoura, Blair Greenburg, Jan Wozinski, Allan Dargin, Charlie McMahon,
Darryn Farugia, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Peter Biffin.
Teach:Kit drums/percussion, specialising in improvisation.
Djembe non traditional technique and musicianship based. Bodhran
non traditional technique and musicianship based. Didgeridoo (non traditional again)
specialise in accompaniment for small percussion/vocal ensembles (specialise in playing
both didge and percussion simultaneously).
Classes: Weekday Evenings (you name it).
Alexander Salvador
36 Bristol Street
Townsville Queeensland
PHONE: +61 7 4772 4800 or +61 7 4728 7457
FAX: +61 7 4772 1840
EMAIL: alexandersalvador@hotmail.com
Tuesday nights - A$10 for 1.5 hours
Djembe / Congas
Beginner Djembe / Beginner to Intermediate Congas
Drum Circle is an OPEN drum circle
NOOSA HEADS
Chris BERRY
c/- P.O. Box 1050 Noosa Heads, Australia
0412-845745
EMAIL suzannah@panjea.org
URL www.panjea.org
Class Schedule, Location & Fees:2000 Lake Ainsworth Camp, near Byron
Bay N.S.W. Australia
Teachers Country of Origin and Village: Chris is from the U.S.A. he has studied for
many years in Zimbabwe
STYLE OF DRUM: Djembe and Bougarabou
Description of Drum Classes: This particular camp is a 6 day camp
Résumé of teacher:
At the age of 15, Chris began his studies in African drumming with Titos Sompa - a tribal 'seer', master musician & dancer. He recognized Chris's destiny and talent taking him to Africa on what became an amazing 10 year journey to the heart and soul of African culture. This included playing at ceremonies with master musicians, dancers and healers and reaching the top of the charts in Zimbabwe with his band 'Panjea'. Chris has shared the stage with renown artists like Youssou NDour, Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited, Ali Farka Tour, Black Umpholosi as well as several African National Ballet Companies.
Through his multifaceted talents as a drummer, singer, composer, storyteller, mbira player and lecturer, Chris conveys a message from the drum rhythms that is both ancient and new to help bring about wholeness within our culture.
Chris trained in Zimbabwe and Rujeko is Zimbabwean so their style of dance and drumming has huge Zimbabwean influence. But it is to be noted that Chris plays the Djembe and Bougarabou which are not traditional Zimbabwean drums. Contact Suzannah Pritchard-Laborie for more info.
ANNE HARKIN & DJIBRIL CAMARA
Darwin, NT
UNDERBELLY - 308 St Georges Road, THORNBURY
Melbourne, Vcitoria 3071 AUSTRALIA
PHONE 03 9480 0978
FAX 03 9480 0978
EMAIL contact
URL www.underbellydance.com
Class Schedule, Location & Fees:
Wednesday @ 6:00 - 7:30pm
at Underbelly (308 St Georges Road, Thornbury)
$160 per 10 week course (1.5 hour sessions)
Teachers Country of Origin and Village:
Djibril Camara Guinea (Susu people) & Anne Harkin - Melbourne, Australia
STYLE OF DRUM: Djembe
Description of Drum Classes:
Awaken the beat within! Develop the fundamentals of djembe technique and timing.
Build independence and groove by exploring dynamic rhythms from across the West
African region and beyond. DunDun (bass) parts can also be taught to those
interested and drumming classes are followed by an open jam with an African
dance class - the closest you'll get to how it feels at the source! African
classes are co-taught by Anne Harkin and Djibril Camara.
Anne is one of Melbourne's most respected percussionists with extensive
training in African and Middle Eastern rhythms. She has studies in Guinea, Ghana
and Gambia and produced her own Arabic drum instructional video.
Djibril recently moved to Australia from Guinea where he grew up
surrounded by the rhythms of his own Susu people, as well as many other ethnic
groups of Western Guinea - Landuma, Nalu Malinka, Peul to name a few.
Phone: (03) 931 74036.
Email: bongopereira@hotmail.com
http://home.iprimus.com.au/bongopereira
Based in Melbourne where he runs regular workshops
for beginner and more advanced drummers. Classes run for 2 hrs and cost $25 AUS.
African (Ghanian), generally in group workshops, @ $25 per 2 hrs. May do private
lessons.
Teaches Afro Cuban and West African
percussion, plus rhythms from Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea and
Cuba.
Has studied and performed in Cuba and West Africa.Teaches
conga, djembe, dun duns and all related percussion. Regarded as one of the leading
percussionists in Australia. Has played and recorded with many of Australia's leadings
artists including Kate Ceberano, Cristine Anu,Tommy Emmanuel, Vince Jones,Yothu
Yindi,David Herschfelder and many others. Leads his own percussion group Bongo Fury.
Released two CD's.
Organises study tours to Ghana.with Ghanaian musician
Nii Tettey Tetteh. http://rctvonline.net/percussion and aslatua@hotmail.com
Has just released a series of Videos with Nii Tetteh Tettey Tetteh. The videos cover
Djembe and Kpanlogo drumming for Beginner to Intermediate including bell patterns as well
as two videos covering the Fume Fumme rhythm and Dance from Ghana. These videos were shot
on location in Ghana using master musicians and dancers to assist Ray and Tettey in
the presentation.
Ray is a well respected teacher who does workshops all over Australia.
Simon Fraser
VoyeuRhythmic - Center for West African
Music and Culture.
12 Grey St, St Kilda.
(Melbourne, Australia)
PHONE: 0416 053 619
EMAIL:
WEB:
Based in St Kilda, Melbourne Simon runs regular classes and workshops catering
for beginners to advanced. Classes run for 90 minutes and cost $20/$17.
Students learn a range of West African rhythms, using djembe, dun duns, shakers
and bells and get a chance to perform at local and community gigs.
Simon is a friendly and patient teacher with a huge enthusiasm for sharing his
passion for african drumming, dance and culture.
He has a lifetime of experience with percussion and has studied extensively
throughout West Africa. He runs study tours to Ghana with International Touring
Group 'Wala'.
Simone Lang
Northcote, Victoria, Australia
PHONE:
0431 434 538
EMAIL contact:
Class Schedule,
Location & Fees:
Teachers
Country of Origin and Village:
Ray Pereira (Australia), Mohamed Bangoura (Guinea), Lamine Soumah (Guinea)
STYLE OF DRUM:
Traditional West African (Guinean)
Description of
Drum Classes:
Various- private and groups, soon to be held intensive workshops.
Resumé of
teacher:
Simone Lang has been studying West African Percussion for nearly ten years and
has travelled to Guinea, West Africa to train intensively. In 2001 she recorded
an album as a member of the group BeatWise with Mohamed Bangoura appearing as a
guest artist. Simone has come to be regarded by many as one of Australia’s
leading female African drummers.
ALEX PERTOUT -
Afro-American
percussion
Melbourne - Australia
pertout@netspace.net.au
http://www.netspace.net.au/~pertout
po box 903, Eltham, Victoria 3095, Australia
also at:
DRUMTEK SCHOOL OF DRUMS & PERCUSSION
529 High Street, Northcote, Victoria 3070, Australia
drumtek@hotkey.net.au
http://www.drumtek.com.au/SCHOOL/DTEKSCH.htm
VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
The University of Melbourne
234 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia
a.pertout@vca.unimelb.edu.au
http://www.vca.unimelb.edu.au
"Alex Pertout's Home Page" features information on my activities as a
percussionist, composer and educator based in Melbourne, Australia, as well as many
articles of an educational nature on Latin American music and percussion.
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PERTH
Paul Osei
Tel: (08) 9243 4130
Background: African Australian. Native of Ghana. Lead drummer of famous
African group "Dagomba's". Also performs as solo artist, demonstrating
various forms of African dancing and drumming. Teacher in African
drumming, singing and chanting.
Workshops: Various workshops conducted weekly (from beginners to advanced levels). Rhythms
from West Africa. Specialising in Djembe Techniques and Talking Drums. All drums supplied
as well as for sale.
Where: Perth, Western Australia. Catering to all areas.
PRETORIA
Mohamed BangouraKe
email: k.buchan@unsw.edu.au
Home: (02)
61 2 9130 4694
Mobile: (02)
0411 570 436
Mohamed Bangoura is from Guinea, West Africa. Mohamed is a Griot and teaches
traditional djembe rhythms, technique and solo patterns as well as dance. Mohamed
was a member of Percussion de Guinee and other National Ballet Ensembles based in Conakry,
he moved to Australia in May 1998.
| Thursdays: Beginners Djembe Course Level 2, Meeting Room 2 31-33 Spring Street Bondi Junction 6.00pm - 8.30pm |
Sundays: Open Djembe and Dance Classes St. Charles Hall 53-63 Carrington Road Waverley Drum: 11.00am - 12.30pm Dance: 12.30pm - 2.00pm |
Discounts for doing more than 1 class per week.
EPIZO BANGOURA (update
15 MAR 2006)
MOVED TO PARIS, FRANCE
Master drummer/griot from Guinea, W. Africa
epizodrums@hotmail.com
Web Page: http://listen.to/africanexpress
PHILLIPE LINCY
Tel: 02 9388 7702
Mobile: 0416 076 885
Born in Guadelope, taught in Africa and in Paris by Guem, Phillipe
Lincy
is one of Sydney's major teachers. He has been teaching and playing in Sydney
since his arrival here fifteen years ago.
Phillipe teaches djembe, dundunba and kenkeni and rhythms of Guinea and Mali.
Group classes are held on Sundays at Bondi Pavilion, Bondi, Sydney.
Beginners 12 noon - 1.30 pm
Advanced 2 pm - 3.30 pm
Phone first if you want to come but have no drum.
Private classes by arrangement.
(updated 14 June 1999)
Pape Mbaye
Sydney NSW
Mobile: 0411 718 050
(Pape)
0411 718 032 (Margaret)
Email:
Web-site:
DJEMBE CLASSES
| Advanced Thursdays 6:30 - 8pm 64 Pine Street, (off Cleveland St) |
Beginners Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30pm Newtown Community Centre (opp. Newtown Station) |
PRIVATE TUITION
Djembe
Sabar
Tama (Talking Drum)
African Dance
Drum Repairs
OTHER
Drum Repairs
Choreography
Pape now lives in Sydney Australia since mid-1999. Born a griot he became the head
drummer of his village, Yoff, from a very early age and continued as head drummer for more
than 25 years. He has choreographed and led many drum and dance troups including his
latest African Children which toured
Europe. Yoff is a traditional village that is culturally very interesting and has
produced numerous professional dancers and musicians. As a consequence Pape has had
many drum and dance students visiting him from overseas. Many of which reached a
level where they were able to perform at
village ceremonies as well as festivals in Dakar. In fact they even surprised the
local Senegalese community at how quickly they had learnt the rhythms.
Liz Ireland
Haberfield
Sydney Australia
PHONE- (02) 9797 9663
Class Schedule, Location & Fees:
Beginners Tuesday 11 am & 6.00 pm
Intermediate Wednesday 7.30 pm. Advanced Tuesday 8.00 pm - private lessons
available. Classes held at Haberfield. $15.00 1 1/2 hours.
STYLE OF DRUM: Djembe
Description of Drum Classes: Women's Drumming - relaxed with an emphasis
on enjoying more
than perfection.
Jeff Sullivan
Hunter Valley, NSW
Bondi World Beat 205 Bondi Road
Bondi
2026. Email
ph 9369 4770
I hold 5 Djembe classes a week at Bondi Pavillion.-
Sat 4.00 Mon 7.00 & 8.30 Wed 7.00 & 8.30.
I have 2 internationally released albums and written songs on various others. All levels
are catered to.
I have taught across many areas and completed advanced Train the Trainers courses. I am
probably the most experienced live performer teaching in Australia (having played live for
23 years) and encourage all my students to accompany me at various live performances (Mind
Body Spirit Festival - Bronte Sea Festival - etc etc).
I also hold Djembe making work shops on Saturdays. Ring for details. If you ring before
attending the class a drum can usually be arranged.
May the beat be with you
Jeff
Dane Christian Hunnerup
1 Randall Street, Sandy Bay
Hobart, Tasmania, 7005, Australia
PHONE: 0417 571 191 //OR// (03) 6225 4849
FAX: (03) 6225 4849
Hunnerup@netscape.net
Class Schedule, Location & Fees: Friday's from 7:30 - 9:30
Group Lessons,Top Floor The Victoria Centre, Victoria Street, Hobart
Teachers Country of Origin and Village: Goolwa, Australia
STYLE OF DRUM: Mostly Djembe but also all parts of the Brazilian bateria
and some darabukkeh.
Description of Drum Classes: Beginner groups get together and learn basic rhythm's from
around the world. We cover musicianship techniques, psychology of sound and connection
with the drum (and other percussion instruments) with an emphasis on fun, satisfaction and
the development of skill.
Resume of teacher: I have been playing percussion in various forms all of my 22 years.
Best instruments are Djembe, Conga and Surdo - Teachers have included Anne Harkin - Tabla,
and Carlos Ferreira - Bateria Section. Am currently playing in rock band Raspberry Safari
and learning the trap set.
Private tuition also available. Please call 0401 240 343 to book.
AFROBEAT Janine (neeni) Rew
ADDRESS:
Sydney, Melbourne
and Wollongong
City/State/Zip/Country
AUSTRALIA
PHONE
+61 (0)416 262 388
/
mob 0416 262 388 (within Australia)
EMAIL contact
neeni@afrobeat.com.au
WEB
http://www.afrobeat.com.au
Class Schedule, Location & Fees:
Classes usually run in 8 week blocks. We also run some casual classes and
workshops. Current class information can be found on our website or join our
mailing list for updates and changes to our class schedule. Regular classes
are offered in Sydney, Melbourne and Wollongong.
Teachers Country of Origin and
Village:
UK/Australia
STYLE OF DRUM:
Djembe and Doundoun/kenkeni/sangban
Description of Drum Classes:
A Percussion
class like no other. Stomp, drum and beat your way into some serious
percussion energy! Learn a mixture of funky polyrhythmic beats from
traditional West African arrangements, to the pulsating undertones of
popular culture - afro beatz! Learn Djembe, and Doundoun, with a unique
'stomp-fusion' twist incorporating voice, clap, and foot percussion. We
provide classes for all levels from Beginners to Advanced as well as private
lessons for individuals and groups!
Resumé of teacher:
Widely known to industry insiders as ‘neeni-tuti’ (a Senegalese
nick name), Janine is a talented and charismatic facilitator, instructor,
performer and choreographer. A professional dancer, Janine comes from a
diverse background of more than 25 years of dance training. Her formal
training involved tap, modern jazz, and contemporary styles. Following a
trip to Africa in 1995 Janine became fascinated with African Rhythms and
subsequently studied traditional percussion and dance under renowned Master
teachers from Guinea and Senegal - West Africa. Janine is a versatile and
respected professional specialising in West African drum and dance. Learn
more…
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