Our sessions take place every Tuesday evening at Greenwich West Community Centre unless otherwise stated. Our beginners’ class runs from 7:30pm-8:15pm, before our community band rehearsals for intermediate and advanced drummers from 8:15-9:30pm.
Drop-in fees are as follows:
- 7:30-8:15pm Beginners’ class – £10 per session
- 8:15-9:30pm Community band – £10 per session
- 7:30-9:30pm Both classes – £15 per week
Or sign up to our half-termly membership discounts to save money on band rehearsals, beginner classes or on attending both! Here are our next rehearsal dates at Greenwich West Community Centre:
Tuesday 2nd April – Tuesday 9th April 2024 – EASTER BREAK!
- Tuesday 16th April 2024 (members £45 or £58 for both)
- Tuesday 23rd April 2024 (members £39 or £52 for both)
- Tuesday 30th April 2024 (members £33 or £46 for both)
- Tuesday 7th May 2024 (members £27 or £40 for both)
- Tuesday 14th May 2024 (no members discount)
- Tuesday 21st May 2024 (no members discount)
Tuesday 28th May 2024 – NO SESSION!
- Tuesday 4th June 2024 (members £51 or £64 for both)
- Tuesday 11th June 2024 (members £45 or £58 for both)
- Tuesday 18th June 2024 (members £39 or £52 for both)
- Tuesday 25th June 2024 (members £33 or £46 for both)
- Tuesday 2nd July 2024 (members £27 or £40 for both)
- Tuesday 9th July 2024 (no members discount)
- Tuesday 16th July 2024 (no members discount)
Tuesday 23rd July- Tuesday 3rd September 2024 – EASTER BREAK!
Weekend workshops
Sunday 10th March 2024, 10:15-4:30pm Lewisham
- Experienced beginners/intermediates: Djole dunduns, djembe rhythms and intermediate solo phrases
- Advanced: Lamba advanced solo phrases
Saturday 4th February 2024, 11:00 onwards Lewisham
- Djembe reskinning day 3. Finishing off tuning reskinned drums from our past reskinning days!
Sunday 8th October 2023, 11:00 onwards Lewisham
- Djembe reskinning day 2. Help to reskin more djembes and bring your own to be repaired!
Sunday 27th August 2023, 11:00 onwards Lewisham
- Djembe reskinning day. Help to reskin djembes and learn a very practical and money-saving new skill!
- Bring along your own broken drum to be fixed and pay £25 for the cost of a new goat skin.
Saturday 25th March 2023, 10:00-4:45pm Lewisham
- Experienced beginners/intermediates: Koma dunduns and intermediate djembe solos
- Intermediate/advanced: Koma advanced djembe solos and Fankani improvised djembe solos
Saturday 2nd July 2022, 10:00-4:00pm Lewisham
- Experienced beginners/intermediates: Fankani djembe and dunduns
- Intermediate/advanced: Nyando djembe and dunduns
Saturday 19th March 2022, 10:30-4:30pm Lewisham
- 10:30-11:30am – Experienced beginner/Intermediate djembe solo phrases – £10
- 11:30am-12:30pm – Experienced beginner/Intermediate dunduns – £10
- 12:45-1:45pm – Intermediate dunduns – £10
- 2:45-4:45pm – Advanced djembe and dunduns – £20
The workshop on Saturday 28th March will cost £30 (£25 for students with ID). See our ‘Weekend workshops‘ page for more information, or email africandrumming@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to book your place!