West African djembe drumming, drum circles, and rhythm events for joyful lives and healthy communities. Kids, corporations, seniors - everyone drums!
Amy and Colleen are off to Africa! We’re going to study further with our teacher, Grandmaster Djembefola, Mamady Keita (pictured right along with his wife, Monette Marino-Keita and daughter Nasira). We’re looking forward to bringing back a wealth of new music and experiences to share with our students in Atlanta in late January!
Famoudou Konaté and Mamady Keita have come and gone from Atlanta. But we suspect they’ll be back. 81 drummers from Atlanta, the southeast, and beyond participated in the wonderful workshops with these living legends and a great time was had by all!
DrumRise has so many people to thank to the success of this workshop. The list is long but we hope you’ll read it and spend a few moments with us appreciating what a community effort it was! So with deep gratitude, here goes – in order of events: [Read more…]
We had a great time drumming with the folks at Druid Hills Presbyterian Church last Saturday. A mix of kids and adults, drumming students, church members and local community members and fun was had by all. Hope to be back soon. (Hopefully a cool, sunny day in the fall!)
Amy Jackson 404.784.2462