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
N.B. Our Beginners’ class is not currently running. Please email if you’re interested in joining and we will commence the beginners’ class when we have a large enough group!
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 session dates at Greenwich West Community Centre:
- Tuesday 10th September 2024 (members £51 or £70 for both)
- Tuesday 17th September 2024 (members £45 or £62 for both)
- Tuesday 24th September 2024 (members £39 or £54 for both)
- Tuesday 1st October 2024 (members £33 or £46 for both)
- Tuesday 8th October 2024 (members £27 or £37 for both)
- Tuesday 15th October 2024 (no members discount)
- Tuesday 22nd October 2024 (no members discount)
Tuesday 29th October – NO SESSION!
- Tuesday 5th November 2024 (members £45 or £62 for both)
- Tuesday 12th November 2024 (members £39 or £54 for both)
- Tuesday 19th November 2024 (members £33 or £46 for both)
- Tuesday 26th November 2024 (members £27 or £38 for both)
- Tuesday 3rd December 2024 (no members discount)
- Tuesday 10th December 2024 (no members discount)
Tuesday 17th December-Tuesday 31st December – CHRISTMAS 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!