OzLady’s Ramblings

Recently LadyT commented on my post to Djembe Enthusiasts - she was curious about djembe playing in London, and seemed surprised when I said that it was quite popular in a number of places around the world, including the UK.

There are a number of resources available internationally for the djembe community, and most of them have some reference online, so I will attempt to post all my bookmarks and links here, by country, to give you an idea of what is available. There are a number of enthusiasts that do this better than me, and I will try and include them as well.

General Resources

• RhythmWeb - RhythmWeb Drum Circles
  An excellent international resource for all things rhythmic. The Drum circles link that I have provided above has links to resources around the globe - including places to obtain instruments and places to learn to play them.
• X8 Drum Circle Blog
  Tips and information on how to buy and play your drum
• International Drum Circle Listings

UK / London

There are information, short courses and workshops available for the djembe:

• Gamelan and Djembe-based Short Courses and other events
  Kingston University, London
• Caravansary
  Drum Circles, workshops and drumming events
• ACTIVE RHYTHMOLOGY
  Corporate events, education, workshops
• UK Djembe Teachers
• Drum Roots - Manchester, UK

USA

• US Drum Circles
  Includes links to teachers and other drumming resources
• Pennsylvania Drum Classes
• San Diego Drum Circles
  (some are defunct, but some are still going - has meet up information, etc)
• Village Music - California

Europe

• Bar and Boos
  Drum circle in Holland

I will update as I find more. If you have a drum circle you want a link to, please add it in the comments section and I will update this post.

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