Mitzi, Author at Melbourne Djembe - West African Drum and Dance Classes

Firefly show at Moomba

February 2, 2020MitziEventsNo Comments

Come and see Firefly drum and dance troupe with special guests Fred Nii Addo and Emmanuel Aryeetey. FREE EVENT!!

Mitzi and seven other Australians have just returned from Guinea, West Africa, where they have been studying drum and dance for the past 4 weeks. They attended ‘Camp Fareta Guinea’ hosted by the renowned dancer Youssouf Koumbassa, on the outskirts of Conakry.

Geelong workshops

January 10, 2020MitziClasses/workshopsNo CommentsAfrican dance workshop, dance workshop, Drum workshop

Mitzi, Simon and Fred Nii Addo will be hosting a day of drum and dance workshops in Geelong on Saturday 25th January. Don’t miss out!

Heading to Guinea

December 10, 2019MitziUncategorisedNo Comments

Mitzi and 7 other Australians will leave for Guinea, West Africa, on 12th December to study African drum and dance with some of the world’s best artists.

Xmas Party Picnic

November 13, 2019MitziEvents, Student PerformanceNo Comments

Come down and celebrate another wonderful year of drum and dance! BYO picnic rug, some food to share and your djembe.
2.30pm Sunday 8th December, Coburg lake

Camp Samatou 2019 photos

November 7, 2019MitziAll photos, HomeNo CommentsCamp Samatou, Dance camp, drum camp

This year’s camp saw 170 people drumming, dancing, singing, stretching, laughing, crying and being pummelled by a state-of-the-art massage chair. Check out the photos.

African festival photos

September 23, 2019MitziAll photos, HomeNo Comments

Melbourne Djembe students plus Wassawumba & Kwame Tosuma performed on 22nd September for African Festival Melbourne. Check out the pics.

Interview with Mouminatou Camara

September 13, 2019MitziHomeNo CommentsAfrican dancer, Mouminatou Camara

Mouminatou Camara is our guest artist for Camp Samatou this year, and a highly renowned teacher and performer. We are very lucky to have her join us. Here she tells us something of her life and history as a dancer....