Student night with special guest dancers
An evening of African drumming & dance, plus special guest performances by The Vivid Sisters & Harlem Shout Swing dance.
6.30pm Saturday 29th Feb
Firefly show at Moomba
Come and see Firefly drum and dance troupe with special guests Fred Nii Addo and Emmanuel Aryeetey. FREE EVENT!!
Guinea trip recount
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
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
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
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
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
Melbourne Djembe students plus Wassawumba & Kwame Tosuma performed on 22nd September for African Festival Melbourne. Check out the pics.
Interview with 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....
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Workshops in New Zealand
Mitzi and Simon are very excited to be teaching workshops in Wellington!
Weekend of 27th/28th September