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Francis Awe and the Nigerian Talking Drum Ensemble

offer

Talking Drum Classes with Francis Awe:

SUNDAYS 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Holy Name of Jesus Church
1955 Jefferson, Room 6, Los Angeles
$20.00
For more information: 323-294-7445 or 323-734-8888

Nigerian Dance for Everyone

Thursdays 7:30 pm-9 pm
Universal Dance Design
6009 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
$15.00

Beginning Dance Classes for Children and Adults

Saturdays 2:00 - 3:00
Universal Dance Design
6009 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
$12.00

(323) 294-7445

Students also learn to sing traditional Yoruba songs.
High quality African outfits and drum repair also available

Francis Awe and Omawale Orisaayomi are available
for private lessons and consultations.
Contact us for information and arrangements.

Class and other info: Francis Awe
(323) 294-7445, (323) 734-8888

www.nitade.com

10/1/2006

West African Djembe Drumming Class with Jah Amen Mobley

9185 Monte Vista Ave., Upland
at the UU Church
Sundays, 2:30 - 4:00pm $15
for more info: 909-980-5663

Jah Amen started learning the art of African drumming at the age of 9, and has taught drumming to Youth Audience Programs in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and California. Jah Amen was a student of Babatunde Olatunji, and was a featured performer at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
4/16/2006

Whittier Community Drum Circle

Whittier Community Drum Circle meets the first Sunday of the month. Free and everyone is welcome. 3:30 to 5:30, Parnell Park, corner of Lambert Road and Scott Ave. Some drums and percussion toys are available to use. Please bring a chair and a drum.

For more information call 626-961-5453 or go to www.djembejoy.com

Niancho Sanneh

West African Dance and Drumming Classes

Come and party African style with these West African Natives! Study dance and drumming with the best. The Master Drummer, Pape Diouf, was born in jeli family in Barjny, Senegal. The Master Dancer, Niancho Sanneh, was born in the traditional rhythms of his Mandingo cultural. A combined class of the Masters is guaranteed to be dynamic and intriguing. The class is geared for all levels to grasp and understand. Experience the rich culture of West Africa in dance and song! For more information about classes or performances
see www.niancho.com or call (626) 357-3069

Saturdays 7:00-8:15pm
Monrovia Dance Center
414 W. Foothill Blvd.
Monrovia, CA 91016
(626)357-3069

7/26/2006

Noisy Toys Drums and Percussion

Interviews, events, things to buy

see interviews and pictures of past events on our website: noisytoys.com

Traditional Dance Class from Cameroon ,Central Africa
with Noah Andzongo

Thursdays 7:00 - 8:30pm

Lula Washington Dance Theatre
3773 South Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles 90016

$12/ All levels welcome/ Live percussion

For information: 909 728-8724 africabok@hotmail.com or 818 548-8014 zydutalentagency@hotmail.com

Noah Andzongo - www.africabok.com

9/24/2006

AFROCUBAN DANCE CLASS with TERESITA DOME PEREZ,

*SATURDAYS, 12 noon-1:30 PM:
with the former lead dancer and singer with Cuba's renown folkloric company, AFROCUBA DE MATANZAS. TERESITA teaches RUMBA, as well as dances of CUBA's CONGO, YORUBA and ARARA sacred traditions. Live drumming accompaniment! Women, bring long full skirts! $12. The class is held at the DANCERS' STUDIO, 5772 Pico Blvd., L.A. , 90019 (corner of Pico and Ogden, entrance on Ogden, two blocks east of Fairfax). For more information on the class, visit www.curuye.com, or 323 721-1749. This class begins Saturday, August 27.

Brazilian Rhythms & Drums with Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro

Monday Nights On-going
Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: 18th Street Art Center, 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Drop in for $20

Learn Brazilian rhythms straight from the source! Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro will take you on a musical journey you will not soon forget. He has been a lead musician for over 50 years with Mangueira, one of Rio's top ten ranking Samba Schools. Carlinhos is a true master pandeiro player. He will get you playing rhythms on the pandeiro, caixa, repinique, surdo, and agogo. First half of class focuses on pandeiro, second half on all other bateria drums, taught ensemble style. Improve your hand and stick techniques and get in the swing of classic Rio-style bateria grooves. Beginners welcome. Drums provided.

Call Jan at (310) 315-9383 for more information.
jwilliamson@18thstreet.org

See Interview with Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro at Noisytoys.com

Weekly Drum Circle:

Village Mandala is drumming & dancing weekly from 7pm to about 10:30.
Address: 111 So. College Ave,. Claremont, CA 91711
ph. 909-626-3066 and also 909-980-5663.
Drumming for all ages & levels from beginner to
intermediate and advanced, and there are always extra drums to share!
VM is online here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/villagemandala/ and also
http://villagemandala.tribe.net our physical home is the Claremont Forum;
web address = www.claremontforum.org .

WEST AFRICAN DANCE

Instructor - NZINGHA CAMARA
has moved. visit: www.nzinghacamara.com
Nzingha Camara

7/02/2006

For updates on REMO programs and events, visit www.remo.com
click on EVENTS.

SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER

2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. 90049
Off the 405 freeway, exit Skirball Ctr. Dr.
Parking is free and plentiful.

(310) 440-4500; www.skirball.org

they have many interesting events!

Souhail Kaspar
Learn Egyptian Tabla from the Master!

Ongoing group classes in Silver Lake and Santa Monica Beginning and Intermediate level

Souhail Kaspar, internationally renowned percussionist, is teaching regular GROUP and PRIVATE lessons on Egyptian tabla (doumbek) in Silver Lake and Santa Monica. This is your chance to learn proper technique and powerful rhythms on the Egyptian tabla from the country’s top performer and teacher. Souhail has performed with Arabic Superstars from Feiruz to Sabah to Wadi Mrad, and western stars such as Sting and Kronos Quartet. Known for his legendary drum solos, he is unique in his ability to convey his knowledge and skill to his students as well!

For more information,
please call Victoria at 310 664-9410 extension #2,
or email her at jvcarter@earthlink.net
You can also contact Souhail at 818-205-9095
or email him at arabmusic@aol.com
For more on Souhail Kaspar, please visit his website at: www.neareastmusic.com

Bangadrum

1255 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(between Olympic & Pico)
(800) 495-1109
Hours: 11am-7pm Tues-Sat
12pm-6pm Sun, Closed Mon

ONGOING CLASSES
Come join in the fun. Advanced registration is recommended to secure a space. Call us at (323) 936-3274 or (800)
495-1109 for more info and to register.

Conga (Afro-Cuban)
with Scott "Chiquitico" Wardinsky
Thursday 7pm-8:30pm On hiatus in Nov & Dec. Will resume in January.
Cost $15

Scott has been a professional percussionist for the last twenty-five years. He has spent the last four years teaching at
UCLA's renowned Department of World Arts and Cultures. He has lived and studied extensively in Cuba. Scott's
professional resume includes: Los Munequitos de Matanzas, Paquito de Rivera, Billy Ocean, NuShooz, Tom Grant, etc.
He is the producer of "Wemilere," the seminal guide to Afro-Cuban folkloric percussion. He is widely recognized as an
expert in his field.

Universal Drumming
with Alex Spurkel
Wednesdays 7:00pm-8:15pm
Cost $15 or 4 (one month) for $50

Class focuses on aspects that are universal to most hand drumming traditions. African drumming and Middle-Eastern
drumming are examples of such traditions and the class covers aspects of both (many students play on djembes and
doumbeks). However, students are not bound to any specific tradition and learn how to create their own rhythms as well.
The goal of the class is to teach people to play any hand drum with confidence and flare in any situation (drum circle, on
stage, alone, etc.). Most of all, the goal is to get people to truly ENJOY the art of drumming!

Introductory West African Drumming Ensemble Class
with David Comfort
Saturdays 10:00am-11:30am
Cost $10

This class is an introduction to playing West African rhythms as a group, including parts for the djembe, djun djun, bell,
and shaker. Each class will build the rhythms from the ground up, until everyone can play the parts together as a unified
whole. The cultural context and meaning behind each rhythm will be discussed. As a teacher, David is careful to meet
each individual student’s ability and desire to be challenged and to advance. If the class is interested, a recital performance
can be arranged.

Mixed Levels West African Drumming Ensemble Class
With Fred Shangowale Jones
Mondays 7pm-9pm
Cost is $10

Recommended for students who have taken the Introductory Ensemble Class or who have prior experience playing West
African rhythms. In this class, Fred will teach rhythms learned from Mamady Keita in Brussels, Belgium during his
advanced student workshop. Students will learn the dunun, djembe, and bell parts for each rhythm. If the class is
interested, a recital performance can be arranged. Fred was born in St. Louis, MO and has been playing for over 30 years.
He is the Musical Director for Abalaye African Dance Ensemble of Los Angeles and former Musical Director and dancer
for Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago. He has been a student of Mamady Keita since 1996 and has taught Malinke
drumming at UCLA since 1998.

Indian Tabla Lessons
with Jonathan Dimond
Sundays 6:00-7:00pm Groups Lessons ($18-$25 based on class size)
Private Lessons ($55/hr)
Please call to schedule private lessons.

Please Note: Classes are for ages 12 and up.

Titus Fotso
Teaching the Technique of Central & West African Dance

Tuesdays - 8:00 - 9:15pm

Debbie Allen Dance Academy
3623 Hayden Avenue
Culver City
310 280-9145

$13

Live Drumming!
10/5/03

Aziz Faye and Kkaley Nguewel

Every Saturday at Bistro 4040
Live Music and Senegalese Open Mike Jokes
9:30p.m.
$5 cover

4040 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Corner of Hillcrest
323-290-0988

West African Dance workout with Mareme Faye

from Dakar Senegal
High energy! all ages welcome!
Live Drumming

Tuesdays 6:30-8pm
Saturdays 5-6:30pm

Lula Washington's Dance Theatre
3773 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
323-292-5852

7/05/2006

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