West African drumming in the village style of Guinea and Mali, taught by Baba Abubakr Kouyate, a master drummer with over 40 years of experience.

Authentic djembe rhythms require six drummers, all playing different parts. Besides the djembes (large, wineglass-shaped hand drums), each rhythm requires the three dunnuns, large drums that are played with sticks. Dunnuns define the rhythm. Djembes accompany them.

In class we quickly learn several parts for each rhythm. Everyone plays all the types of drums. We also learn universal drum parts that can be played in--and will dazzle--any drum circle.

This Yahoo group is mainly for Baba Abubakr's djembe classes on Thursday evenings at Temples Gate in the Heights and on Saturdays at noon at Bara-Hambright Studio in the Spring area

Temples Gate

625 W. 19th Street (in the Heights)

Houston, TX 77008

Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 pm

Temples Gate is 1/2 block east of N. Shepherd. For directions, see http://www.templesgate.net or call 713-863-0525.

Bara-Hambright Studio is at 523 E. Louetta, Houston, TX 77373. That is just off I-45 near Spring, TX. For directions call 281-907-6238 or see http://www.bara-hambright.com.

$15 a class if you pay for 4 classes at once ($60) or $20 for a single class.

For detailed class and workshop information, including locations and directions, see our Meetup group,

http://www.meetup.com/WestAfricanDjembeDrumming/Calendar

That is where we announce schedule changes and special workshops.

To share info on West African drumming, where to take lessons, how to select a djembe and tune it, where to buy drums or get your djembe repaired, this is the place.

Here's the place to keep in touch with djembe ensemble drummers in the Houston area and to post announcements of local drum circles or performances.

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