ALBANY AREA
Rich Goodhart
beginnersmind@richgoodhart.com
www.RICHGOODHART.com
Guiderland 12203 (suburb of Albany)
Style of Drumming: African, middle-eastern,
Ghanian, djembe, ashiko, doumbek, frame drums. Also tabla and berimbau.
private lessons: 3 for $75 group lessons - varies
Cropseyville, NY 12052
518/279-0684
Afro-Cuban / Yoruban
conga, bata, ashiko, djun-djun
group lessons: 6 for $60
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FREEPORT John Ward
516-546-2906
125 Maryland Ave, Freeport, NY 11520
Style: teaches djembe and dun dun approximately every two weeks in
Rockville Centre NY and occasionally at other locations (Mainly rhythms
from Guinea, W.Africa.)
Beginner class 7:00pm- 8:15, Intermediate 8:30-9:45 $15.00
e-mail john to join his mailing list at jembejohn@aol.com
see www.loudjoy.com/classes.html
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BROCKPORT/
ROCHESTER
Khalid Saleem
716-395-5784
DJEMBEFOLA@aol.com.
former musical director of Chuck Davis' African-American
Dance
Ensembles, student of Ladji Camara among many others. Teaches West African
music and drumming at SUNY Brockport.
Blair Hornbuckle
http://www.bushmango.com
blair@bushmango.com
(585) 586-0819 in NY
(866) 670-1964 toll free
Bush Mango Drum and Dance Studio
34 Elton St. (Off University Ave near George Eastman House.)
Rochester, NY 14607 USA
Traditional W. African music and dance for jembe and dundun.
Classes Tuesday through Sunday. See
http://www.bushmango.com for
schedule.
Youth Project is our very popular dance and drum program for kids ages 4
and up.
Memberships is $44 per month and includes all the weekly classes you wish
to take, plus discounts on workshops with visiting artists. Family
memberships too. Monthly introductory workshops (drums provided).
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BROOKLYN
Ayinde Nakata
Camp Friendship, 339 8th Street
director of the Nakata School of Jimbay Drums, is
currently teaching beginner to intermediate level djembe class on
Monday nights at 7:30 at Camp Friendship, 339 8th Street, Brooklyn.
private classes available.
Iyedun Ince
(212) 252-3057
West African Style drumming for djembe and djoun djouns.
[Nephew of Gregory
Ince of 'The Drummers Path' book by Sule Gregory Wilson.]
Fridays; $10 for 1 1/2 hours ongoing group class, all
levels, - currently
held at the Charles Moore Dance Theater 397 Bridge St. (in Brooklyn's Fulton
Mall area, close to most subways.)
Michael Markus Drum Class
Telephone:
718.486.3230
info@wuladrum.com
Web Site: www.wuladrum.com
Michael
Markus
NEW LOCATION AND CLASS TIMES!!
Beginner class: Mondays
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
$12 per class or
10-week class card $100 (save $20)
Intermediate class: Mondays
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
$20 per class or
10-week class card $180 (save $20)
BOTH Beginner and Intermediate class: Mondays
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
$30 per week or
10-week class card $280 (save $20)
Location:
Players Theater
www.theplayerstheatre.com
115 MacDougal Street
New York, NY 10012
Located in the West Village, on the west side of MacDougal Street, between
West 3rd Street & Minetta Lane. By subway: A, B, C, D, E, F, Q to West 4th
Street. Walk south on 6th Avenue to West 3rd Street, then east to MacDougal
Street, then south to the theatre located at 115 MacDougal Street. Or, the
#1 train to Christopher street.
Need More Info?
Please e-mail us info@magbana.com
or call
718.486.3230
Madou Dembele
238 8th St., #1L
Brooklyn 11215
Or contact's email: JLFRYER@aol.com
Style of drumming Mali, Guinea, Ivory Coast djembe ensemble (incl dunduns)
Individual Fees depends on lesson location Group Fees: depends on class
location (about $20 for 2 hours)
Comments: prefers advanced students, or students who are already musicians
Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn
ANCIENT VIBRATION
46 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Email Wing: SteveMitchell@spiritwing.com for more info
718-722-7742
Afro-Carribbean-Nyabinghi, Revival, Kumina, Bruckngs, Karomanti, Gerreh,
Gumbe, Burru, etc..
Web-Site, www.mindspring.com/~zerolimits,
for performance schedules, drum manufacturing, workshops, and much more.
ONE LOVE
Ibrahima Diokhane
568 Union Street (at 3rd Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-522-7324 or 718-875-4638
keur.djembe@verizon.net
Mon and Wed 8-10pm at above address. $10/hr
Ibrahima is originally from Dakar, Senegal. He has a drum shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn
where he repairs and sells all types of african drums.
His claim to fame is the Djembe and is well known in the Brooklyn community for his high
quaility products and different teaching style.
Ibrahima tries to teach rhythms that can be encorparted with all types of music.
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BUFFALO
M'baye Rama Diagne
(716) 491-0527
Traditional jembe and dundun music and dance.
Call for class times and locations.
M'baye was born in Senegal, and has played professionally all around the world. He
performs throughout the Great Lakes, and does artist-in-residence programs in Western New
York schools. He sells musician-quality drums from Africa, and does excellent repair work.
"When jembe is played, nobody will sleep or eat or work; instead they will all
come together for the music and dance. The more the drum, the more the better."
-- M'baye Diagne
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JAMESTOWN
T.R.
McKotch
110
E. 2nd Street
Jamestown/New York/14701
716-487-2922
trmckotch@novocon.net
Class Schedule, Location & Fees:
$12.00 per 1/2 private lesson at
Chautauqua Music in Jamestown, NY and Crino Music in Dunkirk, NY. Group
hand drum lessons are conducted at Ellington 4 the Arts in Ellington, NY.
Please call or e-mail for group hand drum fees.
STYLE OF DRUM: Djembe, Doumbek, Snare Drum and
Drum Set
Description of Drum Classes: Prefer Beginner to Intermediate Students.
Teachers Country of Origin and Village: United States
STYLE OF DRUM: Djembe, Doumbek, Snare Drum and Drum Set
Prefer Beginner to Intermediate Students.
KINGSTON
Durga Bernhard
(914) 758-2747
Email thru Celeste Brunell <cbrunell@hvi.net>
teaches djembe, djun djuns, etc.
JAMAICA
Fode Bangoura
170-32 130th Ave.
Jamaica, NY 11434
P# (718)528-2397
aminamatsimela@hotmail.com
Friday class, 7:30pm to 9pm at Djoniba Drum And Dance Centre 37 East 18th
St.
(7th Fl.) Btwn. Park & B'dway NYC for $15
He is from Conakry, Guinea West Africa
Fode teaches Guinea djembe drumming
Fode's class is open to all levels of drummers from beginners to advanced.
He
incorporates the dun dun drum into his classes so that students get a full
feel for the sound of playing with a full ensemble. Students should have own
djembe drum or can rent one through the dance studio for a fee.
Fode Bangoura is a Master Guinea DjembeFola. He is a lead musician for Les
Mervielles De Guinea and the musical director of the musicians of Nankama
International Dance And Drum Co. He currently performs, drums, and teaches
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NEW PALTZ
Fode Sissoko
Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, NY
Wed: Childrens Drum and Dance5-6, Adult Drum 6-7
Fri: The Living Seed, rt 299 New Paltz, NY 5-6 Drum, 6-7:30 Dance
Sun: High Falls, 4pm Drum Class
All levels welcome
for more info Jjma3@aol.com or call
Fode 845 687-4863 or Mavis 845 687-7692
Bio- Fode Sissoko was born in Kolda, Senegal into one of the most
eminent musical families of West Africa. At age 5, he was performing as
as "Griot" and playing the kora. By 8, he began playing djembe and dun-dun
drums. An acknowledged master of drum and kora, Fode toured in Africa, Europe and America
with Baba Olatunji, Mory Kante, and Salif Keita as well as with his own group Fakoli. |
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New York City
Djoniba Dance & Drum Centre
37 E. 18th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY
212-477-3464
Website
Djoniba, Madou Dembele, Trabi and
others teach drum there.
Trabi teaches Mondays 7:30 - 9:30 pm
**** Also many styles of dance classes and children's program****
Souleymane Yago
of Burkina Faso
Learn Rhythms from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Guinea, Benin and Nigeria.
Private and Group lessons available.
Group lessons are held at Waga Ethnic and African Gift Shop at 22 St.
Marks Place. Saturdays. Please call
347-306-3997 (Souleymane) to
confirm. 15.00 per person.
Call 347-306-3997 for information about
private lessons.
Drum tuning and repair services available for all types of African drums.
Djembes, kpanlogos, talking drums and dun-duns also for sale.
BOB BLOOM
860 429-9280
bb@drumming-about-you.com
www.drumming-about-you.com
"Introduction to African Drumming"
available at following adult education centers:
The Learning Annex, New York City
MICHAEL WIMBERLY
c/o Drummers Collective on 6th Ave at 14th St
NY, NY
(212)741-0091
Other percussion instruments taught: drum set, marimba
Comments: also plays drums with modern music ensembles and composes for same
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M'bemba
Bangoura:
classes are fridays 6:30-8:30, $20.
Located at Charles Moore studio 397 Bridge street, 2nd floor, Brooklyn.
e-mail magbana1@aol.com for more
information.
Thanks Happy, Michael
Michael Markus
Magbana Drum and Dance NYC
magbana1@aol.com
www.magbana.com
718-486-3230
Call to confirm class schedule
Bamba N'Diaye
the Djembefola out of Senegal
Email: Bambatouba@aol.com
Bambatouba Drum and Dance Studio teach beginner through master level drum
and dance. The classes are taught by Bamba directly. The drums taught are djembe,
doundoumba, sabar, talking etc.. We also sell beautifull hand carved professional quality
drums, skins, shea butter, djembe bags, and Tiir (drum oil) etc.. which we have sent to us
from our drum makers back in the Village of Ngiaganou. We also offer a drum repair service
where we will completely rework your djembe or other African drum.We host full moon
drumming events and other monthly drum circles where our goal is to unite the
community.
Spring Valley
Steve Deats
Telephone: 914 356 7233
rdeats@aol.com
Steve Deats specializes in teaching Afro-Caribbean hand drumming techniques. While his
greatest expertise and dedication is to Haitian music, he also applies these techniques in
teaching jazz, rock and other forms of drumming. Individual lessons and classes are
available for all ages and skill levels for all Afro-Carribean instruments from the conga
to the cow-bell.
In addition to teaching, he co-directs and performs with La Troupe Makandal, a Haitian
dance and drum ensemble led by Frisner Augustin, as well as his own company
Ti Ayiti Drum and Dance Troupe.
He studied latin drumming with Frank Malabe and Eddie Bobe at the Rhythm
Section Lab back in the early 80s before spending many years studying Haitian drumming
with Frisner Augustin. He has performed at Yale, Columbia, the UN, Lincoln Center, The
Aaron Davis Hall, Summer Stage in Central Park, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Festival
International de Louisiane, and many other venues. Recordings of his drumming include
Erzulie (World Music Institute), Rhythms of Rapture (Smithsonian), the soundtrack for
Beloved (Sony Music Soundtrax).
M'Bemba Bangoura
Location: Drummers Collective
541 6th Avenue
New York, NY, USA
Phone: (212)690-3482
mbembab@hotmail.com
Day: Fridays
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Fee: $15.00
Country of origin:
Guinea, West Africa
Style of drum: Djembe, Kenkeni, Sangban, Doundoun
Description of Class:
Teaches traditional rhythms of Guinea focusing on culture, drum
techniques and solos.
Resume of teacher:
M'Bemba began drumming at an early age and later on became master
drummer for the Ballet National Djoliba. He currently resides in NYC
where he teaches drum/dance and is Artistic Director of Gbassikolo
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Mark Schaaf
(845)
657-9619
Mamamba@aol.com
Teaching Ashiko and Djembe technique and theory, also
a drum maker - ashikos,
djun-djuns, shekeres.
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