Black History Month Event & African Drumming Workshop

Name: Black History Month Event & African Drumming Workshop
Start: 2026-02-12T18:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-12T21:00:00-08:00
Location: 4636 NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR 97218-1606, United States

Schedule

Thu Feb 12 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

4636 NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR 97218-1606, United States | Portland, OR

Keys, Beats, Bars Presents
Black History Month Event & African Drumming Workshop
Sabar Drumming Workshop w/Senegalese Master Drummer Mapathe Diop
Drums provided and all skill levels are welcome
Thursday, February 12th 2026
Event 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. | Drumming workshop from 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Keys, Beats, Bars
4636 NE 42nd Avenue
Unit C, on the NE Wygant side of building
Portland, Oregon 97218
All ages | family friendly | disability affirmative
Celebrate Black History Month
*Ghanaian (West African food) from Black Star Grill
*African market with different West African jewelry, baskets, clothing and more.
$25.00 for drumming workshop | free for youth under 25 | card/cash or Venmo accepted | No RSVP required
Co-sponsored by: African Fashion Show PDX, Amplifyr, Keys, Beats, Bars,Afro-World Music PDX, Black Star Grill, Swingin Sounds, AC Music Productions, 1 World Chorus, Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media and Education
Summary
Celebrate Black history month with African food, arts, crafts and drumming. Hang out, relax and enjoy free West African (Ghanaian food) supporting Black owned business Black Star Grill, shop, buy African goods and stick around for a drumming workshop in the last hour of the event with Senegalese Master Drummer Mapathe Diop.
Bio
Mapathé Diop is a Master Drummer from Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. Mapathé has drummed his entire life having been born to a hereditary caste of griot entertainers among the Wolof people where he performed regularly at traditional ceremonies, less formal social occasions and toured West Africa with the film company Daaray Kocc, and musical troupe Dioudou Tay. Since arriving in the United States in 1992, he has taught and frequently performed in the Seattle area and generally throughout the West Coast. His relaxed and thorough teaching approach facilitates the learning of traditional Senegalese rhythms such as Wolof, Serer, Lebou, Laubé and Walo. Aside from teaching the "how to" aspects of playing a traditional rhythm, he also conveys the cultural context associated with the rhythm.