FREE West African Drumming Workshop for Adults

Schedule

Sat Mar 09 2024 at 11:15 am to Sat Dec 14 2024 at 12:15 pm

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Location

Westminster Music Library | London, EN

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Visit Westminster Music Library to join a free interactive drumming workshop for adults, led by Seneke Sillah of Mbilla Arts.
About this Event

Join us at for a free interactive workshop in West African Drumming. No musical experience is required to take part in this fun music-making session.

Booking Information:

Advance booking is required for this session. Attendees will receive an email prior to the workshop asking them to confirm their attendance; if you do not confirm your attendance, your booking may be cancelled to make space for someone on our waitlist.

If the session you'd like to join is fully booked, please join our waitlist. We usually have a few slots open up in the days prior to each workshop.

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This session is for adults only. If you are looking for family-friendly drumming workshop,


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This session will be run by from.

Seneke is Mbilla Arts' lead musician and was a founding director of the company. Seneke was born in The Gambia in West Africa and from an early age demonstrated a talent for playing mbalax, the traditional music of the Wolof people of The Gambia and Senegal, which is played on sabar drums. In his teens he began playing sabar at social occasions and religious ceremonies with various cultural troupes. Later, he was mentored in the art of playing djembe by master drummers including the late Thomas Camara from Guinea. In his early 20’s I joined groups providing entertainment in the Gambian tourist industry. After moving to the UK in 2004, he began teaching and performing in London. In 2006 he was a co-founder of Mbilla Arts CIC and is the company’s lead musician.

He has over 15 years’ experience leading African drumming workshops and performing in corporate, education and community settings in the UK.


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Founded in 1948, Westminster Music Library holds one of the largest public collections of sheet music and music books in the UK. We are part of the Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea BiBorough Library Service, and our materials are free to use and borrow.

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This recital is part of our free events series. Join us every Wednesday at 12:30 for a lunchtime concert.

Click here to find out how you can support your library by making a donation or volunteering your time.

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We regret that there is no step-free access to the Music Library. Please call us on 0207 641 6200 to discuss accessibility at our library.

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Westminster Music Library, 35 Saint Martin's Street, London, United Kingdom

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