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'Ditch the role of spectator ...and become part of the show!' Specialists in African drumming and African dance in Australia since 1999, Afrobeat combine the irresistible rhythms and high-energy dances of West African folklore to create an unbeatable audience-interactive entertainment experience. To the delight and surprise of our unsuspecting audiences, Afrobeat invite you to take up a drum or percussion instrument of your own and join in, or get out of your seat and join our entertainers on stage! Our dynamic drumming shows, explosive African drum and dance performances, team building drumming, and African drumming and dance workshops, classes and courses are fresh, vibrant, engaging and FUN, and suit any audience, any occasion, any place and any time! Afrobeat has specialised workshop facilitators and performers who travel from Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, The Illawarra, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, and Brisbane. Share in the rich vitality and power of African drumming and dance today! AFROBEAT'S 'African Drum & Dance EXPLOSION' performs to an audience of 8000 @ The 21st Century Financial Education Summit attended also by Sir Richard Branson at The Hisense Arena, Melbourne.	afrobeat.australia ___________________ We Specialise in... West African Drumming West African Dance Classes & Courses Instructional Workshops Interactive Drumiming Shows Team Building Drumming African Drum & Dance Shows Drummers for Hire Drum Circle Facilitator Training Online African Drum Shop _________________
What's new? Discount African Djembe Drums, Padded Djembe Bags, and Drum Hats for BULK ORDERS More and more Australian Schools, Youth and Community Groups are getting in on the action! You can too! Ask us about our Drum Circle Facilitator Training and African Drumming Instructor Training and get an African Drumming Porgram happening in your school or community group today! Find out more about the benefits of Group Drumming!	What YOU had to say about us! 'YES! It was everything I expected, and more!' SHELL. Corporate 'Sounds absolutely full of the best energy!' Site Visitor. Michael 'IT WAS EXCELLENT! We had so much fun, the whole team loved it!' *MEDTRONIC. Corporate* 'The Afrobeat band was great, our table really got into it and were just like kids banging our sticks together...and on the table!' *CLIPSAL. Corporate* 'Thank-you for being such lovely people to deal with!' AMP. Corporate
West African Drumming & Dance Classes \| Courses \| Workshops Specialists in West African Drumming and Dance, Afrobeat offer public classes, courses, and one-off speciality workshops. Our specially trained and qualified Instructors are also available for private groups, community, schools, and corporate events. We’ve been offering specialised classes, courses and workshops in African drumming and dance in Australia since 1998. Afrobeat has also hosted a number of International African Artists and Master Teachers! About... West African Drumming Like many indigenous cultures, African music (and dance) is an oral tradition passed on from generation to generation. It is the ‘living library’ of the people used to tell stories, resite history, to accompany work, for celebration and to mark special events throughout the life of the community. African drumming is a social activity where group participation and input is encouraged and embraced. Traditional West African drumming is unique in that it is polyrhythmic, meaning many parts play together simultaneously to create one rhythm; making this a wonderful team building or community bonding experience for those involved. The energy created through group drumming is a powerful unifying and uplifting experience! Benefits of drumming together	'You created a wonderful sense of fun, energy and musical dynamics for the consultants who attended' Pitcher Partners. Corporate 'The performance was a huge success! The kids absolutely loved it!' The Grange P-12 College 'I wanted to send this email to let you know how well the performance of African Dance and Drumming went at our campus today, and to say thank you – most sincerely! The three performers absolutely delighted the staff and the students with their energy, warmth, spirit and their great skills. From my point of view as the Head of Drama, it was wonderful to see their magnetic effect on the crowd and to watch as onlookers overcame their nervousness and shyness to begin dancing around on the grass, clapping their hands, wiggling their hips and having a wonderful time... Geelong Grammar School READ MORE...
West African Dance West African Dance is an exhilarating, fun, and expressive workout to the infectious beat of the drum. Traditional West African movements and dance sequences provide inspiration for many of today's world street styles! West African Dance combines elements of music, rhythm, song and fitness that exercise mind, body and spirit. The idea of using African dance as part of a fitness routine has taken off in Europe, the UK and the USA with the popularity of the famed national drum and dance companies of the Republic of Guinee - 'Les Ballet Africaines' , 'Les Percussions de Guinee' and Amazones Woman Drummers . What makes this a unique experience is the cultural and social meanings of the movements and choreographies as well as their relationship to the music. About African Dance
Team Building Options When we drum together, we work as a team one beat at a time. Energise and motivate YOUR team today! Improve productivity & reduce stress. 'Drumming together’ directly translates to team building with successful application in the workplace, community and organisations. As a team building activity, African Drumming can yield supportive results creating unity, a sense of belonging, and wanting to be part of the team. This dynamic team building experience, helps boost enthusiasm and positive morale, and gets people to feel good about themselves by creating an atmosphere of fun, success, and being part of something special. Drum up business today! Afrobeat are the Corporate Drumming specialists offering unique interactive drumming experiences for Team Building, Ice Breaker, Conference Energiser, Promotional Drummers, Motivational drumming, Stress Relief, Interactive Drumming Shows and African drumming courses. Our unique Team Building options include: DRUMS TALK!™ A unique Interactive Drumming Show, African Drumming Cultural Workshop, African Dance Cultural Workshop, and ZUMBA® as we take your team on a global dance tour!
African Entertainment Capture the imagination of your people! The Afrobeat experience is unique! We offer entertainment that’s fresh, vibrant, engaging and FUN; and suits any audience, any occasion, any place and any time! We’re synonymous with African Entertainment in Australia since 1999 and offer drummers, cultural performances, African-inspired Drum and Dance Shows, our unique interactive drumming show DRUMS TALK!, and themed interactive drum and dance shows ‘SAFARI’ and ‘MASQUERADE’ where everyone in our audience gets an instrument and is invited to ditch the role of spectator and become part of the show! Specialists in African Entertainment, Afrobeat also provide full entertainment solutions including everything from meet and greet, sight acts, ambient background music, roving artists, and themed interactive shows. Afrobeat create an unforgettable and dynamic interactive entertainment experience emulating that of ‘everyday life’ in Africa where often an entire village will participate in musical performances, not necessarily on stage, but interacting with one another. The audience may sing, play, and talk with the musicians and dancers and in that way become part of the show!
Schools - African Drumming & Dance Our West African drumming and dance sessions are a true cultural exchange inspiring a sense of connection and celebration among students – a unique opportunity to share in the rich diversity and spirit of African culture! The Afrobeat experience promotes unity, self expression and creativity, building confidence and a sense of identity. Our workshops are fun, engaging, entertaining, culturally educational, and allow for all abilities to experience success! The Afrobeat experience will leave your students feeling uplifted, energised and inspired.
Community Building We’re building community through rhythm, one beat at a time! Afrobeat offer instructional cultural workshops and courses in West African drumming and dance, African entertainment, interactive drumming shows, community drum circles, and drum circle facilitator training for community and youth groups, non-profit organisations, community festivals and cultural events, private parties, Hens drumming, family days, health and wellbeing, Adult education, Community Colleges, TAFEs and Universities.
Youth ~ African Drumming & Dance Afrobeat offer instructional cultural workshops and courses in African drumming and African dance, interactive community drumming experiences, cultural performances, and drum circle facilitator training for Youth leaders.
Children's Cultural Entertainment We offer interactive cultural African Drumming and dance workshops for kids 3+ as well as training for childcare workers! Afrobeat is a colourful and theatrical interactive Show where every child gets a drum or percussion instrument and is invited to join in! Within minutes, our young audiences become a lively orchestra. Their beats fall in together to create a percussive locomotive filled with enthusiasm and joy!
Afrobeat Training Drum Circle Facilitator \| African Drumming Instructor \| African Dance Instructor Introduce African Drumming and dance classes, or the community drum circle experience into your community, school or non-profit organisation today! Become a community African Drumming or dance instructor or Drum Circle Facilitator. Afrobeat offer training courses in Community drum circle facilitation, African Drumming and African Dance instruction. Short courses range from a 2 day intensive to 8 weeks. Afrobeat also provide choreography and performance training to professional dancers and dance students.
African Drum Shop Buy your African Drum online and have it delivered anywhere in Australia! We have a range of African Djembe drums and Indonesian djembes for sale from mini African Gift drums to full sized professional and student djembes, Doundoun drums, waterproof canvas Drum Bags, drum hats, and African Percussion to-boot! Great for gifts, school, community or organisation/business packages, African drumming enthusiasts, or students who can’t get to a drum shop to try out a drum. Quality assured, our Student/professional djembe series will not disappoint.









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