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Africa
Accra Artisans Exchange	Accra Ghana	Spend a month living in Accra Ghana working with some of the best carvers in the world, learning the history of African drumming, and come back home with a drum you have proudly carved yourself.
Tillers	Ghana	Their authentic hand drums and handicrafts are carved out of a single piece of tropical hardwood by professional drum-makers in Ghana. Drums sold include djembe, kpanlogo, ashiko, adowa and talking drum. The US distributor for their products is Irie Tones Music at www.irietones.com.
Abdoul Doumbia	Mali (Colorado)	Abdoul Doumbia teaches and performs regularly across the United States, and also organizes cultural drum study tours to Mali on a regular basis. Abdoul has worked with a number of professional dance/drum companies in Mali, including serving as lead drummer for the renowned traditional drumming and dance troupe, Babemba, for 9 years.
Abdouli Diakite	Senegal (California)	Abdouli Diakite is taking a group of students to Tambacounda, Senegal this year to study djembe drumming and dance for one month. The trip will be from Jan. 15th, 2005 to Feb. 13th, 2005.
Accra Artisans Exchange	Ghana (New York)	Spend a month living in Ghana working with some of the best carvers in the world, learning the history of African drumming, immersing yourself in the local culture, take drum or dance lessons with local teachers, and come back home with a drum you have proudly carved yourself. A new session is offered every month in Accra Ghana for this unique program.
Arafan Toure	Guinea (Netherlands)	Sadly, Arafan Toure is no longer with us. Wil van Roekel, working with Arafan's family, continues to offer annual 4 week drumming tours to Guinea in winter.
Dada Nii Okwabi	Ghana (Australia)	Dada Nii Okwabi, a professional drummer and singer from James Town in Accra Ghana, will host your stay and introduce you to the colours, sounds and tastes of his homeland. Learn drumming rhythms and dances from West Africa, enjoy traditional Ghanaian food, experience Ghanaian customs and ceremonies and learn about local crafts.
Fore-Fote	Guinea (California)	Company Forè-Foté, is an educational and performance organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the traditional music and dance of the djembe playing cultures of West Africa. Drum tours of 2 and 4 week duration to Guinea are offered each winter.
Ghana Drum School	Ghana (Virginia)	Nii Tettey Tetteh offers 4 week study tours to Ghana and also produces instructional videos of West African Music.
Ibou NGom	Senegal (California)	Ibrahima (Ibou) NGom is a native of Senegal, West Africa and is currently a resident of Santa Cruz. Born into a Griot family of traditional musicians he has been carrying on his family musical lineage since childhood. Ibou invites you to accompany him on a three week magical tour to Senegal - the heart of West African Music and Dance!
Kwasi Dunyo	Ghana (Ontario)	Kwasi ( Kwah-shee ) Dunyo is a master drummer born in the Ewe village of Dagbamete in Ghana. He teaches traditional drumming, dancing and singing across Canada and the United States. Kwasi also offers 3 week drum study tours to Ghana.
Like Water Drumworks	Guinea (Michigan)	A three week drum, dance and balafon trip combined with exploration of the local culture to Guinea is offered in the spring. Residence will be in a remote mountain top camp operated by Ryan and Milla Sylla.
Magbana Drum & Dance	Guinea (New York)	Master drummer and dancer, M’Bemba Bangoura, invites you to accompany him on a visit to his native country of Guinea, West Africa for a 3 week workshop in drumming and dancing.
Ray Pereira	Ghana (Australia)	Ray Pereira travels regularly to West Africa and has a reputation for his thorough knowledge of West African & Afro-Cuban rhythms and drumming techniques - and how to teach them. Study for four weeks in Ghana with Ray and Tettey, and their group The Kusun Ensemble. Learn the traditional drumming, dance and songs from Ghana and other countries of West Africa.
Twenty Thousand Drums	Johannesburg South Africa	20 000 Drums focuses on training facilitators within schools & communities and distributing the instruments so the drumming becomes apart of every day life once again. Twenty Thousand Drums is a registered not-for profit organisation committed to personal empowerment, moral regeneration, social cohesion and community development, skills transfer and job creation.
VoyeuRhythmic and Ekome Tours	Ghana (Australia)	Join Tuza and Simon for a once in a lifetime opportunity that will open your eyes, ears and spirit to the music and culture of West Africa. The four-week study intensive will take you into the heart of the region’s traditional rhythms, dances and songs, helping you to develop your skills under the guidance of local drum and dance masters.
Yamoussa Camara	Guinea (Texas)	Yamoussa Camara was born in the village of Boke, Guinea, West Africa and has toured with both National Companies, Djoliba and Ballet Africains. Currently he resides in Texas touring, teaching at various schools & performing with his company. He offers a 3 week study trip to Gunea.
Yaya Diallo	Mali (Kentucky)	Yaya Diallo is a master drummer, musican, composer, dancer, healer, teacher, lecturer and storyteller. Author of the book 'The Healing Drum: African Wisdom Teachings'. Yaya offers a 4 week 'Healing Drum' tour to Mali.

Australia and South Pacific
Eco Drums	Kyogle Australia	Drums include djembe, bougarabou, dundun, talking drum, medicine drum and bodhran. All Eco Drums are available for purchase fully completed or in Kit form. Kit Prices have been kept to a minimum to encourage people to make their own drum.
VoyeuRhythmic	Melbourne Australia	VoyeuRhythmic runs regular african drumming and dance classes and sell a range of African djembes, drums, CD's and books, art and craft and other African musical instuments
Dada Nii Okwabi	Adelaide Australia	Herbert (Professor Dada Nii) Okwabi is an accomplished singer, drummer and dancer and is the leader of The Damushi Ensemble, a group of dynamic drummers and dancers from his native Ghana. Dada Nii is available for: drumming and dance performances, festivals, corporate events and private functions, workshops for kindergartens, schools and community groups and also private lessons.
Primal Vision	Perth Australia	Pete Blake is a shamanic practitioner, sound healing practitioner, and shamanic style drum and rattle maker.
Rhythm Connection	North Queensland Australia	Alex Salvador facilitates community drum circles for conferences, festivals, schools and private functions in Townsville and North Queensland. He also offers djembe and conga workshops.
Ray Pereira	Melbourne Australia	Ray Pereira travels regularly to West Africa and has a reputation for his thorough knowledge of West African & Afro-Cuban rhythms and drumming techniques - and how to teach them. Ray teaches technique on conga, djembe, kpanlogo, dun-dun, bongo and a variety of small percussion instruments. Courses are held throughout the year on a regular basis in Melbourne as well as other locations in Australia.
Rhythm Dot Com	Auckland New Zealand	Jaqui Barrett facilitates many community and group drum circles, brings drumming to retreats, schools and businesses and is introducing drumming to people with disabilities. Using rhythm and drumming for team building, stress release and preventing burnout, is of particular interest to Jaqui.
VoyeuRhythmic	Melbourne Australia	VoyeuRhythmic, Center for West African Music and Culture, runs regular african drumming and dance classes and sell a range of African djembes, drums, CD's and books, art and craft and other African musical instuments.

Caribbean and Latin America
Wooden Bongo	Ponce Puerto Rico	Maker of custom wooden bongos and other drums.
Chuck Silverman	Cuba (California)	Chuck is internationally known as a specialist in applying Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the drum set. He offers drum study tours to Brazil and to Cuba.
Tambo Cuba	Cuba (Alberta)	TAMBÓ is a Canadian organization dedicated to bringing the music and dance of Cuba to you. We coordinate and sponsor workshops in locations all over the world, and host international artists and students in Cuba.

Europe
Tribal Beat	Austria	Imported traditional West African percussion from the Ivory Coast.
Berchtold Drums	Switzerland	Makers of high quality wooden hand drums such as djembes, bougarabous, congas and bata. They also import other traditional instruments from Africa, Asia and Brazil.
Drum Jam	London UK	Catering for groups of all ages, all sizes and all abilities, Drum Jam brings facilitators, drums and percussion to any venue in the UK or Europe with an event that will have them talking for years! Whether you are running a Teambuilding Event, Company Conference, Meeting or for any other event where more than 2 people gather, let Drum Jam add the Energy and Spirit of the Drum!
Frame Drums Europe	Europe	This site wants to collect, inside an ideal frame, musicians, researchers, teachers, drums makers and of course amateurs, and to provide useful information and tools for the didactic activities, festival and meetings organization, conferences and anything which can be shared inside the often dispersed community of European framedrummers.
Mamady Keita	Belgium	Originally from Guinea, Mamady is an internationally known performer and teacher of the djembe.
Venavi Drums	London UK	Venavi Drums offers drumming and dancing workshops in schools. Venavi Drums brings suitcases of real African clothes in all sizes for all participants to wear before the sessions begin. Every participant is given his /her own drum to use during the workshop. Vanvi Drums also offers after school drum clubs, evening drum classes for adults, and teacher training workshops in African music.

South America
Chuck Silverman	Brazil (California)	Chuck is internationally known as a specialist in applying Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the drum set. He offers drum study tours to Brazil and to Cuba.
Hands On Brazil	Brazil (Ontario)	This organization in association with Chuck Silverman offers two week tours to Salvador, Brazil to study percussion and the local culture.

Percussion Manufacturers and Distributors
Brazil Drums	Texas	Commercial importer of Contemporanea percussion instruments from Brazil. You may find listings of US retailers also here.
Brazilian Percussion	Rio de Janeiro Brazil	Large internet retailer of Brazilian percussion as well as other world percussion instruments. Site is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and German.
Cooperman	Centerbrook Connecticut	Commercial manufacturer of frame drums such as the bhodran.
Espirito Drums	San Bruno California	Exclusive US distributer of Bauer Percussion Latin and Brazilian products imported from Brazil.
Fat Congas	San Barbara California	Manufacturer of high quality cajons, congas and batajons.
Latin Percussion	Garfield New Jersey	Commercial manufacturer of congas and a large variety of other world percussion instruments.
Mambiza Percussion	San Francisco California	Mambiza crafts beautiful one piece wooden shell congas, bongos, batas, cajons, djembes, ashikos, asongas, tamboras, tubanos, aztec drums and others.
Meinl Percussion	Germany	Commercial manufacturer of djembes, bongos, congas and other percussion products.
Moperc	Quebec	Moperc crafts beautiful wooden shell tunable congas, bongos, djembes, dunduns, batas, sabars, tamboras, bingbas.
Mountain Rythym	Lakefield Ontario	Manufacturer of djembes, ashikos, cajons, hand drum ensembles. Patented tuning system.
Remo	Valencia California	Commercial manufacturer of durable world drums with synthetic shells and skins. Also involved with drum circles and facilitators.
Sol Drums	San Francisco California	Sol crafts beautiful wooden shell congas, bongos, tamboras, batas, cajons, ashikos and talking drums.
Toca Percussion	US	Commercial manufacturer of world drums and percussion instruments.

Internet Music Instrument Retailers
Kelly Industries	Internet	Musical instruments and recording gear, including commercial percussion instruments.
Lark In The Morning	Internet	Lark in the Morning is the global leader in locating and selling world musical instruments, books, recordings, and videos with over 10,000 products available.
Musician's Choice	Internet	Get the best prices and selection on musical instruments, recording gear and DJ Equipment.
The Drum Works	Internet	Internet retailer of a large variety of world drums, percussion instruments and other accessories.

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