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Hands-On! Drumming		Jim Greiner teaches hand drum and hand percussion classes and Hands-On workshops and residencies in schools and communities throughout North America and beyond. He is also a product specialist for Latin Percussion Instruments, a drum circle facilitator and has produced a video on community drumming. Santa Cruz, California Read article by Jim Greiner: Traditional Methods Of Learning To Drum
Emiliano Benevides		Since coming to the United States in 1995, Emiliano Benevides who was born in Goiania Brazil, has been playing percussion, dancing and acting. Emiliano can prepare custom workshops in Brazilian percussion, dance, music, geography and culture. He entertains people of all ages. San Francisco, California Read article by Emiliano Benevides: Intro To Brazilian Percussion
Village Music Circles		Arthur Hull is widely considered to be the father of the drum circle movement. Along with being an internationally known facilitator, he also offers training for other drum circle facilitators and is the author of the book Drum Circle Spirit. Santa Cruz, California Read article by Arthur Hull: What Is A Community Drum Circle?
Diaspora		Diaspora is an ensemble of musicians and dancers based in San Diego, California. Performances include drumming, percussion, dance, and vocals to create a blend of audio and visual entertainment. The music was inspired by percussion music of the African diaspora. San Diego, California Read article by Brian Pound: What Is A Drum Ensemble?
Chuck Silverman		Chuck Silverman teaches traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms around the world for the drum set and hand drums. He leads study tours to Cuba and Brasil as well as authors books and a video on drum rhythms. Tarzana, California Read article by Chuck Silverman: Rhythm Perception and Cognition (in Afro-Cuban Drumming)
Cliff Brooks		Clifford Brooks and wife Judith Justiz teach Afro-Cuban drumming and dancing in the Bay area. Cliff authors instructional books on conga drum soloing technique as well as provides some online lessons for purchase. Berkely, California Read article by Cliff Brooks: Seven Principles Of Quinto Soloing Technique
UpBeat Drum Circles		Christine Stevens offers programs for corporate teambuilding, diversity training, and personal growth seminars. As Director of Music Therapy and Wellness Programs at Remo Drum Company, Christine has led music and wellness seminars in Europe, Asia and the United States. Los Angeles, California Read article by Christine Stevens: RDA: Rhythmical Daily Allowance

Western US - Handmade Hand Drums and Percussion
Buildadrum	US	Attend a workshop, or host one, to build a djembe, dundun, ashiko, native hand drum or ceremonial drum for yourself.
Kotz Tone Cajon	California	Maker of custom cajons.
Zion Drums	California	Zion Drums is the maker of quality, individually handmade acoustic/electric Cajons. Play these quality percussion instruments plugged or unplugged. Play them like a conga...on your lap...or wireless with a strap over your shoulder... and have the cajon freedom on stage!
Dragon Song Drums	Badger California	Creating rhythm, harmony and beauty; Handcrafted original design stoneware doumbek drums and rattles made by ceramic artist and drum maker Mayra Sonam Paldon.
Motherland Music	Culver City California	Motherland Music specializes in imported African bells, bata, conga, djembe, djun djun, kpanlogo, shekere; Sales, Drum Classes, and Drum Repair. Also offer drum circles.
Slap Drum	Diamond Bar California	Quality wood instruments based on variations of the cajon and slit drum.
Silver Bush Music	Fairfax California	The Silver Bush World Music store is a source for rare and hard to find vintage and new top quality world music instruments. They also do instrument repairs.
The Drummers Lounge	Fontana California	Online store selling a variety of imported African drums and percussion instruments as well as other world percussion including ashiko, bougarabou, conga, djembe, djun djun, ewe drums, kpanlogo, sabar, talking drum, bells, shakers and many more.
Rad Rhythms	Glendale California	Maker of the Kosika, a unique African shaker with endless rhythmic possibilities!
Lizzie Drums	Hesperia California	Maker of custom African and shamanic style gourd drums.
Sageman Drums	Laguna Beach California	Maker of custom carved djembes. Also sell hand percussion and drum accessories.
Bang A Drum	Los Angeles California	Commercial shop offering a variety of imported world drums, drum classes and instructional materials.
Dulcimer Shofar	Los Angeles California	Dulcimer Shofar is the store for people to learn and purchase ethnic instruments. We also sell djembes, harps, lutes, ocaranias, cumbus, bodhran and many more!
Heartbeat Of The Goddess	Moreno Valley California	A wide range of unique percussion instruments, drums and specialized and difficult to find instruments. Also offer drum circle programs.
The Clark Taiko Shop	Newark California	Maker of custom shime daikos (taiko drum).
Lucinda Ellison Musical Instruments	Northern California	Maker of unique and beautiful custom mbiras and shekeres.
AfroDesign Studios	San Francisco California	Importers of djembes, kpanlogos, bougarabous, balaphons and other African crafts and arts direct from Ghana.
Djembe African Drums	San Francisco California	Djembe african drums. Handmade ethnic percussion. Large size Djembe, Kpanlogo, Bougarabou super sale. Direct producers.
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.
Sol Drums	San Francisco California	Founded by Akbar Moghaddam in 1992, Sol crafts beautiful wooden shell congas, bongos, tamboras, batas, cajons, ashikos and talking drums using red oak shells.
Drumskull Drums	Santa Cruz California	Maker of custom djembes, dununs and ngomas.
Rhythm Fusion	Santa Cruz California	Percussion retail outlet selling African drums, doumbeks, frame drums as well as a variety of other percussion and world instruments. Also offer drum classes and drum circles.
Drumming Thunder Creations	Berthoud Colorado	Maker of custom native hand drums and rattles. Offer weekly drumming circles and workshops on drum building.
African Drum Arts	Boulder Colorado	Dan Schaufele imports, rebuilds and repairs West African djembes, dununs, sabars and bougarabous. As well as supporting the local drumming community, a portion of sales supports the Mali Assistance Project.
Shamanic Arts Studio	Boulder Colorado	Maker of custom native powwow drums, hand drums, shamanic drums.
R.B.I. Drums	Jaroso Colorado	Michael Schraud is a builder of fine lathe turned djembes and ashikos in southern Colorado. Didgeridoos and drum accessories are also available.
Taikos.com	Monument Colorado	Custom ordered hand crafted Japanese style taiko drums including shime daiko, hira daiko, okedo daiko, and katsugi.
Hammer Drums	Oahu Hawaii	Maker of custom lathe turned wood shell hand drums.
Earthtribe Percussion	Idaho	Importer and rebuilder of West African drums and other instruments.
Drum Brothers	Arlee Montana	Maker of custom djembes, ashikos, dunduns, ceremonial drums. Facilitate circles, offer workshops on drum building and performances.
Tachini Drums	Arlee Montana	Maker of custom native powwow drums, hand drums and shamanic drums. Sells drum hoops for other drum makers.
Yolanda Martinez	Las Cruces New Mexico	Hand painted custom Native American hand drums and powwow drums made by Yolanda Martinez.
All One Tribe	Taos New Mexico	Unfortunately .. no longer in business as of April 2003.
Pueblo Drums	Taos New Mexico	Hand painted Native American hand drums made by Phillip Martinez.
Taos Drums	Taos New Mexico	While the age old drum making methods continue, Taos Drums has expanded upon the traditional by utilizing the bountiful artistic skills of three distinct cultures cultures of Northern New Mexico inhabitants.
Musician's Friend	Oregon	Musician's Friend offers over 36,000 products in its mail order catalogs and on its website.
Slaphappy Drums	Oregon	Maker of custom ashikos, dunduns, powwow drums and frame drums.
International Art & Sound	Ashland Oregon	Our mission is to promote quality affordable handmade percussion instruments and gift items to enhance peoples' lives through music. Frogs, shakers, rattles, didgeridoos, boomwhackers and much more.
Hand Made Rhythm	Bend Oregon	Maker of beautiful custom ashikos.
Grey Wolf Drums	Coquille Oregon	Maker of custom native powwow drums, single and double headed drums. Made from red cedar or red mahogony. Offers drum kits and drum making classes.
Little Thunder Drum Company	Eugene Oregon	Steve Gelman makes quality custom built ashikos.
Anansi Beat	Portland Oregon	Drums and other percussion instruments imported from Ghana including djembe, kpanlogo, dunun, brekete, ashiko and talking drum. Traditional African drumming and dance classes are taught by Nii Ardey Allotey, master drummer from Ghana, as well as hosting regular drum circle jams.
Cedar Mountain Drums	Portland Oregon	Maker of custom native hand drums. Also sells flutes and rattles. Also offers workshops on drum making, flute playing and drumming.
Rhythm Traders	Portland Oregon	They sell imported world drums including djembes, dununs, kpanlogos, carved ewe drums from Africa, as well as latin percussion. They also offer instructional resources on hand drumming. Ongoing classes in hand drumming, drum building and special workshops promoted.
Dave's Drums	Salt Lake City Utah	Wood carver and custom builder of djembes and ashikos.
Irie Tones Music	Salt Lake City Utah	Importer of drums and other percussion direct from Ghana West Africa. They sell instruments wholesale and retail at affordable prices. Djembe, bougarabou, kpanlogo, talking drum, dunun and more.
Busto Drums	Washington	Maker of unique ashikos and djembes. Also offers workshops on drum building.
Ipock Art & Music	Kalama Washington	Online retailer offers supplies to musicians and artists of all ages and skill levels. Musical instruments include drum sets, guitars, hand percussion and much more.
Joyful Vibrations Hand Drums	Port Townsend Washington	Maker of beautiful and unique custom djembe-like drums with hardware tuning.
Berimbaus By Perere	Seattle Washington	Perere is a Seattle based custom maker of the Afro-Brazilian berimbau and also capoeira instructor.
John's Music Center	Seattle Washington	Retailer of imported African drums as well as other percussion and music accessories. Also offer ongoing drum classes.
Sacred Mountain Drums	Jackson Wyoming	Maker of custom native powwow drums, barrel drums and hand drums.

United States
Community Drumcircles	US	Lists community drum circles around the US.
Djembe-L FAQ	US	Not for profit org providing an email discussion list and info and resources mainly relating to West African drumming.
Drum Cafe	US	Drum Cafe has a corporate team building and entertainment performance history of over 2500 events in 16 Countries around the globe. Originating in South Africa, it now has branches in major US cities.
DrumCircles.net	US	Listings of drum circles around the US.
Drum Circle Meetup	US	Find drum circle meetups in the US and Canada.
Drums on the Web	US	Drum Circles listed around the US and internationally.
Remo	US	Info related to hosting and facilitating drum circles with a list of Remo facilitators.
Shamanic Circles	US & Global	Site has listings of shamanic groups across North America and the world.
TaKeTiNa Rhythm Workshops	US	Experience has shown that profound rhythmic orientation can be achieved more easily by using the body itself as the main instrument. In Ta Ke Ti Na, using the body as the main instrument, participants can encounter rhythm directly and intensely. Through vocalization, clapping, and stepping, they are guided into three separate rhythmic layers.
Tam Tam Mandingue USA	US	Tam Tam Mandingue USA (TTM USA) is a school of West African drumming dedicated to preserving and teaching the music, culture, and traditions of the Mandingue people from the country of Guinea in West Africa.

Alaska
	Alaska	No listings.

Arizona
Arizona Drum and Dance	Phoenix Arizona	Drum and dance classes and drum circles in Arizona listed on this page.
Emilio Caruso	Phoenix Arizona	Emilio has been a professional percussionist for more than 35 years. For the last 15 years his passion has been Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian folkloric music. He is available for lectures, demos and workshops as well as private and group lessons. He performs with the traditional folkloric music group Anya in the Phoenix area.
Todd Hammes	Tucson Arizona	Tod is an experienced percussionist and composer of world percussion, including the tabla. He offers a variety of percussion programs for students of all skill levels and ages.

California - Northern
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center	Berkeley California	For 30 years Ashkenaz has celebrated the diversity of music and dance traditions from around the world by presenting nightly live music performances and offering an array of dance classes. Ashkenaz rents space to dance, movement and music instructors.
Cliff Brooks & Judith Justiz	Berkeley California	Clifford Brooks and wife Judith Justiz teach Afro-Cuban drumming and dancing in the Bay area. Cliff authors instructional books on conga drum soloing technique as well as provides some online lessons for purchase.
Magical Drums With Pashyo	Culver City California	Drum, sing and dance African rhythms and experience their magical power. Learn rhythms from Ghana, Senegal, Guinea and Brasil with Pashyo.
Motherland Music	Culver City California	Regular classes in Afro-Cuban, West African and Brazilian drumming are offered along with weekly drum circles. Also sells huge variety of West African and other instruments.
Alokli West African Dance	Forest Knolls California	Alokli West African Dance is a community dance-drumming club based in Marin County, CA (just north of San Francisco). They teach and perform Anlo-Ewe and other West African music & dance styles from Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. Recently they've become a publisher as well, with a new African songbook w/ CD available.
Marin CommUnity Drum Circle	Marin California	A monthly drum circle in Marin just north of San Francisco.
Congolese Drum Camp	Nevada City California	Classes in Congolese style drumming, dancing and singing offered in early August.
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company	Oakland California	Diamano Coura West African Dance Company is a nonprofit cultural organization dedicated to the preservation, education, and appreciation of traditional West African music, dance, theater, and culture.
Djialy Kunda Kouyate	Oakland California	Djialy Kunda Kouyate consist of the twins Assane & Ousseynou Kouyate from Senegal and six bands members playing traditional african instruments. Along with performing they teach beginning to advanced dance levels in West African dance from children to adults in the Los Angeles area.
Spirit Drumz	Oakland California	Spirit Drumz was founded in 1996 by Afia Walking Tree. Spirit Drumz utilizes African Diasporic percussion to inspire self-recognition, self-expression, the honoring of our cultures and joy! They offer instruction in West African and Afro-Cuban drumming traditions.
Barbara Borden Beat	Mill Valley California	Barbara Borden offers private and group drum lessons, drum circle facilitation, and sound healing and spiritual counseling sessions.
Village Heartbeat	Palo Alto California	Zorina Wolf is Palo Alto California's local African drum teacher and promoter/organizer of the US Ta Ke Ti Na teacher training and rhythm workshops.
Ritual Drum	San Anselmo California	Billy Cauley is successfully leading groups and ritual drumming workshops in the U.S.A. and Europe for adults, children and for private businesses.
Abdouli Diakite	San Francisco California	Abdoulaye Diakite (Ab-doo-laye Jah-ki-tay) is a Bamana djembe master from Tambacounda, Senegal. He has traveled the world as the lead djembe player for the National Ballet of Senegal for 18 years and teaches traditional djembe drumming from Mali, West Africa. Weekly classes offered in both San Francisco and Sacramento.
Absolute Vibration	San Francisco California	Absolute Vibration is a non-profit music therapy organization based out of San Francisco. They have sponsored hundreds of community drum circles over the years.
Brazil Culture and Arts	San Francisco California	Classes offered in capoeria, Brazilian percussion and dance.
Drumming Net	San Francisco California	Their goal is to utilize the vast network of drummers in the San Francisco Bay Area to provide you with a unique online musical learning experience. Ongoing drum circles are also listed.
Emiliano Benevides	San Francisco California	Since coming to the United States in 1995, Emiliano Benevides who was born in Goiania Brazil, has been playing percussion, dancing and acting. Emiliano can prepare custom workshops in Brazilian percussion, dance, music, geography and culture. He entertains people of all ages.
Mameluco California Brazil Camp	San Francisco California	Instruction on Brazilian music styles in drumming, dance, song and other instruments.
Rhythm and Motion Dance Studio	San Francisco California	Dance and percussion classes in African and Brazilian styles offered here.
Community Rhythm Circle	Santa Cruz California	Group offering monthly drum circles in Santa Cruz.
Ethnic Arts	Santa Cruz California	Resource for drumming classes, dance classes and drum circles in the Santa Cruz area.
Davidson & Associates	Santa Cruz California	Don Davidson facilitates drum circles world wide. Drum classes also available.
Domu Africa	Santa Cruz California	Ibrahima (Ibou) Ngom facilitates community drumming and dancing with adults and students of all ages. He has worked with and performed for elementary though high school students, at-risk youth and university students. His group Domu Africa is a favorite in Santa Cruz and the Bay Area.
Drum n Dance	Santa Cruz California	Debbie Nargi-Brown heads this organization. Ongoing African, Caribbean and Brazilian inspired dancing and drumming classes offered.
Firedance Festival	Santa Cruz California	The FIREDANCE mission includes inspiring, modelling, educating and supporting others in creating their own circles and communities. Festival is held annually in early August in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Hands-On! Drumming	Santa Cruz California	Jim Greiner teaches hand drum and hand percussion classes and Hands-On workshops and residencies in schools and communities throughout North America and beyond. He is also a product specialist for Latin Percussion Instruments, a drum circle facilitator and has produced a video on community drumming.
Rhythm Fusion	Santa Cruz California	Dror Sinai is an international performer, educator, and guest artist, as well as the founder of Rhythm Fusion (percussion outlet) in Santa Cruz, CA. He offers a variety of classes, workshops, lectures and drum circles using hand drums from Africa, the Middle East and other cultures.
Tam Tam Mandingue Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz California	Beth Dyer and Doug Kane teach ongoing djembe classes and also offer dunun workshops in the tradition of Tam Tam Mandingue.
Village Music Circles	Santa Cruz California	Arthur Hull is widely considered to be the father of the drum circle movement. Along with being an internationally known facilitator, he also offers training for other drum circle facilitators and is the author of the book Drum Circle Spirit.
PulseWave Percussion	Sebastopol California	Kim Atkinson teaches djembe, dundun, conga and percussion, brazilian percussion, cuban music, drum set, body rhythm, and rhythm theory to people of all ages and levels of musical experience.
New Rhythms Foundation	Tiburon California	New Rhythms Foundation, founded by Heather MacTavish, creates interactive and entertaining drum circles, music circles, and storytelling circles to unique settings such as nursing care facilities, adult day service programs and program centers for the physically and developmentally disabled.

California - Southern
Village Mandala Drummers and Dancers	Claremont California	This performing group offers ongoing weekly drum circles and classes as well as performances for special occasions. Open to all ages and levels. See also their Yahoo Groups page.
Drum Circle Music	Granada Hills California	Kalani provides training for drum circle facilitators.
Kalani Music	Granada Hills California	Kalani offers a variety of rhythm based programs and instructional videos.
Remo Drum Circles	Hollywood California	Calendar of drum circles offered by Remo, usually free, by various drum circle facilitators associated with Remo.
Dance Arts Academy	Los Angeles California	Classes offered in such ethnic styles as Afro-Cuban dance, Brazilian dance, Indian dance and West African dance.
Drums of Peace	Los Angeles California	Drums of Peace International Drum Circles based in Los Angeles, was founded in 2003 as the US government beat the war drums and in support of the growing peace movement around the world.
Griffith Park Drum Circle	Los Angeles California	Griffith Park Drum Circle meets every Sunday starting at Noon across from the Merry-Go-Round. Mostly congas here with some djembe players make this a Latin rhythm paradise.
Heart Rhythms	Los Angeles California	Heart Rhythms is co-facilitated by Christo Karam Pellani and Beverly Tabet. Heart Rhythms group re-powerment activities were created as personalized experiences for self-expression, community awareness and wellness consciousness.
Fore-Fote	Los Angeles 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. Founded by founded by Lamine "Dibo" Camara, originally from Guinea. Schools in LA and Ashland Oregon.
Francis Awe	Los Angeles California	Master drummer Francis Awe is the founder and director of The Nigerian Talking Drum Ensemble. Weekly classes are offered for both children and adults.
Los Angeles Drum and Dance Events	Los Angeles California	Listings of drum and dance workshops and drum circles in the Southern California area.
Marla Leigh	Los Angeles California	Marla offers drum workshops and retreats for women, students of all ages, and the general population. She is skilled in a variety of ethnic percussion including Indian, West African, and frame drums.
Project Sheba	Los Angeles California	Miri Hunter Haruach, Ph.D. is Executive Director of Project Sheba. She offers ongoing frame drumming workshops which include techniques on the riq (tambourine) and the tar (frame drum) using rhythm patterns of the Middle East, North Africa and Southern India. To register call 310-717-5722 or email director@projectsheba.org.
Rhythms Of Collaboration	Los Angeles California	Corporate team building with world renowned percussionist and drum circle facilitator, Adam Rudolph.
Sangeet School of World Music	Los Angeles California	The Sangeet School offers classes in world music and percussion in a variety of styles including West African, Middle Eastern, Indian, Brazilian, Celtic and more. They provide ongoing classes for children, youth and adults.
Soundformation	Los Angeles  California	Christo Karam Pellani is a performer, event coordinator, recording artist, producer, and sound healer. He facilitates interactive drum circles & playshops for schools, retreats, ceremonies and festivals.
Universal Drumming	Los Angeles California	Alex Spurkel offers a universal style of hand drumming classes from the Bang-A-Drum store location.
UpBeat Drum Circles	Los Angeles California	Christine Stevens offers programs for corporate teambuilding, diversity training, and personal growth seminars. As Director of Music Therapy and Wellness Programs at Remo Drum Company, Christine has led music and wellness seminars in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Desert Gourd Drums	Palm Springs California	Retail store offers various shaman guided drum circles. Sell Mayan inspired drums made from gourds.
Yoruba House	Los Angeles California	Yoruba House is a cultural and spiritual oasis for everyone interested in drum, dance and sacred ritual. Dedicated to healing, through ongoing community rituals and classes, Yoruba House is co-directed by Ayo Adeyemi, Ifa Priest and Yoruba Master Drummer, and his wife, Apetebi, Carole Zeitlin Adeyemi, metaphysical practitioner of many years.
Diaspora	San Diego California	Diaspora is an ensemble of musicians and dancers based in San Diego, California. Performances include drumming, percussion, dance, and vocals to create a blend of audio and visual entertainment. The music was inspired by percussion music of the African diaspora.
Frank Lazzaro	San Diego California	Frank Lazzaro is available for classes, workshops and private lessons in Middle Eastern, African and Latin drumming styles.
Goro-Goro	San Diego California	Goro-Goro is an ensemble of musicians, singers, and dancers based in San Diego, California. Performances include drumming, percussion, melodic instruments, dance, and vocals to create a blend of audio and visual entertainment.
Mind Body and Soul	San Diego California	Mind Body and Soul Dance Studio is a very culturally diverse studio. They have dance classes from belly dance and African dance to classes in Brazilian drumming.
Super Sonic Samba Squad	San Diego California	This samba performing group holds free drum classes at its practice sessions every Sunday at Balboa park.
San Diego Drum Community	San Diego California	Resource for the San Diego drumming community. Listings of drum ensembles, drum circles and much more.
San Diego Women's Drum Circle	San Diego California	The Women Drummers of San Diego gather on the 1st Saturday of each month; sharing and exchanging their rhythmic energy.
Tam Tam Mandingue San Diego	San Diego California	Monette Marino is the founder, director, and main instructor of Tam Tam Mandingue San Diego. For more information on Monette, visit www.monettemarino.com.
The Drum Cafe	San Diego California	Drum Cafe California brings the powerful African drumming technique to your location and offers the possibility of participating in an event that promotes the power of communication, harmony and team building through interactive drumming, teaching participants to listen to one another and most importantly to make music together!
The Drum Loft	San Diego California	The Drum Loft, founded by Ron Knight, New York based drum circle facilitator, is a new facility which offers community drum circles and also some drum classes for both kids and adults.
WorldBeat Center	San Diego California	The WorldBeat Center is a non-profit multi-disciplinary cultural organization. They are dedicated to promoting, presenting and preserving the Indigenous Cultures of the world through music, art, education, culture and technology.
Budhi Harlow	Santa Barbara California	Budhi gives private drum lessons in his home.
Rhythm and Music Circles	Santa Barbara California	Cameron Tummel is the founder and drum circle facilitator for his own company, Rhythm and Music Circles, which provides programs for students of all ages at public and private schools throughout California and Oregon. He is also a senior facilitator for Village Music Circles.
Drummin Fun	Santa Monica California	Drummin' Fun's team-building interactive corporate rhythm circles are held at the location of the client's choice. They bring a West African Drum Ensemble with Master Drummers from Africa and Rhythm Circle Facilitators to each event bringing a drum for each participant.
Chrystine Drums	Southern California	Chrystine Julian is a drummer, workshop leader, healer, reader, teacher, performer and recording artist. She leads drum circles and programs throughout Southern California.
World Beat Rhythms	Studio City California	WBR features critically acclaimed drummers, educators, composers and authors Maria Martinez and Ed Roscetti, who founded WBR in 2001 to provide a challenging yet supportive venue for communication through the language of the drum.
Chuck Silverman	Tarzana California	Chuck Silverman teaches traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms around the world for the drum set and hand drums. He leads study tours to Cuba and Brasil as well as authors books and a video on drum rhythms.
Venice Beach Drum Circle	Venice Beach California	Venice Beach Drum Circle is a sort of underground subculture risen from the need to openly express the timelessness of this artist community. Drum circles every weekend.

Colorado
Colorado Drum Circles	Colorado	Lists community drum circles, workshops, classes and events around Colorado.
Healing Drum Circle	Colorado	This group sponsors drum circles in Boulder and Denver Colorado.
Abdoul Doumbia	Boulder Colorado	Abdoul Doumbia teaches and performs regularly across the United States, and also organizes cultural 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.
Bantaba World Dance and Music	Boulder Colorado	This family-owned-and-operated business, founded by Sam Gill in 1998, offers classes in dance from the African Diaspora, Middle East and Latin America, as well as African drumming and three styles of yoga.
Fatu Judy Henderson	Denver Colorado	Fatu teaches courses in traditional West African djembe drumming, Afro Caribbean drumming, drum circles and spiritual based singing.
Swallow Hill Music Association	Denver Colorado	Ed Contreras teaches beginner and advanced classes in hand drums and percussion.
Rhythm Adventures	Longmont Colorado	Andy occasionally facilitates drum circles for various populations, including every age bracket from about 5 to Senior Citizens. He also offers private drum lessons.
Drumming Circles LLC	Morrison Colorado	Cynthia McMahon of DrummingCircles uses journeywork, individual healings, workshops, pilgrimages, rituals & ceremony, and group support within circles to achieve discovery of the self. Bi-monthly open circles and weekly closed circles are both available.

Hawaii
Fire Tribe Gathering	Hawaii	Fire Circles held in Hawaii on summer and winter solstices ( and often the spring and summer equinox ).
Rhythm Journey	Hawaii & California	Paulo Mattiola tours nationwide, facilitating corporate, college and community drum circles. He leads Rhythm Journey™ drum and dance events, master classes and clinics worldwide.
Island Rhythms	Kailua Hawaii	Island Rhythms has developed interactive, inspiring, motivational programs for gatherings of all kinds including business conferences, personal growth, retreats, healing/wellness, spiritual, educational and health care.
Samba Maui Camp and Carnaval	Maui Hawaii	Samba Maui combines a fantastic Maui vacation in October, learning traditional samba song, music, dance & costumes, with the absolute best way to celebrate Lahaina's biggest party, Halloween night at Front Street.

Idaho
Drum Central	Boise Idaho	Drum Central's mission is to provide a center that nurtures and promotes our world's diverse ethnic and traditional rhythms, songs and movements as a means of personal and cultural expression. This group hosts drum circles, drumming classes, workshops and other special events.
Full Moon Drum Circle	Boise Idaho	Drum circle hosted once a month (on the full moon) by Drum Central and held at Farmer Brown's.
The Healing Drum	Boise Idaho	Michael Denney offers drum lessons in the African Yoruba style, and also in ritual based healing drumming.

Montana
Drum Brothers	Arlee Montana	Drum Brothers lead drum circles for community and educational groups around the Northwest US and Alberta.

Nevada
Carson City Drum Circle	Carson City Nevada	Monthly drum drum circles at Comma Coffee and Java Joe's Cafe held in Carson City. Also drumming lessons available.

New Mexico
Blue Tribe School Of Music	Albuquerque New Mexico	The Blue Tribe School gets its name from a Zimbabwean prophecy that speaks of a time when the people of the world begin to share the strengths of their cultures with one another, a time when we become like one tribe living together on our blue planet.
We Are The Drum	Taos New Mexico	Rosario Carelli offers drum circle facilitator services, drum and instrument building workshops, drumming camps and drumming performances.

Oregon
Drum Party.Com	Ashland Oregon	Kerry “The Shakerman” Greene is available for group and one-on-one hand drumming classes, educational, corporate & private drum circles and fun drumming parties. Kerry also manages his percussion-oriented distribution business International Art and Sound.
International Art & Sound	Ashland Oregon	Our mission is to promote quality affordable handmade percussion instruments and gift items to enhance peoples' lives through music. Frogs, shakers, rattles, didgeridoos, boomwhackers and much more.
Hands On Rhythm and Drum School	Eugene Oregon	This organization founded by Jill Sager offers community drum circle programs and hand drumming lessons.
Little Thunder Drum Company	Eugene Oregon	Steve Gelman offers drum lessons and drum circles at his drum store. He also builds custom ashikos.
Pendleton Hand Drummers	Pendleton Oregon	Weekly drum circles held.
Anansi Beat	Portland Oregon	Traditional African drumming and dance classes taught by Nii Ardey Allotey, master drummer from Ghana. The store sells drums and other percussion instruments imported from Ghana. They also offer regular drum circle jams. .
Cedar Mountain Drums	Portland Oregon	This drum store hosts weekly drum circles of various formats and also lists community drum circles around the US.
Rhythm Traders	Portland Oregon	Ongoing classes in hand drumming, drum building and special workshops promoted. They also sell drums and instructional resources on drumming.

Utah
	Utah	No listings.

Washington
Show Brazil	Bellevue Washington	Eduardo Mendonça, a native Brazilian, will show you a rich array of traditional and contemporary songs and rhythms from "The Land of the Samba".
Drumatic Innovation	Olympia Washington	Drumatic Innovation is an innovative advancement in communication and cooperation using music as a metaphor. Our mission is to attain Drumatic personal advancement through the unlimited power and flexibility of the facilitated Rhythmcircle. Facilitator Michael Clark is also the founder of the African style drum and dance troupe EarthBeat and co-founder of Phoenix Rising.
Planet Percussion	Olympia Washington	Planet Percussion is a band which invites members of the community to join and welcomes people of all color, gender, age and musical ability to learn about percussion instruments, how to play a variety of these instruments, how to perform in public, and how to have fun in a community/family environment.
Power Of Rhythm	Olympia Washington	Scott Saunders is teaching classes for beginning and intermediate drummers with a focus on ensemble playing and drum technique, including Afro-Cuban, Brazillian, and West African styles. Private lessons are also available. Scott also offers Facilitated Rhythm Events which are great for school assemblies, classrooms, seminars, or workshops.
Conga Joy	Seattle Washington	Welcome to Bill Matthews' Congajoy.com, featuring Bill's popular educational material for hand drummers, and information about drum classes and retreats at the Fremont Drum School, as well as descriptions of Bill's upcoming products.
Ed Harman Percussion Studio	Seattle Washington	Ed Hartman Percussion Studio is a fully equipped teaching studio featuring instruction on most percussion instruments (anything you hit with your hands or a stick!) The studio features a video camera (bring your own black video tape and record!).
Jamtown	Seattle Washington	John Hayden of Jamtown offers facilitation services for rhythm events.
Ibrahima Camara	Seattle Washington	Ibrahima Camara's roots originate with the Serere and Malinke ethnic groups and was born and raised in Dakar, Senegal. Ibrahima resides in Seattle where he continues his work as performer, choreographer, artistic director, bandleader and teacher.
Larry Swanson	Seattle Washington	Personal web site of Larry's offers some insights into drum and dance classes going on in the Seattle area.
Project Drum	Seattle Washington	Project Drum is the dream and vision of Kip Hubbard, a musician and educator who believes that rhythm is a universal language that has the power to heal and transform. Their educational programs provide learning support services to teachers, parents and children.
Simone LaDrumma	Seattle Washington	In addition to private classes, Simone teaches drumming through the University of Washington's Experimental College. She also travels the country bringing her drums and humor to homes, libraries, schools, penal institutions and many other special populations.
Souleymane N'Diaye	Seattle Washington	Souleymane, originally from Dakar Senegal, has resided in Seattle since 2001. Souleymane currently holds the position as the Musical Director of Adefua African Music & Dance Company in Seattle. He offers weekly classes in Sabar drumming and dance, as well as djembe classes.
Thione Diop	Seattle Washington	Senegalese born drummer Thione Diop is now based in Seattle Washington where he teaches djembe and sabar drumming, sabar dance, and performs frequently.
Vamola	Seattle Washington	Through vibrant processions, parades, and stage performances, VamoLá! brings to life the celebratory spirit of carnival. If you like to drum or dance, or if you have other valuable talents—from the artistic to the practical—consider joining VamoLá.
Tri Cities Drum Circle	Southern Washington	This group serves hand drummers in and around the Tri-Cities area of Washington State including Central and South-Eastern Washington and North-Eastern Oregon. Listings of drum circles, workshops and performances may be found here for the area.
Malidoma!	Spokane Washington	MALIDOMA! World Drum and Dance Studio is a working studio, staffed by professional teachers and artists. We teach and play every day, offering over two decades of professional experience in Drum and Dance instruction and performance.

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