Frame Drum Festival

Caravansary 2nd Frame Drum Festival

Anyone who enjoyed Caravansary Frame Drum Festival last summer will be pleased to know that the 2nd Frame drum Festival

Coordinated by Lennie Charles

All events are taking place at St Marks Church. All events and workshops priced at £7 (£6.50 conc.) Please call on 0208 985 4596 or email lennie@aravansary.org with any questions.

Workshops, Master Classes, Drum Circles & Performances

Anyone who enjoyed Caravansary Frame Drum Festival last summer will be pleased to know that the 2nd Frame drum Festival is planned for the 29 - 28 Sept.
A unique opportunity to experience frame drumming from various cultural and musical backgrounds from Africa, India, the Middle East, and Brazil

A unique opportunity to explore & experience the wonderful world frame drumming from across the globe

Workshop include Brazilian Panderio, Sufi Daf, Tamburello, Riq & Middle Eastern Daf

Come, learn and play Samba rhythms? from Brazil, Beladi from Turkey, Tarantella from Italy and much more or

Just come along for a good jam as each workshop will end with a drum circle.

Don?t know what frame drums Frame drums are most ancient type of musical instruments. Frame drums are usually round made of wood with animal skin and sometimes metal rings or plates incorporated into the drum to provide jingle. They are found all over the world, Brazil gives us the Panderio used in Samba & Bossa Nova, Egypt has given us the Riq played toaccompany belly dances, from Iran we get the Persian Daf used for spiritual ceremonies, for social dances Italy has provided us with the Tamburelli and Tammorra.

Frame Drums are very versatile you can play rock reggae, jazz & funk, and if you have played another style of drumming be it Djembe, conga or drum kit you can transfer all you know onto the Frame Drum, they are light very portable and can be played almost anywhere and in any situation

Come along to our Introductory Frame drum tasters at ST Marks Church and find out all you need to know about these unique and fabulous instruments. Suitable for all levels groups & families are welcome

Look out for our Frame Drums taster sessions throughout June July & August and check out the web site for our Frame Drum Gallery and listen to frame drum samples.

Festival Program

Saturday 28th Day 1

Frame Drum Workshop 12. 30 - 14 .00

The Workshop will look at the basic techniques for Frame Drum

Playing positions

Hand Strokes

Rhythms

Compositions

Brazilian Panderio

14.30 ? 16.00

This workshop will look at the basic techniques for playing the Panderio

The holding positions

Hand Strokes & Rhythms

Ensemble Playing

Sufi Daf

16.30 -18.00

The Workshop will look at the basic techniques Sufi

Playing Positions

Hand Strokes

Rhythms

Compositions

Sunday 29th Day 2

Daf Workshop

12.00 ? 14.00

Tamburelli & Tammorra

15.15 ? 16.15

Workshop (South Italian Tambourine)

The Workshop will look at the basic techniques for playing this Instrument

Playing Position

Hand Strokes

Rhythms

Hossam Ramzy Master Class

16.30 ? 19.30

Darbuka, Riq & Frame Drum

Hossam Ramzy Performance Demonstration

20.00 ? 21.00

Price £5.00

Check website for further details

All workshops except Hossam Ramzy Master class priced at £7.00 & £6.50 concessions

Master Class with Hossam Ramzy £35.00 & £30.00 participants to this class have free entry to the perfomance demonstration

Theatre Project

Caravansary is also preparing a theatre production for 2008 to based on Turning /Whirling Circle dances from around the world. The work will comprise of Dance, Music, Film & Spoken Word, A series of workshops is being planned, to include Turning/Whirling, Daf (Frame Drum), Kodaly (Vocal Technique) We are currently looking for anyone who would like to be part of this project.

If you interested in any of the above please call Lennie on 0208 9854596 or E-mail ntsolak@gmail.com