Miami drums

Saturday March 31, 2007 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm. This drum circle is every week at the same place.
At the Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area) 201 Lyons Road South Coconut Creek, Florida. Here’s a little map to get there!
(West side of Lyons Road just south of Atlantic Blvd.)

The park closes at 6pm. We will be druming about 1 1/2 hours and will be using the pavilion on the right side just before the first parking lot. Walk to the pavilion. Listen for the drums.

Fern Forest is a small park and parking is limited so car pooling would be a good thing to do.

Thanks to the broward drum Yahoo! Group for the information!

Once again, the Coconut Groove drum circle would be held at Peacock Park @ 4 PM, [ 1600 hours Zulu time if you like it better] this Sunday afternoon.
There are only a few benches at the park, so bring your own seating, and your happy hands this Sunday for a music feast

Sunday March 25 the Sidewalk Drum Circle moves to Peacock (around the
corner & down towards the water), and starts @4PM, not 2PM. The Coconut
Grove Business Improvement committee is working out an arrangment with
the city for permits and permissions. Next week we’ll be back on the
street.

This recording was produced by the Miami drums Yahoo! group @ Peacock park January 21 st, 2007.
You can hear it here online as well as in archive.org

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[audio:http://www.archive.org/download/Miamidrums_Peacock_park_Djonga_Kembe/miamidrums_djonga_kembe.mp3]

Next Sunday (03/18/07) 2-5PM STREET DRUM CIRCLE Grand Avenue right across from The Mayfair. Drummers may want to bring their own seating. There may be extra drums available. Right down the street from “Out of Africa”.

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Corinna Moebius from the IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance & Music Festival shared with us the upcoming information for the 8th Annual IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival. This year will include over 20 dance and drumming workshops, dance parties, seminars. For more information on the workshops, you can see their website.

Thanks Corinna! 😀

*Mohamed DaCosta*

Professional Dancer/Drummer
*Guinean Dance/Theatre Lecturer*
at: University of Florida/Gainesville – “One of a select number of practice-based cultural authorities on the traditional performing arts of Africa” .

Hosted by

**Recreate & Move** – Saturday March 17, 2007. 4:30pm-6:30pm Arts Academy Of Hollywood. 1955 Harrison St. Hollywood Fl.(954) 649-9432/(954) 923-1950

**Delou Africa Dance Ensemble**

Sunday March 18, 2007. 3:30pm-5:30pm. 3000 NE 151 St. Miami Fl. FIU Biscayne Campus Academic 2 Bldg. Rm. 220. (305) 978-3866 (305) 807-0398. www.delouafrica.com.

Dance classes are $10.00

Thanks to Njeri Plato for the information

Last Sunday I ventured into Haulover beach. It was the first time I attended this drum-circle. I was happy by the fact that It was relatively close to my house, so I put my little Djembe [Buda] on my car and drove to the beach. Directions were very sketchy, tunnel crossing and a ‘shelter’ section were my only aid, and supposedly were the drum-circle was going to be held at.
After reaching Vincent on his cellphone, he directed me to where the drum-circle was, or it was supposed to happen.
Vincent:-“After the brown gate, look for the Tiki!“- I could only see a small fence very far away on the horizon, and I suspected that the fence was the “gate” he was referring to.
To my surprise, the fence divides the beach between the optional clothing section and the, lets call it normal beach area.
I must confess this was the first one for me…Not many people showed up for the drum-circle, well at least people with drums, and clothes on… I guess that after a while I just concentrated on my drumming skills and stopped looking around… Kind of chewing gum and walking at the same time.
There wasn’t any seating available so you have to get your own.
If You go:
Next drum circle is going to be March 25th, and I’m afraid I’m not going to make it to that one.
Directions:
It’s at the end of Haulover beach, the north side where clothing is optional. You can find Vincent on one of the Tikis – If you are coming from South, It’s the first one, after crossing the fence.

Full Moon Eve – Friday March 2
Full Moon Night – Saturday March 3

85th Collins on the beach in Miami Beach
Police attention last month as early as 11PM. We’ll try to make it around 8:30 or 9:00.

Drums in Miami are going crazy because the next drum circle in town is happening this very Saturday at 4 Pm at Peacock Park, Coconut groove.
Bring your docile hands and your drum for a percussion feast Saturday afternoon.