African Drumming with Afrobeat

Afrobeat is a wonderful workshop - so informative, fun, and exciting. We have booked the workshops for high school students, and we cannot wait to work with you again soon!

ON TRACK, Mushroom Marketing 'School Holiday Program' - Melbourne, VIC

A vibrant, energetic performance thoroughly enjoyed by the students and staff that enabled full participation while capturing our school’s themes.  

St Joseph’s College – Geelong, VIC

Thanks so much for the session last week. It was really enjoyable, the group loved it. You are very good at what you do!

City of Greater Geelong - Youth Development Unit, Connected Communities

It was a great experience! The teaching style allowed students to learn and participate without feeling judged or like they couldn't drum. Students were highly engaged and left keen to do more in the future. An all-inclusive drumming experience that takes a complete novice to a basic drummer in as little as 40 min!

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Lara Secondary College – Lara, VIC

We were impressed with Janine's performance & standard of professionalism towards her work. The young people were very enthusiastic toward her and the skills she had to offer. Janine possesses excellent communication skills and has no difficulties relating to people at all levels. Her methods of teaching were very simple & easy to understand.

Youth Camp, SLASA (Spanish & Latin-American Ass for Social Assistance)

Afrobeat were wonderful, ahead of time, friendly, warm with the students and staff and, of course, great performers. Each time we have AFROBEAT people here, they bring a little light and happiness with them. From our point of view, it's a 'win' every time.

Geelong Grammar School - Corio, VIC

These workshops were highly successful in bringing together our community. Participants learned the beautiful rhythms of Africa and their cultural stories. We learned how different rhythms were specific to different celebrations & customs. It was an enlightening experience for all involved. During these workshops, we were approached by the producers of Channel 10's 'Totally Wild' to film a story on African Drumming. It was an extremely exciting time, bringing a community of young people, parents & workers together. Janine is very sincere & genuine & has the ability to energise a group of people & inspire them to share with her the wonderful rhythms & dances of Africa.

Werrington Youth Centre – Werrington, NSW

Leaps and Bounds staff and students had a great term, which culminated in a brilliant performance. Indeed, the facilitator was very charismatic & always appropriate for our students who all have different issues and difficulties. The performance in front of parents driven by Afrobeat’s enthusiasm & belief in them was an amazing feat for students who may never have an opportunity to show their skills or push their limits in front of an audience, particularly one who they believe may be sceptical or negative. They put their fears aside, and the looks on their faces showed how important this event (and the previous lessons) had been.

Leaps & Bounds for youth at Risk – Croydon, VIC

I organized Afrobeat to perform at our annual Mother/Son boarding weekend. We had about 50 boys, plus their mums at this event. It was extremely energetic, engaging, and interactive. The boys and mums thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were left talking about it for the remainder of the weekend.

Ballarat Grammar - Ballarat, VIC