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Some unforgettable recent projects

My St. Albans Djembe Group performed in a tipi at the wedding of two of its members, including bride and groom drumming in full regalia! :-)
Playing dun dun support for Seckou Keita, Iya Sako and Sidiki Dembele at Vitae Drummers' 20th Anniversary Djemboree.
My St. Albans Djembe Group performed in the beautiful woodland setting of The Clinton-Baker Pinetum at my old University's Bayfordbury Campus near Hertford, at their annual event raising money for the upkeep of this magical place.
A welcome return to Datchworth Primary School.
Performing with students at Queen Anne's School, Caversham.
Leading my St. Albans Djembe Group performing on the Main Stage at The Alban Street Festival to a very merry crowd packing the streets! :-)
Providing dun dun support for a highest-energy team building day for a cloud computing company at a top London hotel with New York Jazz Workshop featuring saxophonist Marc Mommaas, vocalist Fay Victor and djembefola Michael Markus, president of Wula Drums!
A high energy performance for a Charity Ball in Stevenage raising money for The Gambia Project.
Our third annual day of fun workshops for people with learning disabilities at Macintyre School in Wingrave near Leighton Buzzard.
Teaching two afternoon drumming workshops at The Courtyard Centre in Biggleswade.
Another trip back in time to Beltane Summer Festival at Celtic Harmony Camp near Hertford, drumming away the Winter Queen to welcome in the May Queen and hopefully some nice warm weather! :-)
Another day of workshops at Cranborne Primary School in Potters Bar.
A Drop-Down Day with Year 8 at Hazeley Academy in Milton Keynes.
A very high energy session at Breakspeare School, Abbots Langley.
A fun session of drumming with Brownies near Watford.
A children's party in Watford to celebrate Eid.
A family festival for the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Aylesbury's Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
A fun day teaching the children at Boddington C of E School in Northamptonshire.
Our annual return to Rothwell Junior School.
EXCITING NEWS! Sidiki Dembele CD+gig!
Performing with adopted youths we'd been in training with in Bedford.
Black History Month projects at North Bedfordshire Middle Schools.
After delivering exciting workshops in 2012, I was happy to be invited back to Gilwell24, an epic 24-hour event for 5000 scouts!
An amazing school carousel day of drumming, dance, song and African mask-making, ending with a masked procession round the playground and field!
A church youth group Christmas party in Bedford.
Performing music for voices, wind wands, singing bowls, gong, drums and percussion for a massive art project called We Are Now about charming the Wind with storytelling and dance and hundreds of people processing in costume and launching a house-sized kite atop Dunstable Downs in a gale = EPIC!
Annual return to YMCA As One Festival, followed by a Northampton church social event in the evening.
Giving a talk and drumming workshop at the Doctors' Support Network Conference and AGM.
Performing for charity firewalks to raise money for Keech Hospice Care.
Paralympics farewell party for West African athletes, including a super-high energy jam with members of the Tunisian entourage playing and singing their beloved Gnawa rhythms into the night!
DrumFit at London Colney Recreation Centre near St. Albans.
Red Cross team building workshop for refugees from Eritrea+Uganda at Cheshunt Youth Hostel
Bedford Guides' 20:10 20/10/2010 Centenary celebrations - mega drumming workshop for 70 girls!
Show Racism The Red Card event in Stevenage.
A colourful day of workshops with Justine at Queens' School, Watford.