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Classes & TalksSaturday, November 7

La Perla Colombian Drumming Workshop

Saturday, November 7 · 1-4:30 p.m. · Friendly Community Room

1-4:30 p.m.
When
  • Saturday, November 7 · 1-4:30 p.m.
Where
Friendly Community Room6729 Roosevelt Rd · Chicago, IL · 60402

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About this event

Join the master drummers of La Perla Bogotá – Roberta, Diana, and Karen – to study Colombian Rhythms including Cumbia, Chalupa, Gaita Corrida, Bullerengue Sentao, and Fandango de Lengua on Colombian drums – the Alegre, Llamador, Tambora, and maracas).

We will provide instruments, teaching materials, a vocabulary list, and a PAS Magazine article on The Women Drummers of Colombia, for those who register ahead of time.

$25 per person. Limited to 10-12 people in each session. To register, RSVP with Don Skoog via Facebook Event link provided here.

There will be two sessions – each will be 1.5 hours long:

1 PM for beginners and intermediates

3 PM for experienced players: If you don't know the rhythms listed above, sign up for the 1 PM session

We will provide drums for the first ten people in each group who sign up, and you can bring your own as well.

Click the RSVP button for details about how to register with Don.

Listed by Friendly Music Community (Wix Events), gathered by the Naperville events calendar.