Welcome to DGAS drumming for women
African Drumming for women
About Us
Drumming and percussion for women
DGAS is a group of women who make music with djembés (African hand drums) and other percussion instruments. We run drumming afternoons and evenings for women who are interested in learning more about rhythm or just want to hit that groove for a while. We also hold an annual weekend camp in Norfolk where we host three solid days of workshops and other activities(scroll down for more details).
Regular drum nights
Third Monday of each month in New Buckenham
Contact DGAS for more details
Beginners' drum sessions
A start-up group where there is plenty of time to become familiar with techniques and some of the more simple rhythms. We run these dependant on numbers.
For absolute beginners women's drumming contact DGAS.
How we got here
How did we get started?
In 2003 a group of friends decided to form DGAS and pay a weekly subscription so that we could hold workshops for other women interested in drumming. We held our own beginners' workshops and later invited respected tutors to run workshops on our behalf for more experienced drummers. With the help of Awards for All lottery funding and Norfolk County Council we were able to buy instruments so they could be used at workshops by those who did not have their own.
About Drum Camp
About our annual drum camp
Every summer we hold a weekend women's camp somewhere in Norfolk. 2020 dates will be published as soon as we confirm the site.
We're on Facebook now, check our page out for more info on our drumming
and drumming things generally.