02/07/2024
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African Beat brings joy to life with interactive drumming for everyone. Our team know how to captivate any audience No prior musical experience is necessary!
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| Monday | 08:30 - 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 16:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 16:00 |
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The heart and soul of African Beat is their Artistic Director and Master Drummer, Tuza, who entertains Australian audiences with interactive traditional African drum and dance sessions. Groups including school students, aged care residents and corporate high fliers have all been captivated by Tuza's energy, which began in a poor village in Ghana, West Africa.
Tuza was born in Ghana in West Africa. His parents couldn’t afford to buy him a drum, so he improvised, learning his craft on a jerry can and pots and pans. His parents disapproved, believing his education was more important than music.
Tuza persisted, eventually learning traditional music from the elders of his village - the Ga tribe of Ghana and forming a drum and dance ensemble (The Salaka Ensemble) with local youths, ensuring the traditional music of his tribe would not be lost.
In 2000, Tuza visited Australia for the first time and began performing in schools. With just his djembe (African drum) and a passion to share his culture, he raised enough money to form a company - Teambeat (which later became African Beat) and buy another 100 drums. With these he toured more schools with a live, interactive show which enabled students to play the drums themselves. Word quickly spread about this unique show and it wasn’t long before Tuza’s solo performances at schools evolved into a national tour, combining the talented musicians from the Salaka Ensemble with more than 1,000 drums.
