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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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From team building events for the corporate industry to educational school shows, to unique entertainment to make your party unforgettable. Afrrican Beat’s interactive drumming events create a sense of unity & team spirit through the power of music. With a drum for everyone, your team will embark on a fun musical adventure with Master Drummers from Africa, who guide everyone to play African beats.

Watch your team transform from individual work colleagues to a unified percussion orchestra, laughing & opening up to each other as human beings. This non-competitive experience showcases the importance of teamwork to reach a united common goal. African Beat performs at events nationally and caters for groups of virtually any size!

02/07/2024

Get ready for some serious entertainment, we're taking the field at the Giants game this Saturday!!

28/03/2023

Tuza & Ezi having a blast in work today!!

10/11/2022

We had the pleasure of attending the Black Panter preview.

13/09/2022

And this is why we love what we do!! It’s always such a pleasure to watch the transformation 🪘

02/06/2022

Another wonderful show. Thank you to Gumdale State School 🪘

Warming up the students on a cold winter morning at Gumdale State School with some hot African Rhythms! Thanks to African Beat

29/05/2022

Incredibly pleased to have been involved in such a worthwhile concert. Coming together to celebrate different cultures.

05/04/2022

What a wonderful afternoon! Thank you 😊

31/01/2022

Tuza had a wonderful time performing for a special party this weekend in Tasmania.
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19/11/2021

Gold Coasters - join us for a bite and a beat tonight @ TwiLIT Markets. Interactive Drumming with Nii from 6.30pm. See you there!!

04/11/2021

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20/10/2021

What a wonderful Saturday evening!!

08/10/2021

We're really excited to be part of Global Fiesta in Brisbane on Saturday 16th October. We'll be on World Stage at 5.45pm. Grab $5 off tickets on the link below, we look forward to seeing you there!!

https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/4ef22b54-ad43-4415-9eea-87f04e5083f2?accessCode=5off

Purchase a one-way ticket to Global Fiesta, 21- 22 August, and be transported to a melting pot of cuisine, culture, and carnival. Revel in roving entertainment, immersive performances, and a colourful street party; delight in cooking demonstrations and a vibrant marketplace, showcasing cuisine ...

15/09/2021

We had a fabulous time today, thanks to St Francis Xavier for asking us to be a part of their Multicultural Day.

12/09/2021

We had a great time warming up the crowd before The Rugby Championship today.

11/06/2021

Thank you to our wonderful hosts today. Mohamed had a great time!

10/06/2021

Another fantastic day spent with a fabulous group of students. Tuza & Ezi love their work and Sharing the Spirit of Africa - Salaka
Thank you 😊

02/06/2021

Thank you to all of the students at Bellevue Heights Primary School. We had an amazing time and look forward to visiting you again in the future.

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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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http://www.africanbeat.com.au/

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Tuza & Ezi having a blast in work today!!

We had a great time warming up the crowd before The Rugby Championship today.

Story Time Boys & Girls... Meet Liam Ketley. Liam received a Djembe Drum as a gift from his uber cool Auntie & Uncle last year. After having an African Incursion at his school, he was inspired to bring his drum into class for "Show & Tell" - to the surprise of all his family & teachers - Liam hasn't done anything like that before! After a little bit of encouragement from his Teacher, Liam got completely out of his comfort zone & entered his schools Talent Contest where he got up on stage ON HIS OWN 😱& blew everyone away with his funky beats! Liam got 10's all round & a great confidence boost. We're so proud! Well done Liam!! A drummer in the making! 👏 👏

Salaka Interactive Drumming

An oldie but a goodie!

Salaka at Good News Lutheran in 2008

Throwback to 2008! Taryn Smith from Good News Lutheran School made this clip of the students sining our favourite song & some pictures from their show!

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Highlights from the Gold Coast Marathon

African Beat entertained runners at this years @Gold Coast Marathon

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Kindy Drumming

You probably never thought it was possible for a room full of children to be captivated by one single person. Our African Master Drummer will have the children spellbound.

Alima's Birthday 2007

A throwback to this day 11 years ago (our first tour) when Alima got presented with birthday "cake" at the school we visited.

Need to draw attention to a launch of a new a product or have an announcement to make? African Beat can help you drum up business (pun intended!)⠀ This was Ribs & Burgers store opening in Newcastle earlier this week! #ribsandburgers #africanbeat #africandrumming #productlaunch #newstore #announcement #africanentertainment #evententertainment #africanmusic #masterdrummertuza

African Beat perform for sick kids at Lady Cilento Hospital

Here's African Beat section in Juiced TV How amazing are Mackenzee & all the kids involved? Thank you to Juiced TV for having us!

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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.