Inspiring at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy
Drum Cafe was invited to perform at Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy and facilitate an interactive drumming experience to inspire unity between students at their annual international conference. Drumming was the perfect choice because rhythm naturally leads to a sense of unity, an experience that we are all connected. This gives us a feeling of extreme…
Launching the “Climate Reality Project” with Al Gore
Former US Vice-President and climate change lobbyist Al Gore has launched the African branch of the Climate Reality Project, which aims to mobilise individuals and organisations to implement climate change mitigation measures and “spread the truth” of climate change to communities on the continent. Addressing over 700 delegates at a three-day Climate Reality Project workshop,…
Drum Cafe, The Leaders of Corporate Invigoration at PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers was in for a delight as Drum Cafe surprised them with an explosive interactive drumming and melodic boomwhacker session. The session was extraordinarily special as this was no normal interactive, the whole group was split into seven groups and everyone had to perform their own piece which they rehearsed separately. Integrating traditional dancing, drumming…
Natalie Spiro on Tedx FidiWomen Explaining Ubuntu
“Umunto Ngumuntu ngabantu” “I am through others.” This is the concept of Ubuntu – how each person is made whole by their interactions with the people around them. It’s an ancient believe that runs deep in all the tribes of Africa, as it binds together the collective life-force of each tribal member. I hadn’t spoken…
Studies Prove that Rhythm helps your Language Skills
“We know that moving to a steady beat is a fundamental skill not only for music performance but one that has been linked to language skills,” said Nina Kraus, of the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University in Illinois. In order to understand the biological basis of rhythmic ability, the team measured the brainwaves of…
Drumming with Greenpeace
Following a global campaign, Drum Cafe with Greenpeace, protested in Johannesburg for the release of the 30 activists being held by the Russian authorities on Saturday. Drum Cafe showed their support by providing everybody with a percussion instrument as well as a unifying drum circle experience. Drumming has always been affiliated with “green” causes and…
TEDx Cibeles with Brett Schlesinger
Have you taken notice of how you feel after doing an interactive music session? Do you notice the difference to how you felt before the session? Are you more focussed, present, relaxed, and energised? It’s this phenomenon that I am going to talk to you about, and what its relevance is to modern life both psychologically and…
Drum Cafe Germany With The Message of Fire
Drum Café Germany performed with firedancers in their largest combined event to date. The show took place before an audience of 2000 people for Meyer Werft. It included a combination of interactive drumming, a human beatbox, the Firedancer show and LunatX fireworks. Matthias Jackel used fire to portray the message: “Inside every employee is a…
Fundraising for Wild Dogs in Zimbabwe
Drum Café Zimbabwe entertained over 200 guests at a fundraising / awareness event for Wild Dogs in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. The event was set in the pristine Msasa woodland, and included an art exhibition, presentations a formal diner and an auction. Drum Café entertained guests during cocktail hour with marimbas and a drum interactive.…
A Visit from Didgeridoo virtuoso Kristian Benton
On the 7th of February this year Drum Cafe hosted an encounter between the Australian didgeridoo virtuoso Kristian Benton, Basadi Le Maropa from the Drum Cafe and Njabulo Majola and Tlokwe Sehume from the Jazz Indigenous Music Incubator. Kristen was brought to South Africa by the Australian High Commission and was accompanied for the session…
Rousing Olympic Swimmers
Drum Café Florida performed at the opening of a historic Olympic-qualifier swim meet at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Centre (the venue of the 1996 Olympics!) Drum Café welcomed American and European Olympic swim teams, their entourages, guests and the world’s media to the event. The Drum Café team ignited the stadium in a rousing, passionate…
Performing for the President of Taiwan
Following in the footsteps of the global events like the Opening Celebration for the Soccer World Cup in South Africa and the Beijing Olympics. Drum Café performed for yet another massive event, this time for Cathay Insurance at the famous Taipei Arena. The event, which was a celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary, was attended…
Ubuntu through drumming at Canadian Catholic School
The African concept of Ubuntu: “I am what I am because of who we all are” was practiced through drumming at Blessed Trinity Catholic School in Toronto Canada. Special needs children experienced the joy of drumming as the event promoted a sense of community within the school. Regardless of whom you are, where you’re from,…
Wheel Chair Tennis South Africa
April 06, 2013 Wheel Chair Tennis South Africa had an inspirational visit from Drum Cafe Johannesburg for the ACSA opening dinner. The interactive proved again that anybody can be part of a drumming circle. Regardless of your creed, status or physical condition, you as a participant can contribute toward the musical interaction that takes place.…
Drumming with Ambassadors, Bucharest Café
Dan Popa sometimes gets asked if Drum Café’ sells coffee. Well, when Second Cup, a Canadian coffee shop chain opened a new store in Bucharest , that’s just what it did! Several high-profile guests including the Canadian and Lebanese ambassadors to Romania were among the 80 people invited to the opening. Drum Café Romania ran…
Making Magic with Boomwhackers and Water Drums in Germany
Drum Cafe Germany ran a unique, high-impact interactive performance for 2500 people form Windmöller & Hölscher in Lengerich Germany, featuring boomwhackers and water drums. When guests arrived, they were unaware that the plastic tubes that formed part of the table décor would become their instruments for the evening. The Drum Cafe team of 5 drummers,…
Flying High with GE Capital Aviation Services
GE Capital Aviation Services, the global leader in aircraft financing and leasing, contacted Drum Café Cape Town from Ireland with a request to perform at its three-day summit at the Lanzerac Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, Cape Town. The conference, entitled “Shaping the Future of Aviation in Africa” was the first event of its kind in…
Performing with Mafikizolo at IFA Mass Rally
Drum Café Johannesburg performed an interactive for close to 5000 Independent Field Advertisers (IFAs) at the 2011 IFA Mass Rally at the Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg. The annual event is a highlight in the insurance industry, and includes a prestigious awards ceremony with high profile entertainment. The show involved a complex series of short…
Collaboration of Drum Café teams in the US brings Hilton’s Embassy Suites brand vision to life
Drum Cafe teams in Georgia and Florida assembled a group of 5 performers in New Orleans to deliver an explosive General Session opening for a biannual motivational event on behalf of the Hilton Worldwide hotel brand group – Embassy Suites. The hospitality industry in the United States has been badly hurt by the recession and…
Drum Café Romania brings a breath of fresh air on World Asthma Day
On World Asthma Day, Drum Café Romania performed at an event sponsored by Glaxo at the Bucharest-based Marius Nasta Institute for Pulmonology. The show took place in the hospital’s amphitheater for 100 doctors and patients. The 50-minute long show was intended to inspire a zest for life and to convey the message of the…
