Authentic Workshops from Africa and the Caribbean Here!

Trap Media Ltd proudly presents its series of multicultural workshops from African Drumming workshops to African Dance workshops, Caperoia, Brazilian & Afro Cuban Percussion workshops + many more!

2008 was a phenomenal success with over 20,000 thrilling workshops delivered to schools, colleges, charities and corporate clients across the UK. This year's Black History Month promises to be even more captivating!

Get Ready to Enjoy!

Our series's of African & Caribbean Arts workshops are dedicated to providing a range of educational workshops which serve to highlight the African culture, history and experience. All our cultural workshops are authentic and cover the disciplines of dance, drama, music and visual arts. They are designed to educate, empower and enlighten and are an exciting addition to multicultural days, exhibitions, displays, presentations and tours.

Workshops include African Drumming Workshops, African Dance Workshops, Caperoia, Brazilian & Afro Cuban Percussion workshops, Afro Brazilian Dance, Samba Dance, + many more!

Our prices are very competitive and worth every penny! Prices start from as little as £250.00 per workshop and we can give you a customised quote for your project. First time customers can also save up to *£150 on dance (see below).

Our African Arts Workshops are very much in demand across the UK and it is best to book at least two to three months in advance to secure your date!

If you require a last minute workshop, not to worry, we have over 100 facilitators nationwide and we will do our very best to accommodate you, but you must not delay BOOK TODAY in order to avoid disappointment!

 

Book Your First Workshop & Save *£150.00

Celebrating the success of our workshops delivered to over 80,000 people in the UK, for a LIMTED TIME ONLY; book any full day workshop *before 10th Sept 2010 and we will give you a £150.00 voucher to redeem against any workshops of your choice, hurry this offer will end soon.

* Terms: Vouchers are redeemable £50.00 per booking on Full Day workshop; Vouchers cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion.

 

West African Drumming Workshops from Ghana/Senegal & Ivory Coast

Step into the beauty of African culture for a day and experience traditional African drumming music workshop and learn West African drumming rhythms and percussion music from Senegal, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast. During this African drumming workshop participants will collaborate with master drummers to learn the art of drumming leading to an uplifting and collaborative performance.

Traditional African Drumming Workshop @ Friern Barnet School

Using traditional drums from West Africa other percussion instruments, our highly skilled and experienced facilitators lead vibrant drumming sessions that open up amazing opportunities for individuals and groups from all backgrounds.

African drumming has a great cultural heritage and is an incredibly popular workshop. Africa has a rich variety of instruments and many call it the “drum continent”.

In this African Drumming workshop, a drum circle will be created and a master drummer will teach participants how to play the Djembe drum. Participants will also learn the significance and uses of drumming in African culture, where they are always an accompaniment for any manner of ceremony, such as births, deaths marriages etc.

West African Drumming workshops accompanies important life events, like marriage, childbirth, working and hunting. It has a very close relationship both with dance and with the tones and rhythmic patterns of the local language. The music is built from varied timbres playing interlocking rhythmic parts to form a polyrhythmic whole, often led by a master drummer using call and response patterns.

 

African Drumming Workshop and African Dance Workshop @ Uxbridge College Diversity Day


During the Workshop, pupils will be using authentic handmade instruments and genuine African rhythms, pupils learn to play, in ensemble, the pulsing grooves and layered textures that are West African drumming, using Djembe, Kpanlogo, Bougourabou and Doundoun drums, as well as shakers, bells and tuned Balafon. Having mastered the technique and characteristic rhythms, pupils learn to create their own.

Sessions may run from 30mins to 1 hour, depending on the age group, and fit with the school timetable where possible. The time may be used in many ways; often schools want every class to have at least one contact so everyone has an opportunity to share the excitement. We also encourage an African Drumming performance towards the end of a project.

 

African Drumming Workshop Bishops School

We will provide everyone with a Djembe drum and take the participants through a body rhythm workshop, leading in to a traditional composition involving multiple parts. Everyone will be able to play an instrument. The end result is a powerful sound and highly stimulating experience.

To book a African Drumming Workshop please today on 0844 561 7246

Find out more about our african drumming workshops

Traditional African Dance & Caribbean Dance Workshops from the Islands

A traditional dance experience not to be missed! This is a fun and lively dance workshop, which is not only enjoyable but also serves to educate participants about the meanings of the dances in the African and Caribbean societies from which they originate.

Ghanaian African dance workshop @ Leytonstone School

Our African & Caribbean dance workshops are designed to introduce participants to the rich culture of the African/Caribbean people as experienced in their dance, rhythm, and music, which are vital means of expression. In this workshop, participants gain a deeper understanding of African dance culture.

Participants will learn how to respond to the African & Caribbean rhythms that accompany the dances by clapping and singing the rhythmic patterns. Songs will be taught that accompany certain dances. To broaden their awareness, children will learn about the musical instruments and important cultural aspects of the countries where the dances originated.

To book a African/Caribbean Dance workshop please Contact Us today on 0844 561 7246

 

Find out more about our african dance workshops

Street Dance/Hip Dance & Break Dance Workshops

This is an incredibly popular workshop, which encourages individuality, originality, and personal style.  Participants will learn the latest moves and techniques such as free styling, breaking, waving, popping, and locking from our top street dancers, and discover how this dance form is rooted and influenced by traditional African dance.

Street dance workshop @ St Helens & Katherine School

The songs and music used are geared to the current charts using popular music that fits the hip-hop realm. This dance workshop is very practical – you get stuck straight in learning moves and a full-choreographed routine that will even impress yourself!

To book a Street dance or Hip Hop workshop please Contact Us today on 0844 561 7246.

Find out more about our Street Dance Workshops workshops

Carnival Arts - Mask/Bead/Costume Making Workshops

These workshops look at the role of street art within parades, carnivals, street theatre, festivals and celebrations. The use of colour, creativity and costume is explored. Participants are encouraged to create their own designs, try on and make head dresses, props and accessories. 

Carnival Venetian Mask Making Workshop @ THe Astley Cooper School

Carnival is a popular celebration across the world, and this celebration is characterised by colourful costumes and masks. In the workshop, participants also learn about the meaning and representations of certain masks, such as the spiritual uses of masks evident in some ancient African traditions.

To book a Carnival Mask Making Workshop please call us today on 0844 561 7246.

 

Afro Cuban Percussion & Brazilian Drumming Workshops

A lively and energetic musical extravaganza; this workshop recreates the sounds from the street carnivals of Rio. Participants will learn to play the most popular and influential Brazilian rhythms, or Afro –Cuban rhythms, that can be heard in carnivals and parades.

Brazilian & Samba Percussion @ FBS School

This workshop mixes elements of Afro cuban and Afro brazilian rhythms. The music is a fusion of ideas, drawn from a wide range of rhythms that include Samba, Reggae, Cuban styles of Bata, Rumba and other traditional sounds from Brazil.

Instruments from small Agogo bells to huge Surdo drum & djembes will be used to create the unmistakable rhythmic language of Brazilian the sound.

To book a Afro Cuban Drumming Workshop please Contact Us today on 0844 561 7246.

Tales & Myths - African Storytelling Workshops with Music or Dance

Experience the rich history and myths of the African continent with our interactive African Storytelling Workshops.

There may be no fires to sit around in our urban settings, but story telling lives on! Stories were told to make children aware of the world and to encourage good values in their lives.

Our African Storytelling workshop is an age old tradition, and serves as oral vehicle for imparting values and cultural ethics to the younger generation while providing entertainment and recreation. Historically, African Storytelling was essentially a communal participatory experience and therefore ideally for school environments.  Stories are told by our authentic West African storytellers with the emphasis on full interaction through song, chant, music, or dance.

African Storytelling Workshop & Music @ St Vincent Primary School

Participants also have the opportunity to discover, touch and play beautiful hand-made instruments. The beauty of African storytelling is that it is fashioned around myths and cosmological beliefs with wonderfully expressive characters and adventures designed to stimulate imagination.

As with all our workshops, African Storytelling can be customised to meet the needs of participants. All Stories are chosen and adapted according to various age groups. We recommend that African Storytelling workshops be combined with either African Dance or Music to make the workshop more interactive to participants.

To book a African Storytelling Workshop please Contact Us today on 0844 561 7246.

We have many exciting creative workshops to support your multicultural activities in Dance, Drama, Music & Visual/Multi Media Arts, plus we can customise any workshop or performance specifically to meet your needs! See below for a list our popular workshops. See our gallery for past images.

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African Drumming workshops to Brazilian drumming workshops, Afro Brazilian Dance, Egyptian Dance Workshop, Street Jazz, Music Production, Emceeing & Djing, Drama (Slavery), Contemporary Dance (Slavery), Samba Dance, Rap & Spoken Word, African Jewellery Making, Mask Making, Bead Making, Brazilian Caperoia.

Also see our on our main site for more Dance Workshops, Music Workshops, Visual Arts Workshops and Drama Workshops.

 

Read Our Testimonials from Satisfied Customers:

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for performing at our Black History Month Event 2007 at The College of NW London. The students and staff found your African Drumming workshop and performances to be both inspirational and motivating. Your presence helped make the occasion a memorable one and we are truly grateful for your time and commitment.

We hope to see you again at our future events and wish you all the best in the future endeavours."

O. Asika
College of North West London


"I wanted to pass on many thanks to Lydia who did a fantastic day of African dance workshops - I've had nothing but great comments from all who were involved. Many thanks from the staff and the children at Aylward."

R. Patel
Aylward F&M School

"Dear Trap Media on behalf of the St Thomas primary school, the participants and staff want to say thank you for all the artists you provided for our Carnival arts and Black History Month workshops; the children where overwhelmed by the various workshops especially the mask making sessions, thank you for that special Brazilian Drumming performance.

I recommend using Trap Media for creative workshops in schools, they provide consistency with artists, making sure they are of the highest caliber before sending them"

R Kline
St Thomas Primary School

"I am writing to thank you for all your efforts during the recent Theatrical mask making workshop you delivered to our year 10 and 12 BTEC Performing Arts students. It was clearly evident you had spent considerable time and energy preparing and planning the day.

The students clearly enjoyed the workshop and the opportunity it gave them to them explore materials and techniques they would not normally use. For me it was fantastic to see them all so eager and really enjoying their work, and I was thoroughly impressed with the work produced. Once again, thank you for a very productive and enjoyable day"

Mrs L Cassidy
The Astley Cooper College

"I want to extend a huge thank you, for the street dance workshop you delivered to our school. It was so refreshing to see everyone from young to old, students to teachers absolutely 100% enjoying themselves. You managed to put a smile on about 200 kid’s faces. It was hip and trendy with a bit of attitude.

We look forward to working with you in the future. Thanks again!

J. Beard
School of St Helen and St Katharine

 

 

 

Trap Media Workshop Links

 

NEW! African Arts Workshops:

Traditional African Drumming Workshops, African Story Telling, Hip Hop Theatre, African Dance, Brazilian & Afro Cuban Drumming, Reggae & Caribbean Dance, Samba (Latin) Dance, Traditional African Dance Workshops, Carnival Masks & Costume Making, African Textiles, Brazilian Capoeira, Hip Hop dance + many more.

NEW! Asian Arts Workshops:

Traditional Indian Classical Dance Workshops, Bollywood Dance Workshops, Indian Tabla (Drumming) Workshop, Origami, Henna Hand Design, Chinese Ribbon or Fan Dance, Indian Story Telling, Japanese Traditional Dance + many more visit www.asianartsworkshops.com

NEW! Specialist Workshops:

Anti Bullying Workshops, Sex Education, Conflict Resolution, Gun & Knife Crime, Enterprise workshops, Self Confidence & Special needs.

Music Workshops:

Audio Music Composition, Samba percussion, Music Technology/Production, Indian Tabla, Singing, Song writing, Dj/Mixing, Harmonica, Afro-Cuban percussion, Voiceover's, Junk/Body percussion, Emceeing + many more

Dance Workshops:

Street dance Workshops, Modern, Contemporary, Break dance, Jazz, Tap, Freestyle, Ballet, Flamenco, Hungarian, Lindy Hop, Belly dancing, Jive, Swing, Street Jazz, Flamenco, Blues, 1920's Charleston + Many More

Drama Workshops:

Creative Writing, Musical Theatre, Spoken Word, Mime, Folk Story telling, Acting, Improvisation, Shakespeare, Physical Theatre, Anti-Bullying, drugs awareness, conflict resolution + many more

Visual Art Workshops/Multimedia workshops

Venetian/Theatrical mask making, Sculpture,Collage, Drawing, Illustration, Costume, Clay, Metal, Kites, Murals, painting, Photography & Short Film, Puppets, Origami, Henna, Textiles , Ceramics + Many more, DVD & TV production, Web site Design.

Call us on 0844 561 7246 or use the provisional booking form and we can customise something especially for you!

 

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