Get your team drumming in five minutes

Not sure what a corporate drumming session actually involves? Everyone gets a drum, we teach the rhythm on the spot, and within five minutes the whole room is playing together. No experience needed, no musical ability required.

Two ways to book us:

  • Team Building Workshops – staff play the drums, working toward a specific outcome (communication, leadership, bonding)
  • Corporate Entertainment – performers take the stage, with an interactive option if you want the audience drumming and dancing too

Both run anywhere in New Zealand, for groups from five people to five hundred.

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TYPES OF TEAM BUILDING SESSIONS

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The Invigorator
15 to 25 minutes

High energy, fun-filled session designed to blast away fatigue and leave your team buzzing and re-vitalised with a snappy session that’ll lift the energy of any event. A great cure for ‘post-lunch seminar-blues’.

Outcomes
Refreshed and re-energised participants who are ready to tackle what’s next

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The Unifier
40 to 60 minutes

Focused on rapport and cooperation, participants collaborate on musical tasks that strengthen their abilities to work harmoniously and effectively with one another. An opportunity to experience teamwork in a whole new way.

Outcomes
Team bonding, enhanced cooperation, improved teamwork & leadership.

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The Synergiser
90 to 120 minutes

Designed to fully develop team-building metaphors inherent to drumming. Teams are given different musical roles, underlining the various roles in organisations, leading up to synergy when compositions are brought together.

Outcomes
Increased confidence, team bonding, improved leadership and productivity.

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The Wow Factor
5 to 30 minutes

The icing on the cake: add a high impact drum and dance spectacular before, during or after your event as a stand out highlight that will leave the crowd wow-ed. Available as an add-on to your workshop and as a stand-alone event.

Outcomes
An energised atmosphere that captures attention and injects excitement.

Benefits of African Drumming for Corporate Team Building

The nature of African drumming embodies deeply-rooted elements which are intrinsic to teams, organisations and wellness.

Corporate Entertainment

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Bands & Ensembles

Our most requested option is a West African drum and dance ensemble, and we can add Latin performers, fire twirlers or a marching band depending on the event. If you want your guests involved, we bring spare drums and shakers so people can join in from their seats.

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Performers

Building your own line-up instead of booking a full ensemble? We work with musicians and dancers across New Zealand, and a drum and dance duo is one of our most booked combinations. Face painters and fire twirlers are also available as add-ons.

New Zealand-wide options

On-Site Sessions

With years of experience running workshops for teams as small as five or companies as large as five hundred, we can run workshops for practically any sized group. With a large team of seasoned African and New Zealand facilitators in every state, we can create the ideal session to realise your vision. We bring drums, shakers and other percussive instruments for everyone; the only things you need arrange are the participants and their chairs.

 

Off-site Sessions

Off-site team building activities are a great way to reward and refresh your team. The venue is up to you! We’ll come to your location, anywhere in New Zealand. If you are looking for a venue, let us know and we’ll do our best to help.

We can work with a range of layouts – from lecture halls to restaurants. For drumming sessions, chairs are needed for participants. If space is limited, let us know and we’ll design a team building session to suit the space.

Why Book through us

We build the event around your brief. Tell us the vibe, headcount and budget, and we’ll put together a line-up to match. A large network of performers. Musicians and dancers across New Zealand, plus West African performers for a more traditional sound and look. Short-notice bookings. We can often turn around a booking within days if your event has come together fast. Clear pricing, including not-for-profit rates.

TEAMS WE’VE WORKED WITH

“We cannot express just how amazing the African Drumming experience was last Thursday at our offsite event. All 133 attendees were fully engaged and had an absolute ball. We’ve received nothing but positive feedback from everyone that participated. Please pass on our thanks again to the performers – they were truly outstanding! Thanks again to all of the African Drumming team for providing such a memorable experience for our company. We couldn’t recommend you highly enough!”

AGL

“The one hour session was a new and interesting experience for the many participants, both young and old. Those involved had a great time and were pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to express themselves and make music in a relaxed group environment. I would have no hesitation recommending Simon’s workshops for a range of applications”

Hume City Council

“The perfect end to our Staff Conference. I had an image in my mind of what I wanted to achieve through the session, and Simon expertly brought it to fruition. Within one hour, we were creating amazing music that belied our level of experience – helping to bring the Conference to a close, and leaving the group on a high. I highly recommend African Drumming corporate workshops for anyone looking for a powerful group experience for their organisation or team”

Uniting Care

“Thank you so much for a fantastic workshop, all of the staff both Lecturers and Administration had a great time.”

Australian College Of Massage

“Just wanted to say a big thank you for today. I received great feedback from everyone involved. I will definitely be spreading the word about African Drumming!”

Maurice Blackburn

“On behalf of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science, I would like to thank you for your contribution to our Health and Wellbeing Forum. The Forum was well received and has generated a lot of positive feedback on the quality of your presentations and workshops”

Victoria University

“Just wanted to say thank you for arranging Jeremy and his team on Friday. The group feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! Everyone loved it, and it provided exactly what we needed.”

Magistrates Court of Victoria

“I can’t begin to express how great the African drumming session was today, led by Jeremy and Paul. The participants just LOVED it! The skill, energy and engagements skills of Simon and Paul were of such a high level and the excitement and happiness of our group during and after the session was fantastic. We will definitely be recommending this activity to others in Kinetic and to our wider network of colleagues.”

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REQUEST A QUOTE

Contact us and we’ll create a session just for you, designed around your aims.
You determine the duration, application and number of facilitators and performers.