Zimbabwean singing & drumming workshop with Bruce Ncube

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Day full of Zimbabwean music taught by amazing Bruce Ncube!
Come and learn traditional Zimbabwean songs and drumming rhythms in a relaxed and friendly environment. The workshop is open to all levels of experience – from complete beginners to experienced singers and drummers. Everybody is welcome.

Who is Bruce?
Bruce Ncube is a Zimbabwean musician with over 15 years of touring & traveling the UK teaching & performing in some of the world’s biggest platforms such as WOMAD (England), /African Drum Village (Scotland), Edinburgh international Festival (Scotland), Aberdeen International Youth Festival (Scotland), Lancaster Music Festival (England) World Music Workshop Festival (England), Skye Music Festival (Scotland)…

Bruce is a Zimbabwean percussionist who teaches traditional rhythms with a contemporary slant. Bruce also creates his own rhythm patterns & sequences which he then shares in schools, with drumming groups and in festivals to people of all backgrounds & abilities. Bruce specialises in the Ngoma and Isigubhu, he also borrows a lot of West African rhythms using drums and percussive instruments such as the Djembe, Calabash, Dun Duns and other world percussive instruments such as Congas and the Cajon.
Bruce’s method of teaching is extremely inclusive and participatory. He creates an environment where everyone feels part of the team and all members are supported and encouraged to explore their music making potential.

Bruce specialises in teaching traditional songs from his native country of Zimbabwe in 3 to 6 part harmonies. His teaching is in the traditional, oral/aural way; reminiscent of long ago when people people would gather around a fire in the evenings, at weddings & funerals or whilst working in the fields and start weaving harmonies. His approach is inclusive & participatory, designed to build people’s confidence in singing. The songs he teaches are emotionally charged & uplifting, carrying messages of struggle, hope, determination, courage, inspiration & togetherness. One does not need to be experienced in singing to take part in his workshops.

Why drumming?
Hand drumming has been shown to have numerous health benefits, such as: reducing stress and anxiety, improving physical health, enhancing cognitive function, promoting social connection, alleviating trauma, improving sleep quality and boosting immunity.

Bruce explains the importance of drums in Africa: “The drum & rhythm is the heart of music in Africa, without the drum & rhythm the music is incomplete. Drums play an important role in every aspect of African life, including the physical, emotional and spiritual. African hand drums are played to communicate, celebrate, mourn and inspire. They’re played in times of peace and war, planting and harvesting, birth and death….”

Why singing?
Several studies have found that group singing improves both physical and psychological wellbeing in people with and without chronic health conditions, with the range of health benefits including strengthening the immune system, increasing pain threshold, improving lung function, and enhancing memory in people with dementia.
Group singing can feel absolutely amazing – we don’t use sheet music, we don’t do solos and there is no pressure. It’s simply about getting together and creating something magnificent as a group. A truly bonding and joyful experience.

Support Bruce’s RhyZim charitable project:
When purchasing your ticket, you will have a chance to support Bruce’s project RhyZim. Feel free to buy as many £5 “tickets” as you want.
This is what Bruce says about this project:
“The project that I’m doing is called RhyZim. Through fundraising & donations that a lot of the people who organise my workshops have held I have managed to buy 21 drums, my aim being 40 before the project begins. The project will start by focusing on drumming, I would love to create a platform & give an opportunity to Helemu primary school kids, (the school that I went to) a chance to learn traditional Zimbabwean rhythms, drumming skills and techniques. 
Drumming was my first love. As long as I had my drums with me I was the happiest teenager. Drumming kept me focused, engaged and motivated throughout my teenage years, it gave and opened so many opportunities for me learn many other things art forms. I have been very fortunate to travel the world and be able to earn a living through my talents. There’s not many of us, kids who are born and raised in deprived countries who get to tell a successful story about their careers & life in general. I am where I am today because someone thought I was talented,  they gave me a chance to do what I love. This is something that I have carried with me throughout my career, I have always wanted to reach a point where I can be able to help someone else. This has been a long time coming and it feels the right time to establish a drumming school that will help young people from the community that I come from, a place I call home where many good memories were made. “

Programme of the day:
9.30am-12pm: drumming workshop
12pm-1pm: lunch break (lunch not provided)
1pm-3.30pm: singing workshop

Tickets are available for a singing workshop separately or combined discounted ticket for both workshops. 5 pay-what-you-can places are available for those on low income.

I am looking forward to drumming and singing with you,
Hana xxx

Event Location:

Macclesfield United Reformed Church, Park Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 7NA, UK

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Hana Morgan
maccsings@gmail.com

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  • Macclesfield United Reformed Church
  • Park Green
  • Macclesfield
  • Cheshire
  • SK11 7NA
  • UK

Event Schedule Details

  • 15/03/2025
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm
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  Price Starts from: £23.00
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