2026 Fundraiser Workshop

Join us for a joyful day of study and play with West African Drums!  

Sara Cronan (djembe) and Special Guest Linda Orovitz (dununs) of One Tribe (NC) are ready to share their passion about these instruments and the magic of the cultural music of West Africa; creating an inspired learning environment open to people of all ages and abilities.  Sara hopes to grow a community of drummers interested in continued study of West African music.

This workshop is also intended to support the crucial mission of Bolokada and Friends Village Project (501(c)3).  They help with projects to provide access to clean water, health, education and scholarships for the children of Morowaya, Guinea. Bolokada is a world renowned Grandmaster Drummer dedicated to sharing the culture of his country and care for the people of his village.

DURING OCTOBER ONLY-- Every donation made "In honor of HSH Music Studio" will be matched dollar for dollar by the Heart Song Humanitarian Foundation up to $4000! Even if you can't attend the workshop you can still make a difference!

Learn more and DONATE at Bolokadaandfriends.org

We are excited to have House of Luck Sewing, Healing Beach (health and wellness sessions) and Kyndall's Cookies offering raffles prizes!

Some djembes are provided by The Different Drum Shop and HSH Music Studio.  or bring your own!

The current schedule is as follows and is subject to change:

1:30pm- About Bolokada and Friends Village Project

1:45pm- A Tiny History of the Djembe and it's Place in America

2-3pm- Bass, Tone, Slap! Three notes to create melody

3-3:30pm- BREAK! Meet others, check out the raffles and snacks!

3:30-5pm- Learn a cultural song (TBA)

5pm-6:30pm- Drum circle if people are up for it!