Our classes.
Feel the spirit with our exhilarating African drum and dance classes.
Community African Dance Classes
Whether you’ve been dancing your whole life or want to try something new, African dance with Fatawu is fun, creative and invigorating!
WITH LIVE DRUMMING!
All abilities and levels welcome.
Our African dance classes introduce the traditional music, dance and culture of West Africa. Class begins with warm-up exercises to help you build strength, stamina, flexibility and coordination.The rest of class is devoted to learning authentic West African dances and song as well as their history and cultural context.
Mondays
6-7 PM
Location:
Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Chapel Studio for all of March. Enter through doors off 38th Avenue and the studio is on the 2nd floor in the old building on the north side (through the “skyway” then turn to the left all the way to end of hall and up a small flight of stairs to the left.
Saturdays
11-12 PM
Location:
Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Studio 105W Enter through doors off 38th Avenue and the studio is around the corner to the left past the elevator and bathrooms.
Please join us in-person!
Contact Fatawu at 612-229-6614 or fatawu@tiyumba.org with questions.
Community African Drum Class Series
Master drummer Fatawu (“Fah-tah-ooh”) Sayibu brings the joy of West African drumming to the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Join us for basic drum technique as well as more complex rhythms.
6 African drum class series
All abilities and levels welcome.
Bring your own djembe drum or play one of ours!
Saturdays
Current Session: February 24-March 30
Next Session: April 6 - May 11, 2024
10-11 AM
Location:
Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Studio 105W Enter through doors off 38th Avenue and the studio is around the corner to the left past the elevator and bathrooms.
Contact Fatawu at 612-229-6614 or fatawu@tiyumba.org with questions.
TBA Summer 2024
9:00-9:45 AM
Location:
Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Studio 105W Enter through doors off 38th Avenue and the studio is around the corner to the left past the elevator and bathrooms.
Bring your own djembe drum or play one of ours!
Experience the joy of African drumming and dance as a family! Learn traditional rhythms and dances from Ghana in a fun & interactive environment.
Recommended for kids 4 to 10 years old.
All abilities and levels welcome.
Contact Fatawu at 612-229-6614 or fatawu@tiyumba.org with questions.
Drums.
Buy.
Authentic djembes from Ghana for sale!
Contact Fatawu to inquire about how to purchase an authentic Ghanaian djembe.
Repair.
Have a broken drum?
Fatawu can likely repair it. Contact him to make arrangements for getting your drum repaired.
Private lessons with Fatawu.
Awaken your beat.
Fatawu’s drumming lessons are for students of all ages and skill levels who want to learn the fundamentals of drum technique and timing and/or dive deeper in more complex rhythms. Explore the dynamic rhythms of Ghana and beyond.
Fine tune your moves.
Fatawu’s dancing lessons are for students of all ages and skill levels who want to learn the fundamentals of dance technique and timing and/or dive deeper in more complex movements . Explore the dynamic movements of Ghana and beyond.