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Check all our videos on youtubefeaturing Metal'n'gong, Wood'n'Drone and Udu festivals, performances and music videos.Udu FestivalUdus are essentially clay-pot drums which produce a great range of resonant bass sounds, slaps and bell-like tones.They are of African and Indian origin, developed in the Middle East Click here for more pictures and here for sound recordings. The festival featured a good collection of different Udus double-ended, long and short spouted, some with drum heads built in, some highly fininshed ceramics, some rough clay, one fibre glass! Click here Udufest.mp3 to hear an extract.
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Gong and Metal ProjectWe assembled a mighty array of gongs, tuned and untuned metallophones, bells, waterphone and found metal objects - including some viciously sharp sawblades and spikes - all of which enabled us to produce a truly unique soundscape - at once eerie, powerful, relaxing and melodic.
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Drum Club Sessions
Erith Drum Club is based in South East London Regular sessions take place on Saturdays 2 - 4 pm at Belvedere Community Centre.Please email us or phone 07866 139 692 for more information.
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The first series of workshop sessions 'Drumming from Around the World' took place during February 2008, featuring instruments and styles of playing drums from four traditions - Peruvian, Punjabi, Indonesian and Balkan.
(Click here for more...) There was a mix of activities including presentations from experts in the various traditions, hands on experience with authentic instruments, visits to groups working in the traditions and creative workshops and recording |
Erith Drum Club was started as part of a Scarman Trust 'Can Do' program when SECM's lead tutor Chris Leeds, gained a Community Champion Award. |
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A selection of our drums...
To register your interest or for more information please phone Chris on 07866 139 692 or email us.
Member's Area - session extracts and pics My music Tracks |
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Some different types of drumming in groups - not us!