Afrospection with Drum Cafe Namibia’s Irmi Röder

Founded at Ongoma and now trading as Drum Café Namibia, drummed their ways into our hearts this year and saw many a Namibian joining in the rhythm and the beat at their weekly public drumming circles held at Joes Beer House every Wednesday. Irmi Röder, one of the founding members and the administrators of Drum Café Namibia shares here her …

AON Out & About: 21 – 27 August 2017

Jazz, marimbas and some serious pedal power in Windhoek this week to recover from the sudden cold that gripped Windhoek this past week. Get warmed up with soul, rhythm and your heart rate! JAZZ-ETCETERA WITH CHANTELL UIRAS Date & Time: Thursday, 24 August 2017 @ 19:00 – 21:30 Venue: Hilton Kalabar Chantell Uiras is an actress, spoken word artist and …

Rhythm, Beat and Life

“My experience is that drumming makes people happy. I watch the faces of participants when we facilitate drumming circles, and they are invariably smiling, happy faces.” The Drum Café, a global drumming movement, has landed here in Namibia. This means more opportunities for us all to immerse ourselves in the art and healing practice of drumming. And a healing practice …