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Intro to West African Percussion @ ECT

Have fun on a Friday learning traditional and contemporary Djembe Music from Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Guinea West-Africa. Every Friday evening, all ages welcome. Families, groups or individuals we invite you to try your hand at drumming - prior musical experience not necessary!Led by ETC Musical Director Alexander “Skanda” Sabbagh, importance is placed on cultural backgrounds of rhythms, and how to develop the technique, enjoyment, banter and understanding of how to play Djembe Music fluently. This Workshop is supported by ETC Dun-Dun Heads Volunteer Drummers squeezing the bass into the building. Come join us and feel the collective power and tension release to finish the week and start the weekend with an alternative buzz!Feel free to drop in, or attend regularly to progress towards termly performances.The Introduction to West African Percussion Workshop is held every Friday from 6:30 - 7:30pm at Everyone's Climbing Tree, 141 Station Road, N22 7ST. Prices are: £4 Adult, £3 Teenagers and Children per session.For more information and booking please email us at everyonesclimbingtree@gmail.com. We can also be contacted through Facebook at Everyone's Climbing Tree and Twitter at @Every1sCtree. Plus check out our website at everyonesclimbingtree.co.uk for more workshops and events will stir your interest!We look forward to hearing from you.
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Youngers African Drumming @ ECT

This workshop creates a space for 6-12 yr olds to be immersed with their peers in Traditional Djembe Music. All Drums (Djembe, Dun-Dun, Sticks and Bells) are provided and the weekly sessions consist of musical building blocks and concepts to develop the young people’s understanding and musicianship through embodied learning, playing and fun. By exploring Traditional Djembe and Dun Dun Repertoire guided by ETC Musical Director Skanda Sabbagh, students will discover Rhythm, Technique, Syncopation, Time Signatures, Composition, Improvisation and a lot more along the journey.African Music is the expression of collective and individual joy and vitality it is also a show of ability and intellect. Although we have a lot of fun, this informal learning process has a number of transferable skills.• Valuable Alternative Vocational Learning achievements• Co-ordination and development of motor skills to play specific rhythms• Recognition, learning and memorising of Patterns• Use of Memory to retain music of Aural Tradition• Ability to set achievable yet ambitious goals and observe personal progression.• Developing character through musical expression• Working as a Team to achieve creatively.Drop ins and tasters are welcome but it is encouraged that students show dedication and the ability to work together as a collective towards performances. The Youngers Drumming Ensemble is also linked to our African Drumming Community Partnership which aims to assist young people in their transition between primary and secondary education. This workshop also provides the opportunity for E.T.C Teenage Drummers to support, volunteer and gain work experience to add to their C.V.Youngers African Drumming Workshop is held every Wednesday from 5 - 6pm at Everyone's Climbing Tree, 141 Station Road, N22 7ST. For more information and booking please email us at everyonesclimbingtree@gmail.com. We are also available on Facebook at Everyone's Climbing Tree, Twitter at @Every1sCtree and on our website everyonesclimbingtree.co.uk.We look forward to hearing from you!
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Events and Activities


May - June 2025

 

 
What’s on in May at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road N22.

 

Events at All Good Bookshop this month.

Wednesday evenings from 14 May to 17 December – new 5 and 6-a-side Football League at Christ’s College, East End Road (where it meets the North Circular), East Finchley N2 0SE, 8-10pm. Leisure Leagues.

Saturday 17 May – NLOG Plant Sale at Carey Hall, Winchmore Hill Baptist Church, N21 3PA, 10am – 10pm.

Saturday 17 May – Sewing Machine Workshop: next steps, sew a summer skirt with Stitch! At Holy Trinity Winchmore Hill, on the Broadway of Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill, N21 3RS, 10.30-1.30pm.

Saturday 17 May – New Alexandra Triangle Residents Association Info. Session at Palace Gates Triangle (junction of Palace Gates and Crescent Roads), 11am-3pm.

Wednesday 21 May – Stress Management: relaxation and breathing exercises workshop at Hornsey Parish Church Hall, Cranley Gardens (bottom of), N10 3AH, 1.30-3pm. Speaker: Kheiran Ponteen of Haringey Talking Therapies.

Wednesday 28 May – The Culture Club: children’s art workshops for half-term at CUFOS next to Alexandra Palace, Top of the Avenue N10, 10am. For ages 7-12years.

Saturday 14 June - New Alexandra Triangle Residents Association Info. Session at Anderton Gardens (junction of Palace Gates and Alexandra Park Roads N22), 11am-3pm.

Saturday 14 June - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.

Sunday 29 June – Famous Local Garden open for charity at 5 St. Regis Close, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DE (near St. Andrew’s Church), 2-6.30pm.

Saturday 12 July - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.

Sunday 3 August – Famous Local Garden open for charity at 5 St. Regis Close, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DE (near St. Andrew’s Church), 2-6.30pm.

Thursday 10 July – Bowes Park Community Choir: 15 Years of Harmony at Alexandra Park School (entry via Rhodes Avenue), 7.45pm.


Ongoing courses and activities

Gi Fumdamentals Course (BJJ Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) on Tuesday evenings in May at Alexandra Park School, 7pm.

Museum of Homelessness will be open from 17 April to 1 November, at the Manor House Lodge, inside Finsbury Park, Seven Sisters Road N4 2DE 12.30-4.30pm.

Illustrating Children’s books, course for adults on Wednesday mornings at The Green Shed, 1 Tetherdown N10, 10-11.30am. April 30 – July 9.

Geekstraveganza – regular boardgame meetup on these dates at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, 1-6pm.

Em Power fitness classes – Monday and Friday mornings in OR Tambo Rec, 9-9.30am (term time only). The main focus is on core and legs.

Life drawing sessions – alternate Saturdays during term time at Rhodes Avenue Primary School, 1-3pm.

Painting for Pleasure – Thursdays at CUFOS Community Centre (the old railway station), Top of The Avenue N10, 10-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm. Jan 9th - March 27th.

Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra rehearses Tuesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

Fortismere Community Choir rehearses Wednesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

After School Sewing Club on Fridays at Stitch crafts, 2 Hazelwood Lane Palmers Green, 4.30-6pm. Term time.

Bowes Park Community Choir - Thursday evenings during term time at Bounds Green School, 7.15-9.15pm.

Salsa Wednesdays – Wednesday evenings at Bounds Green School, Bounds Green Road N11 2QG, 7-8pm. 

V&J Ensemble: Vocal group for ALL Singers on Wednesdays at St. Andrew's Church, Alexandra Park Road N10 (corner of Windermere Road), 6.50-8.30pm.

 

All Good Bookshop has many regular events - book groups of course, also music, writing, yoga - and special events .... at 35 Turunpike Lane.

Many Music and Art events are held at Karamel, including Collage Kids performance events on Saturday mornings at 11.30am. At 4 Coburg Road, 

Wood Green N22 6UJ.

 

 

 

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