Workshops

Also this year, like in the years before, Souning Jerusalem will host several workshops with the festival´s musicians. Especially STUDIO PERCUSSION graz will be involved this year.

Drum Circle

A drum circle is any group of people playing hand drums and percussion in a circle. There is no audience, there are all active players, no matter what age, cultural or social background they are coming from. It´s an invitation to each one to discover the world of music and rhythm in that direct way. Under supervision of a drum circle faciliator the participants are playing on different rhythm-instruments and create an outstanding piece of music together. They are distinct from a drumming group or troupe in that the drum circle is an end in itself rather than preparation for a performance.

Typically, people gather to drum in drum “circles” with others from the surrounding community. The drum circle offers equality because there is no head or tail. It includes people of all ages. The main objective is to share rhythm and get in tune with each other and themselves. To form a group consciousness. To entrain and resonate. By entrainment, one means that a new voice, a collective voice, emerges from the group as they drum together.