Adult Saturday Drum Camp | 4-Class Pass

Four Saturdays to learn, practice, and build your rhythm.

Saturdays | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
September 12–October 31, 2026
Empowerment Center | Portsmouth, VA

Your $75 investment includes four Adult Saturday Drum Camp sessions plus complimentary drum use during class.

And we've made it flexible: you don't have to choose your dates in advance. Your pass is good for any four Saturdays during the 8-week fall season. Come on the four Saturdays that work best for you.

Whether you've never touched a djembe or you've been drumming for years, Saturday Drum Camp is a place to learn, practice, grow, and experience the power of making music together.

Led by Djembe Fola Kam, each Saturday builds your skills through traditional West African rhythms, technique, call-and-response, listening, and ensemble playing.

What You'll Build

During your Drum Camp experience, you'll have opportunities to:

• Learn traditional West African rhythms
• Develop clear bass, tone, and slap technique
• Strengthen timing and rhythmic confidence
• Practice call-and-response
• Learn to listen and find your place within an ensemble
• Build endurance and coordination
• Learn about the rhythms and cultural traditions connected to them
• Experience the energy of creating rhythm with other people

No previous drumming experience is required.

Already have experience? Come deepen your technique, expand your rhythm vocabulary, and strengthen your ensemble playing.

From the Circle to the Stage

Drum Camp is about more than learning rhythms. It's about building them together.

Throughout the fall season, participants who choose to perform will have the opportunity to prepare for a culminating performance during the Kwanzaa season.

It's a chance to take what you've practiced in the circle and experience what happens when those rhythms move to the stage.

Learn. Practice. Build. Perform.

Performing is completely optional. You're equally welcome to participate simply because you want to learn, strengthen your skills, drum with others, and enjoy the experience.

Your 4-Class Pass

$75 investment

Your pass includes:

• Four Saturday Drum Camp sessions
• Your choice of any four Saturdays during the 8-week season
• No need to select your dates in advance
• Complimentary djembe use during class
• The opportunity to build toward the optional Kwanzaa-season performance

Simply purchase your pass once and attend the four Saturdays that work best for your schedule.

Meet Your Instructor

Djembe Fola Kam brings more than 30 years of drumming experience in the United States and Guinea to the circle.

His teaching goes beyond memorizing patterns. Participants work on sound, technique, timing, listening, ensemble awareness, and understanding the cultural traditions connected to the rhythms they play.

Fall 2026 Drum Camp

Saturdays | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
September 12–October 31, 2026
Empowerment Center | Portsmouth, Virginia

4-Class Pass | $75 investment
Any 4 Saturdays
Complimentary djembe use included
No experience required

Purchase your pass once. Choose your Saturdays as you go. Come ready to drum.

Learn the rhythm. Build the skill. Find your place in the ensemble.