Kelley Beeston - Kalash Tribal
FatChance® style belly dance
Asif Qu
Asif has been playing and teaching for several years. Specialising in Middle Eastern Percussion, but also plays and teaches West African Percussion and is learning to play the Indian Dhol.
Although mostly self-taught he has taken workshops and private tuition from Faisal Zedan, Tim Garside, Chas, Mark Bell, Karim Nagi, and Issam Housan.
Asif Qu has set up percussion groups in Shrewsbury, Nottingham, Lancaster, Lincoln, Northumberland and Cumbria. He has also taught at some of the major dance festivals such as Jewel of Yorkshire, Majma, Tribal Goddess.
He is also part of a Band called “The Nomads” alongside Mike Parnell, Mark Carlyon and Pete Gostelow.
Serendipity Workshops
Take a trip down the Drumming Tunnel
9.30 - 11.00 Saturday
Whether you are a beginner, improver or an advanced player this workshop aims to start you off down the drumming tunnel or hone your skills on the way. How to hit the drum with efficiency of movement and relaxation, brighten your sounds, crisp up your hits and use these newfound techniques to play 3 popular rhythms in counts of 2, 4 and 8. We will also look into techniques to keep your timing and play as a group.
We can use Darbuka, Frame drums and Riqqs.
Please bring or borrow a drum
Henna Magic
11.30 - 13.00 Saturday
Discover the magic of henna. Henna has been used for centuries for a number of various occasions and celebrations. In the first part of the workshop I will present the various uses of henna in rituals and celebrations, show you how to prepare the henna paste from powder and prepare a henna cone.
You will then produce your own cone, fill it with acrylic paint and practice a little before you get the chance to use some henna cones, which I will prepare beforehand, to either produce a little design on yourself or on a trusting friend.
Two Tribes
14.00 - 16.00 Saturday
We will create a dynamic set of decorations, with an underlying rhythm, that we will put together to showback in the Saturday showcase.
The rhythm we will use is called the Vox. This is a wonderful, little used, 2 count rhythm. We will form groups and use this rhythm as a base to form various call and response decorations to play on top of it. The types of decorations that you will learn can then also be played on other 2 & 4 count rhythms in your own drumming practice and performances.
The class is open to all, and you will learn various decorations according to your experience.
We can use Darbuka, Frame drums and Riqqs.
Please bring or borrow a drum
The Gulf Rhythm
9.30 - 11.00 Sunday
We will delve into the wonderful 2 count Khaliji rhythm. Coming from the Gulf area of the Middle East, this is a powerful and earthy rhythm.
It has many variations and accents, including some sense of separation techniques, funky variations. You will also learn to play dynamic counter rhythms to play alongside the Khaliji. The class is open to all.
We can use Darbuka, Frame drums and Riqqs.
Please bring or borrow a drum
The Leader and Follower
11.30 - 13.00 Sunday
The aim of this workshop is to create a group dynamic between not only drummers but dancers. In the tribal dance format there is a leader and followers. Leader cues moves that the followers then follow for a certain count. This concept is exactly the same for drummers. The lead drummer in a performance situation, for the tribal dance format, communicates and cues the next rhythm that the group will play next for the dancers.
You will learn how to communicate your playing with dancers and vice versa, communicate with you fellow drummers and also play together as a group solely for the purpose of drumming at Hafla’s and as a drumming performance. The class is open to all including dancers who would like to learn how to dance to musicians.
We can use Darbuka, Frame drums and Riqqs.
Please bring or borrow a drum
In addition
Asif will also be offering his beautiful henna tattoos, just book a session with him for £10.