# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Beginner West African Drumming Workshop w/Chuck Cogliandro
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: We're thrilled to be welcoming acclaimed and beloved African drummer and teacher Chuck Cogliandro to the Frank Hamilton School for a beginner workshop! 

Learn traditional West African group polyrhythmic drumming and songs. Drums will be provided if you need one. 

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Chuck Cogliandro (pronounced, “Coe-lee-ahn-dro”) is one of the foremost African Drum artists and teachers in the Southeast United States. He has played drumset with a number of rock, funk and country/western bands and participated in recording sessions for commercials and television shows. He has studied and played with a variety of renowned artists including Mike Adams, Brother Yusef Crowder, Stone Montgomery, Mohamed Diaby, Mohamed daCosta, Aly Camara, Ibrahima Camara, Papa Ladji Camara, Abdoul Doumbia, Sidiki Joh Camara, Alisco Diabate, Lansana Kouyate, Inza Diabate, Doudou N’Diaye Rose, Mamady Keita, Ngoma Diaw, Koto N’Gum, Reinhard Flatischler, Bill Summers and Skip Burney, among others. He has performed and recorded with Alafia (musical director 1997-present), Emerson Drummers (musical director 1996-present), T.H.E. Percussion Choir (musical director 1997-2003), Gwen Hughes (jazz) and Dave Bass (jazz).

In the mainstream arts community, Chuck may be best known for helping to assemble and perform with the 100-member percussion tribe that began the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He directed the T.H.E. Percussion Choir from 1997-2003, and the Emerson Drummers from 1996 to the present. He has organized and hosted the twice annual Blue Ridge Mountains African Drum and Dance Camp since 1997. He has taught as a guest professor in Georgia State University’s music department, at Georgia Perimeter College, and at hundreds of schools from pre-K to high school levels. Learn more about Chuck at http://www.kumandi.com/chuck.htm
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/decatur/beginner-west-african-drumming-workshop-w-chuck-cogliandro/200029656229438
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, workshops, live-music, art
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://frankhamiltonschool.org/chuck-cogliandro-workshop/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=decatur-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Decatur
- **state**: GA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 500 S Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030
- **lat**: 33.76685
- **long**: -84.28097
- **full address**: 500 S Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030

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- **organizer**: Frank Hamilton School (https://allevents.in/org/frank-hamilton-school/14042753)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 500 S Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Frank Hamilton School
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, workshops, live-music, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Beginner West African Drumming Workshop w/Chuck Cogliandro ?
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