

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Gong Essentials 2 day workshop  with Mike Tamburo 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 07 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: Location: Community house in Eggum 
“On the shore of the North Sea”

Maximum number of participants: 15 people 

Registration: contact sjeleroihavgapet@gmail.com to secure spot.
Deadline: May 01.2026

Schedule: 
Friday August 7, 10.00AM – 5.00PM, Saturday 
August 8, 10.00AM - 5.00PM  

Price: NOK 4900,-/ EURO 420,- 
including lunch Friday and Saturday  

Accomodations can be offered for an additional fee: 
Single room (for up til 3 people) Price NOK 1500,-/Euro 140,- pr person  
Double room(share with one person) Price NOK 750.- /65 Euro pr person  
Including 2 nights with breakfast and dinner Friday and breakfast 
Saturday at Eggumsveien 782.  
Also possible to set up tents in the garden or park 2 camper-vans for free. 
Additional cost for breakfast and dinner NOK 400.-/Euro 35,-. 

No prior knowledge required and all equipment needed, will be provided.

Background info: 

Join us for a transformative two-day Gong Workshop, open to both beginners and 
experienced players. This immersive experience is designed to deepen your connection 
with the gong, develop and fine-tune your playing techniques, and expand your creative 
expression. 
 
In our time together, we'll explore:  
 
• Drone Strokes:    
Combining fast repetitions of strokes to create  
 resonant, sustaining tones with dynamic variations 
• Tone Strokes:     
Perfect your single strokes for clear, articulate sounds  
 that ads precision to your performance. 
• Rhythm and Timing: 
Explore subdivisions of time, rhythmic patterns, and  
refine your timing to enhance the flow of your playing-  
working with both long and short durations of sound. 
• Texture:    
Develop a wide range of textures that add depth and  
dimension to your music.  
• Volume Control:   
Learn how to shape dynamics for expressive, intentional playing  
• Mallet Play and Hand Independence:  
Explore the interaction between mallets to enrich your sound,  
experiment with different mallet styles in each hand, and develop  
 strokes that allow for independent tones and rhythms. 
• Muting and Dampening:  
Use your hand or body to stop or dampen the gong's                              
sound, integrating this technique rhythmically 
• Intuitive Improvisation:  
Engage in creative exploration using shared  
techniques unlocking new variations and sonic possibilities. 
• Spontaneous Composition:  
Develop on-the-spot musical structures and creative responses. 
• Conduction &amp; Guided Orchestration:  
Be a part of a creative soundscape orchestration directed through 
gestural or guided cues 
•Control: Refine your touch, articulation, and overall command of the gong. 
 
This workshop provides a supportive space for deep exploration, blending technique with 
creativity to expand your approach to gong playing. 
 
Bio 
Mike Tamburo is a world-renowned musician composer, artist and educator known for his transformational live concerts performed on a personally curated set of gongs, bells, hammered dulcimer and other metal instruments. 
As lifelong multi-instrumentalist Tamburo has focused his talents on metal percussion, string instruments (hammered dulcimer quitar, zither, shahi baaja), and electronic instruments (synths, looping). 
Since 1994, he has shared over 2,500 concerts and workshops and released more than 70 albums -solo and with Crown of Eternity, Meisha, Arco Flute Foundation, Psychic Frost Brother Ong, and others.  
His work spans gong music, ecstatic strina music, folk, drone, ambient mantra and 
experimental sounds 
He is also a gong teacher, an interdisciplinary sound artist, instrument builder, video 
artist, sound worker, writer, and meditation teacher.
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 88

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Leknes
- **state**: NL
- **country**: Norway
- **location**: Eggum Lofoten Norway
- **lat**: 68.307938333333
- **long**: 13.652425
- **full address**: Eggum Lofoten Norway, Eggumsveien 999, 8360 Bøstad, Norge, Leknes, Norway

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- **organizer**: Sjelero i Havgapet (https://allevents.in/org/sjelero-i-havgapet/27319153)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 07 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 am (+02:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Eggum Lofoten Norway, Eggumsveien 999, 8360 Bøstad, Norge, Leknes, Norway
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sjelero i Havgapet
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, music, art, entertainment, concerts, performances, health-wellness, literary-art, meditation, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Gong Essentials 2 day workshop  with Mike Tamburo  ?
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