Keys, Beats, Bars Presents
Sabar Drumming Workshop w/Senegalese Master Drummer Mapathe Diop
*African market with different West African jewelry, baskets, clothing and more.
$25.00 for drumming workshop | free for folks under 25 | card/cash or Venmo accepted | No RSVP required
Drums provided | All skill levels welcome | All ages | Family friendly | Disability affirmative
Thursday, December 11th 2025
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
African Marketplace from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Drumming workshop from 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Keys, Beats, Bars
4636 NE 42nd Avenue
Unit E. (on Wygant street side of the building)
Portland, Oregon 97218
Co-sponsored by: PDX Come Drum, Weaving Roots Drum, Amplifyr, Keys, Beats, Bars, Rhythm Traders, Afro-World Music PDX, Swingin Sounds, AC Music Productions, 1 World Chorus, Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media and Education
Summary
Celebrate the holidays, shop, buy African goods and stick around for a drumming workshop with Senegalese Master Drummer Mapathe Diop.
Bio
Mapathé Diop is a Master Drummer from Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. Mapathé has drummed his entire life having been born to a hereditary caste of griot entertainers among the Wolof people where he performed regularly at traditional ceremonies, less formal social occasions and toured West Africa with the film company Daaray Kocc, and musical troupe Dioudou Tay. Since arriving in the United States in 1992, he has taught and frequently performed in the Seattle area and generally throughout the West Coast. His relaxed and thorough teaching approach facilitates the learning of traditional Senegalese rhythms such as Wolof, Serer, Lebou, Laubé and Walo. Aside from teaching the "how to" aspects of playing a traditional rhythm, he also conveys the cultural context associated with the rhythm.
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