Plant a Djembe: A Community Rhythm Workshop

 
The djembe is a traditional hand drum from West Africa, known for its deep and resonant sound. Though simple in structure, different hand techniques create a rich and captivating rhythm vocabulary. As you drum, beat by beat, your body begins to sway gently with the rhythm.

In this community workshop, the facilitator will guide everyone step by step, starting from the basics.

Through drumming, we enter the world of rhythm and feel the power and warmth of the drum with our own hands.

Bass, Tone, Slap
Sun, Water, and Air
Let us plant the djembe into this land together.

Anyone who are interested in rhythm and drumming, no prior music experience needed.

About The Facilitator - Chun Wai  
Also known as WaaiwaiiDrum, Chun Wai is a multitalented young artist — a movement artist, percussionist, street performer, and arts educator.

His artistic journey began with the 24 Festive Drums, a Malaysian drumming tradition rooted in the lunar festival calendar. Since then, he has toured extensively across Asia, Europe, and Australia with various theatrical and performance groups.

Deeply passionate about West African percussion, improvisational dance, and physical and theatrical performance, Chun Wai is currently exploring the theatrical potential of rhythm and the human body.

During Malaysia’s Movement Control Order in 2020, he shifted his focus to improvisational dance. He was twice awarded the Create Now Fund by CENDANA, supporting the creation of two online dance improvisation projects: “Dance! Dance! Dance!” and “Dance! Dance! Dance! 2.0″.

In 2022, drawing from two years of embodied experience during lockdown, he created his solo work “FauveDance”. The piece won multiple awards at the Short+Sweet Malaysia Festival 2021, including Best Male Dancer, Best Choreographer, and the Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Creative Excellence Award.

In 2024, Chun Wai was selected for two prestigious international residencies:
- Kaleidoscope@VI Artist-in-Residence in Singapore (organised by Sigma Collective), focusing on dance creation;
- OneBeat Taiwan, a musical exchange program hosted by Found Sound Nation.
- Chun Wai is currently dedicated to developing his voice as a distinctive and interdisciplinary creator.

Enquiry
E-mail: academy@klpac.org
WhatsApp / Call +60 18 266 3383

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