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Staffordshire Moorlands
African Drumming Project

performing as

M a n d i a n i

The African drumming group in Leek, Staffordshire

We meet every Thursday evening at the Nash club, High Street, Leek, from 7.30-9.30pm.
[Click here to view map of High Street, Leek]

We are a friendly bunch who welcome new members, whatever your skills, from complete beginner to seasoned drummer and provided you are 16yrs or older.

We depend on subscriptions from our participants to ensure we are able to pay for tuition and rent and are very keen to hear from anyone who would be interested in joining.

We have our own drums so if you would like to come and have a go you can just turn up on the night (your first workshop will be free)

To find out more, contact:

Steve Plumb: 01298 83822

Judy Gregg: 01538 300418

Chris James: 01538 386803 or 07887 950781

or e-mail cjames@dismantle.org

Up-coming Performances

Our next performance is in Leek on Sunday, June 22 when you can hear us at the Wilkestonbury Music Festival, The Wilkes Head Pub, St Edwards Street, Leek, at 2.30pm.

On the weekend of 28-29 June, we will be playing and giving workshops at the Strawberry Moon Festival, Tittesworth, from 1.00pm - 1.50pm Saturday and 3.50pm- 4.50pm Sunday.

We will be giving a performance and holding a drumming workshop at the Draycott Summer Fete at 3pm on Sunday, July 13.

Hope to see you!

2007 Gigs

Mandiani played some successful gigs over the past year, including performances at the following venues:

Full Moon pub in Newcastle

Burslem School of Art (opening an art exhibition by

'artists against racism and fascism')

Endon Welldressing

Charity gig at The Foxlowe, Leek,

in aid of Medicins sans Frontieres and Breadline Africa

Subscriptions and Funding...

SMADP is self-supporting and relies on members' subscriptions, money from performing and support from the local community to keep going: We try to keep the subscriptions at a sensible and affordable level. Currently, they are as follows:

First workshop - FREE (to see if you enjoyed it and want to come back)

Thereafter, the subs are £6.50 per workshop for working adults

or, £3.25 per workshop for concessions (students, unemployed, disabled, OAPs)

We have received funding from a number of organisations over the past few years, including:

NEW! The Chronicle Series of newspapers for Congleton, Biddulph and Sandbach have become our newest sponsor

Leek Arts Festival Committee & Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

Councillor Neal Podmore -
(Local Members Initiative Scheme 2006)

Wilkinsons: Leek

Staffordshire University

Thank You! to all our Funders and Drummers!

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We are proud to announce that the Chronicle Series of newspapers for Congleton, Biddulph and Sandbach and Wilkinson Stores have lent their much appreciated support to our Group

Site information and latest updates
MANDIANI
are looking for new gigs for 2008
See the report from Mandiani's 2006 Endon Welldressing Gig with photos here to give you an idea of what we do.

We're open to all suggestions - Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Birthdays, Anniversaries

Contact one of the names above for prices and details.

We are taught by the Joliba drumschool, who themselves learned their drumming skills in West Africa. Check out the website here

LINKS

Joliba Drum School

African Dance Production

Musical Lines Music Store, Leek

Happiness is ......

Drumming...

You don't know what you're missing!