About Naturali Catchi Rhythms
Michelle is a drum circle facilitator & teacher from Cape Town, South Africa now a permanent resident in Bath, UK.
She has been playing Djembe, bass drums & various types of percussion since 1998.
Her solid foundations in Djembe came from her first teacher, Greg Stopforth. Teachers through the years include Sidy Sangare from Mali, Ladji Kante from Guinea, Emmanuel Gomado from Ghana and Dingiswayo Juma from Zimbabwe.
Through the years she has had the privilege of working with Michael de Wit of Roots Rhythms, Eddie Bunting of Drums Rhythm, Bevil Spence of Drumba, Julie Blundell of Rhythm Workshop, Tim Ramsden of Beat-It, Janis Merand of Women on Djembe, Tessa Hosford of Rhythm Sinc, Kobus Conradie, Leon Visser and Ronan Skillen among others.
In 2001 she began facilitating interactive drumming sessions for corporate team building events, social events & parties. Later moving into Conflict resolution & Leadership workshops in collaboration with Tim Ramsden.
She facilitated weekly sessions at Valkenberg Psychiatric hospital’s maximum & medium security wards and the occupational therapy department for 6 years.
She facilitated weekly group sessions at Stepping Stones Rehabilitation center in Kommetjie for 16 years working with addiction patients using drums & percussion as a therapy tool to assist patients in their recovery process.
She has taught weekly classes at Waldorf School in Constantia, Synergy School in Sunnydale and the Noordhoek Monterossi Pre-primary. She facilitates workshops with underprivileged children dealing with broken homes, abusive peers, addiction & the emotional trauma that goes with it working with CASE in Hanover Park, Cape Town and the One Love Learning Foundation project teaching weekly classes at Cavalleria Primary School in Scottsdene, Kraaifontein for 8 years.
She co-ordinated & facilitated various school’s and community based programs with eMzantsi and Cape Town carnival for 11 years. The aim being to bring children and adults from different communities together through the medium of art, drama & music to get to know each other better.
She regularly performed with the all women performance group “Women on Djembe”, The Beat It African Music Ensemble and The Far South Drummers playing at weddings, social functions and corporate events.
Her passion for drumming is evident & her wish is to share the empowering spirit of the drum with everyone she meets.
Musical instruments & styles
Instruments
African Drums, Djembe, Frame Drums, Percussion, West African Percussion
Styles
World, Samba, Folk, Afrobeats
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