Holiday fun with Drum Up Big! 17 Aug 2012 | 09:27 pm

For the last 5 years, we have delivered school holiday drumming, Afro-Zumba (Zumba with live drumming accompaniment) and drum-making programs in over a dozen Indigenous communities in Cape York.  Thes...

Karinka – original rhythm by Mamady Keita 10 Mar 2012 | 06:27 pm

Tara Tucker teaches 2 djembe accompaniment parts of Karinka, an original rhythm created by Mamady Keita and dedicated to his Master, Karinka Djan Conde. Filmed in Pune, India. Guest player, Varun Venk...

Launch of TTM’s Level Assessment System 9 Mar 2012 | 02:53 pm

TTM GRADING SYSTEM Tam Tam Mandingue’s Level Assessment System for djembe and dunun players was launched internationally on March 1 2012. This progressive system will also serve as preparation for se...

Partnerships with Community Organisations, VPG and FLC 8 Mar 2012 | 11:17 pm

We are happy to announce that for the month of March, Drum Up Big’s community classes are being hosted by Vocational Partnerships Group (VPG) and The Flexible Learning Centre (FLC). Vocational Partne...

Reach High! 28 Feb 2012 | 03:08 pm

Drum Up Big will partner up with the Cairns Community and Primary Preventions Services, Queensland Health in Reach High, a 10-week Healthy Lifestyle Program for families with school-aged children. The...

Mensheds Australia & Drum Up Big 19 Feb 2012 | 02:44 am

Images and video from drumming and drum-making programs with Indigenous Men in Far North Queensland, Australia. www.mensheds.org.au/

Dharavi Rocks kids drum up big in Mumbai! 16 Feb 2012 | 10:01 pm

We had a wonderfully joyful junk percussion and singing session with the kids from the Dharavi Rocks project last night. Playing on anything from plastic buckets and tin cans to old computer monitors,...

Dharavi Rocks! 11 Feb 2012 | 12:45 am

Tara writing, from India…. I’m excited to have been invited to be involved in Dharavi Rocks, a multimedia educational project that utilizes artists and social-impact programs to change the living con...

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Namaste! Drumming Up Big in India…. 31 Jan 2012 | 04:12 pm

Drum Up Big’s Director, Tara Tucker, writes from India…… Hi all! I’m currently in India teaching and performing in association with Taal Inc, an organisation that uses drumming to engage different po...