Honoring the Traditions of the Drum while celebrating it’s power to unite humanity.

The 7th Annual Drums Around the World
Saturday & Sunday, August 26-27, 11am-7pm
The Amherst Common in Amherst, Mass

Festival Schedule

Saturday

11am - 1st Light Drummers (Native American)
Noon - FiddleHill (Celtic)
12:30 - YiddishKeit (Eastern European & Klezmer)
1pm - Azure Moon (Middle Eastern Dance)
2pm - Jose’ Gonzalez & Banda Criolla (Puerto Rican & Caribbean)
3pm - Spirit Ensemble (Spirtual Jazz)
4pm - Tony Vacca (African & American Fusion)
9pm - Evening Concert at The Red Barn

Plus
Saturday Night Special Event
9pm - Midnight
The Hampshire College Red Barn
Featuring Chillbone (Funk)
World Beat Percussion Ensemble
Produced in conjunction with Solid Earth Productions

Sunday

10:30 - Opening ceremony, 1st Light Drummers(Native American)
11am - Gaia Roots (World Beat Women)
11:30 - Lunataks (Frame Drum Ensemble)
Noon - Innana (Womens Ensemble)
12:30 - World Beat (Rhythms of the World)
1pm - Joe Platz Ensemble (Afro Cuban)
1:30 - Berkshire Bataria Escola de Samba
2pm - Transglobal Millennium Ensemble (Original World Synthesis)
3pm - Don Conreaux (Gong Master)
3 - 5pm Drums Around the World
(Worldwide Drumming)
5pm - Black Rebels (Reggae)
6pm - Electric Blue and the Kosmic Truth

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Thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, vendors, artists and my family for their support.
Without them this event would not happen!   -Michael DiMartino

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