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Latin Rhythms Weekend of Workshops
4 days of immersive percussion workshops over the Family Day long weekend.
In-Person Event
Fri. February 13th 2026 + Add to Calendar
UVic School of Music
From $45
Artists
Jordan Hanson
Event Description
Latin Rhythms Weekend of WorkshopsDates: February 13-16
Time: Evenings and long weekend daytimes
Beginners Welcome - Drums Provided
RSVP: drumvictoria.com
Latin Rhythms Weekend of Workshops – a drumming treat.
Four days of percussion workshops over the Family Day long weekend. This is a chance to immerse yourself in rhythm – a musical vacation!
You are welcome to mix and match workshops – take as many or as few as you would like.
Many of the workshops feature instruments or rhythms not taught in the weekly classes. You can take as few as one workshop, or as many as all four days.
Instruments are provided for all workshops, including hand drums, krins, bass drums, bells, shakers, tambourines, bongos and xylophones.
You can learn on a variety of different instruments:
• Congas are Latin rhythms hand drums that come in three sizes.
• Surdos are a set of bass drums played with mallets that are part of the samba ensemble
• Kata are slit drums carved out of logs and played with sticks.
• Balafon is a West African traditional xylophone with gourd resonators.
• Cajon is a wooden box drum played in Latin music.
• Shekere is a shaker made out of a hollowed-out gourd
• Campana are different sizes of cowbells played with sticks
• Ago-go are Brazilian double or triple bells played with sticks
The workshops are open to all levels of playing experience
Venue
UVic School of Music
MacLaurin Building, University of Victoria, Ring Rd
Accessible
Open / Operational
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