The beginning
The Drum Cafe was started in Johannesburg in 1994 by Warren Lieberman. (Bsc Elec Eng) Moved by the experience of communal drumming, he soon had a small group of friends coming round to his home every Tuesday evening to exchange ideas and share in the unique experience of interactive drumming. The word spread, and it was not long before over one hundred people were arriving to join the circle. The concept of a Drum Cafe was born.
Drum Cafe Opened
Warren went on to study djembe drumming with master drummer Adama Drame and become an internationally qualified drum facilitator. Soon after, he opened the Drum Cafe in Johannesburg. A casual little shop with a quaint restaurant and small stage, people flocked to see the new attraction and be inspired by groundbreaking performers. Drums were sold, repaired and traded, coffee was consumed, great ideas were discussed and what began as an enthusiastic idea evolved into a reality.
End of Apartheid
After apartheid ended companies needed to bring people of different races together. There was a lot of anger, mistrust and fear. Drum Cafe found that by drumming together, the fear, anger and mistrust was replaced by trust, respect and a sense of community. It was very hard to hate someone after you have just made music and celebrated together. Drum cafe was so successful in uniting people that soon almost every company in South Africa used us to bring their staff together. We toured the country bringing people of different races, ages and gender together. Drum Cafe has since become experts at uniting people and breaking cultural barriers.
Helping the world come together.
The Drum Cafe soon became a success in Africa, and began accepting numerous invitations to perform for major corporations internationally. So high was the demand for the product that in 2002 it opened a number of branches worldwide, including all over America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Germany and the UK. The Drum Cafe is now synonymous with interactive drumming and team building events (where everyone beats along with us). We have astounded audiences by transforming groups into percussive orchestras within minutes. We are also one of Southern Africa’s leading entertainment agencies and have access to the richest talent in South Africa and the artistic expertise and eye to match the perfect performance to your needs.
The Drum Cafe was started in Johannesburg in 1994 by Warren Lieberman. (Bsc Elec Eng) Moved by the experience of communal drumming, he soon had a small group of friends coming round to his home every Tuesday evening to exchange ideas and share in the unique experience of interactive drumming. The word spread, and it was not long before over one hundred people were arriving to join the circle. The concept of a Drum Cafe was born.
Drum Cafe Opened
Warren went on to study djembe drumming with master drummer Adama Drame and become an internationally qualified drum facilitator. Soon after, he opened the Drum Cafe in Johannesburg. A casual little shop with a quaint restaurant and small stage, people flocked to see the new attraction and be inspired by groundbreaking performers. Drums were sold, repaired and traded, coffee was consumed, great ideas were discussed and what began as an enthusiastic idea evolved into a reality.
End of Apartheid
After apartheid ended companies needed to bring people of different races together. There was a lot of anger, mistrust and fear. Drum Cafe found that by drumming together, the fear, anger and mistrust was replaced by trust, respect and a sense of community. It was very hard to hate someone after you have just made music and celebrated together. Drum cafe was so successful in uniting people that soon almost every company in South Africa used us to bring their staff together. We toured the country bringing people of different races, ages and gender together. Drum Cafe has since become experts at uniting people and breaking cultural barriers.
Helping the world come together.
The Drum Cafe soon became a success in Africa, and began accepting numerous invitations to perform for major corporations internationally. So high was the demand for the product that in 2002 it opened a number of branches worldwide, including all over America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Germany and the UK. The Drum Cafe is now synonymous with interactive drumming and team building events (where everyone beats along with us). We have astounded audiences by transforming groups into percussive orchestras within minutes. We are also one of Southern Africa’s leading entertainment agencies and have access to the richest talent in South Africa and the artistic expertise and eye to match the perfect performance to your needs.