About Us
After more than 20 years of teaching drumming spanning Europe, The United States and Jamaica, I wholly agree with these findings as I have witnessed amazing transformation with the healings associated with the vibrations of drumming.
Another positive observation and one which has become a mission of mine, is the connecting to one’s own internal Joy which happens through the vibration of the drum and which stays with the person long after the actual drumming experience.
Drumming creates complete balance within our bodies, synchronizing the left and right hemisphere of our brains, tuning our biology and fixing our immune system which promotes self healing on a physical, emotional and mental level, which opens us up for a deeper self awareness.
Celebrating almost 3 decades of Music
Ouida Lewis
Ouida Lewis educator and percussionist/hand drummer, was a lecturer at Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica for a decade.
She teaches traditional rhythms of her island home Jamaica, the original sound of the Reggae genre, West African Djembe and intense drum technique classes. She is also a tap dancer and personal trainer. She teaches both children and adults in an effort to pass on the knowledge of the evolution of Jamaican music.
Ouida says, This is important to me as I realize that people are becoming less aware of the origins of our music and the enormous rich culture it spans from, thus losing a sense of self. Together with a group of educators we hold and teach the history of the traditional Jamaican folk forms. It is a long-time dream of mine to share Jamaican traditional rhythms outside of Jamaica. Ouida has been teaching at Hillel prep school in Kingston for over17 years.
Her latest project is working with the Child Resiliency Programme stationed at the Mountain View Primary and infant school in Kingston working with troubled children using the power of the drum to pass on self mastery, focus and patience.
