Video Footage provided and edited by PRITAM SINGH with the PRITAM RHYTHM TRIBE

About the Project

The project will promote an appreciation and valuing of diverse drumming traditions, citizenship and a shared ownership of the city’s heritage. The journey will engage young people from diverse cultural heritages to learn about cultural diversity through world drumming traditions; create cohesion between the different communities in multi-cultural Birmingham and those living in Lozells, Aston and Newtown and show how the culture has evolved in the City, giving the young people, born and raised in Birmingham, a sense of ownership and belonging.

Each school will form a world percussion ensemble who will create new pieces through workshops, leading to performances. The participants will experience working with professional, internationally acclaimed percussionists of the Pritam Rhythm Tribe, integrating culturally diverse traditions through global rhythms.

About Pritam Rhythm Tribe

A dynamic and exciting world percussion band with a unique blend of rhythm styles from around the globe. The line up of master drummers produce a cutting edge sound fusing Indian classical patterns, African tribal beats, Samba and Latin grooves, Egyptian dance rhythms and funky Western drum kit.

Professionally renowned drummers of ‘Pritam Rhythm Tribe’ will work with young people through workshops. The project will involve students of diverse cultural background exploring world drumming traditions and techniques and combining ancient traditions as well as contemporary sounds played on various folk and classical drums from India, Africa, Samba and Cuba. It will be a visual extravaganza of drums communicating through the universal language of rhythm.

Manager and lead artist – Pritam Singh