BoomShake

  BoomShake's Street Drumming for womxn, trans and gender non-conforming folks will chant, sing, & drum in support of International Worker's Day and YOU CAN JOIN US ! Enroll in our Spring session and through weekly classes, learn new skills/rhythms, and share our collective experiences via drumming, play/movement and song. Holding values of social justice, creative expression and skill-building, this workshop is open to all levels of player from never-drummed to proficient drummer. We aim to create a welcoming space where womxn, trans and gender non-confirming people can be loud, active, and inspiring participants of culture while building friendships and support systems for the movement. Spring 2023 registration is open to Black, Indigenous and other People of color w/ priority space for Black/African and Indigenous folk. Mondays 3/6 to 5/1 6:00-8:00pm Outdoor Oakland Location TBA May Day March: May 1 Sliding Scale: $0- $350* PARTICIPATION & ACCESS INFO ACC

  Join dynamic percussionists Cadence Myles and Pedro Rosales for a 6-week intensive youth drumming workshop!   6 Sundays | Feb 19- March 26 | 2pm - 3:15pm | Outdoor location in Fruitvale Oakland Free/Donation based | Ages 6-14 Join dynamic percussionists Cadence Myles and Pedro Rosales for a 6-week intensive youth drumming workshop. Learn drumstick and cajón technique, performance styles and repertoire from Afro-Diaspora traditions, and how to incorporate song, chants, and movement into musical performance. Centering Black & Brown youth ages 6-14 who are interested in serious musical & cultural study. The workshop is free/donation-based, but participants MUST be registered in advance . Questions? Please reach out via: boomshakemusic@gmail.com

  Brooke Anderson Photography   Beloved community, As we close out this year, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for supporting BoomShake’s work.  Because of your continued support, we have been able to foster continued moments of healing, grieving, joy, resistance, rhythm, and magic through gatherings, workshops, school programs, and supporting those on the front lines. We are looking forward to another year of carrying on Aunty Monica’s legacy by bringing rhythm and culture to our movements and communities!  As always, we are a shoestring operation, and we depend on our community to sustain this work. Please sign up as a monthly sustainer or make a one-time donation to help us keep growing and building in 2023! Community donations (no amount is too small!) make a huge difference in sustaining our work.  With love, BoomShake

  "When workers' rights are under attack, what do we do?" BoomShake's Street Drumming for womxn, trans and gender non-conforming folks will chant, sing, & drum in support of International Worker's Day and YOU CAN JOIN US! Register Here! Enroll in our Spring session and through weekly classes, learn new skills/rhythms, and share our collective experiences via drumming, play/movement and song. Holding values of social justice, creative expression and skill-building, this workshop is open to all levels of player from never-drummed to proficient drummer. We aim to create a welcoming space where womxn, trans and gender non-confirming people can be loud, active, and inspiring participants of culture while building friendships and support systems for the movement. Spring 2023 registration is open to Black, Indigenous and other People of color w/ priority space for Black/African and Indigenous folk. Mondays 3/6 to 5/1 6:00-8:00pm Outdoor Oakland Location

Guided by our stories, ancestral traditions and childhood memories, we will sing, chant, move, drum, and eat together. As we enter ancestor season, we continue the work of digging into our rootedness, exploring our ancestral rituals around death, grieving, honoring and remembering. Join BoomShake on the evening of November 2nd (Día de los Muertxs / Day of the Dead) for our annual Drumluck, a free intergenerational gathering celebrating our cultural and ancestral traditions through music, games, and food (potluck style) from our community. Bring a nourishing dish to share that reflects or reinterprets your ancestors' food, and bring instruments if you have them! Be ready to make rhythm and move in celebration. Wed, Nov 2nd 2022 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM Oakland Location received upon RSVP (below) Teamwork makes the dream work! If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here .

VIEW PHOTOS FROM Mo' Roots Fest by Brooke Anderson   Celebrating the Life, Love, & Legacy of Monica Hastings-Smith We invite you to gather as an intergenerational community to honor and celebrate Monica Hastings-Smith, our mentor, auntie, and musical director, who transitioned to the ancestor realm in June 2021. OFFERINGS / TIMES PERFORMANCES: Afro Peruvian Coalition 3:00PM Gbedu Town Radio 3:30PM MJ's Brass Boppers 4:00PM BoomShake 5:00PM INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES + WORKSHOPS: Hella Healed 11:30AM-12:30PM — Kicking off a day of festivities, Hella Healed: Roots of Prosperity will focus on the root and foundation. From setting intentions and grounding energy, we will plant, nurture, and enjoy many seeds. We strongly encourage family attendance. We must heal and build together to get where we wish to go as a people. (This is a closed space for the Afrikan Black community.) Rosesharon Oates 11:00AM-6:00PM — Healing modalities Ietef "DJ Cavem" Vita 1:00PM-2:00PM