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Handcrafted steam-bent frame drums of the Middle East and beyond. Click the link to visit online store-

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🥁 Save the date:
Proclamation of the 1st World Frame Drum Day
▶️ October 02, 5 p.m. CEST, live on YouTube
(Tamburi Mundi’s YouTube channel)

#worldframedrumday

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Drum Discovery happening now! 💜 #drum #darbuka #framedrum #arabic #music @steamandlumber

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I could get used to being on the radio. Thank you Cameron and @3mdr97.1fm for having me on again today! It was great to joined by Matt Stonehouse who will be facilitating the Drum and Dance lecture. @steamandlumber bellydance #bellydancing #radio #livemusic #dance

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Come for the baklava, stay for the workshops! Delicious baklava from @cafe.lemon8 will be at the workshops. Nom nom nom #turkishfood #baklava #bellydance #bellydancing #bellydancer

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I'll be doing 2 interviews next week on 3MDR radio 97.1fm!! Listen in at 9pm Monday night July 20th and 9am Wednesday morning July 22nd with @steamandlumber #radio #bellydance #bellydancer #interview #dance

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Arabesque offers a unique immersion into the rich and elegant traditions of live music and dance from the Middle East and North Africa.

DRUM DISCOVERY Lecture $37
Sunday July 26 12:30-2:00pm @ Ananda Yoga
Discover the rhythm and technique fundamentals of Arabic and Turkish percussion in this seated lecture presented by master drummer, Matt Stonehouse. Learn about the history and craftsmanship of darbuka and frame drums, as well as the many different drums that make up an Arabic Drumming ensemble.

Matt Stonehouse specialises in Arabic and Turkish style percussion, focusing on darbuka and frame drums. He has performed/ recorded with Jeff Martin (The Tea Party), Alwan Trio, Ross Daly quartet, Van Diemen's band, Orchestra Victoria and many more. Matt is passionate about the art of frame drums, handcrafting beautiful pieces from his workshop in St Andrews.

Open level. No prior knowledge required.

DRUM AND DANCE Dance Workshop $67
2:30-4:00pm @ Ananda Yoga
Arabic music is known for its intricate melodies and vibrant, compelling rhythms. We invite you to join us for an immersive workshop that will take you on a rich musical and dance journey across Egypt and beyond. Join Prue, a professional Bellydancer and Dance Teacher and Matt, an expert in Arabic and Turkish drumming to explore which classic belly dance steps pair with specific rhythms, allowing you to dance authentically and with musicality. Gain hands-on understanding of how drummers and dancers work together to connect to each other and the music to create a dynamic performance.

Prue is a passionate dancer and teacher with 40 years experience in the dance world. She holds a Diploma of Dance Teaching and loves to help students feel confident in their technique and performance skills.

Suitable for beyond beginners, with at least 6 months training in Bellydance.

DRUM AND DANCE WATCH AND LEARN Drum workshop observer $15
2:30-4:00pm @ Ananda Yoga
Are you a keen drummer who wants to learn how a drummer plays and interacts for the dancer? Learn all about Arabic and Turkish drums in Drum Discovery then stay and observe Drum and Dance

@prue_thedancesafeproject

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Join me for Bellydance fun with LIVE DRUMMING! Spaces are limited. Book at www.impruve.au/arabesque #bellydance #bellydancer #bellydanceworkshop #drum #darbuka

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Learn all about North African and Turkish drums in this information lecture! Discover the history plus how they are made and played in this relaxed session with master drummer Matt Stonehouse of @steamandlumber Belgrave, Melbourne. July 26 bookings through the link in my bio. #drum #drumming #darbuka #framedrum #arabicdrum

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Our residency continues through the cold...
1st Thursday of every month at Odyssey
7pm onwards @ 100 Ormond Rd, Elwood

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In love with this gorgeous zilitar drum from @steamandlumber such a powerful softness while the cymbals ring out. There is such a trance effect to playing a rhythm on the frame drums. You can feel it in our hoop drum session on my beautiful moon drum. #womenwhodrum #sacreddrumming #drumitup

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An echidna blessing on our way to camp at Chambres Gorge- Marlawadhina Inbiri 🌀

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REVELLING is now showing @bunjil_place for the ART AFTER DARK 2025 program:

Bunjil Place Outdoor Screen
1 – 31 August 2025
5.00pm - 6.00pm (daily)

In the best of times—and in the most urgent—we ask: how do we gather, as we are, and move together? REVELLING begins with this question. It is an invitation to dance with the bodies we have today, to locate ourselves through movement, memory, and place. This work asks how art might help us think and feel in the face of crisis—how cinema, choreography, and site-responsive practice can offer ways to remember, reimagine, and relate.

Rooted in care, reciprocity, and a striving for right relationship with Country, REVELLING is a socially engaged dance film shaped by collective process. Across generations, cultural identities, and levels of dance experience, participants came together to explore their ancestral threads and personal stories through embodied practice. Their presence is the work—their gestures, silences, hesitations, and offerings shaped the choreography as much as any formal structure.

Filmed on Bunurong Country at Mt Cannibal Flora and Fauna Reserve—where granite boulders over 350 million years old rise from the earth—the land itself became a collaborator. The site’s ecological and cultural significance shaped our process, challenging us to move with humility, attentiveness, and respect.

REVELLING is both a celebration and a call: to honour where we come from, to deepen how we relate, and to imagine how we might move forward—together.

REVELLING, Director & Choreographer Gülşen Özer, Videographer & Editor, Vanessa White, Associate Choreographer, Vivienne Rogis, Assistant Choreographer, Sara Di Segna, Composer & Musician, Matt Stonehouse, Collaborators & Dancers, Ann Maree Billings, James Dalton, Gem DeMarco, Sara Di Segna, Fran Dishon, Liliana Flood, Bronwyn Gardner, Ellise Peart, Christine Phillips, Laure Pradier, Vivienne Rogis, Juliet Sironi, Desrae Ukena, Danni Vitalich

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