Welcome to Mystic Drumz – World Music Safari Adventures
Mystic Drumz has been performing shows, delivering programs, and facilitating workshops for over 20 years. With over 8,000 events and counting, our one of a kind “World Music Safari Adventures” are a sensation in music education. We are an international leading provider of World Music education, specializing in bringing interactive percussion experiences to your door. Our unique rhythm and sound programs excite, enlighten, and engage audiences of all ages. Hands-on interactive sessions and performances showcase eclectic percussion instruments sourced from around the globe. We link geography to sounds, rhythms to science, and laughter to learning.
No Deposit Necessary. No preparation by teachers required.
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NEW Virtual Show
Mystic Drumz Goes Virtual!!!
Our Virtual show brings our acclaimed energy to life in your classroom. Created specifically to fill the gap the COVID-19 blew in the music education, this show utilizes every instrument in our musical toolbox. Our professional musicians have embraced e-learning best practices to bring our signature show, “The Legend of Marshmallow Island”, to any screen and every audience.
This 45-minute fast-paced world music safari adventure employs larger than life graphics, silly and humorous video filters, and beautiful vibrant landscape backdrops as we travel the planet in search of Marshmallow Island. We use state-of-the-art green screen backdrops, professional lighting, and high-end microphones to enhance the virtual experience.
The Zoom platform allows our musicians to interact with the audience in real-time. Our performers can customize this event to fit a variety of different needs. Whether it’s a single class, a multi-classroom event, or a shared experience in a large gym on a giant screen, the effect is the same … smiling faces, peaked curiosity, and a fully engaged audience.
OUR MANDATE:
We customize the program to meet the needs of each unique audience.
Performers are trained to deliver high-energy performances, interactive workshops, and hands-on world music programs and to fulfill our goals:
– To reinvent children’s music education and interactive entertainment. We span the curriculum connecting Geography, History, Science, and Music as it relates to societies from all across the globe. Each show is an exploration of everything from environmental issues, world cultures, the elements of music, and the physics of sound.
– To bring music into the lives of thousands of children with a fun and creative approach. Through movement, dance, laughter, and the awe of sound we make the learning experience a thoroughly thrilling experience.
– To enrich the lives of children by showing them the wonder of different cultures, introduce them to amazing musicians and the instruments they play.
– To teach children about ecology and environmental awareness through our shows.
OUR SHOWS
All Show Timeframes: 45-50 minutes long. Please click on the video to view a sample of our show.
Each show is a world music safari adventure that takes participants around the globe in search of amazing instruments and sounds. We travel to African jungles, South American rainforests, and the Great Wall of China to discover clues from animal friends and learn about ecology.
The Family Fun series includes:
“The Legend of Marshmallow Island” features a magical island that rises from the middle of a mystical pond. Larry the Frog and friends go off in search of Marshmallow Island and the legendary dance party that takes place there. Featured instruments include Nigerian Talking Drum, Brazilian Quica, Vibraslap, Flextone, Chinese Gongs and more.
“The Button People“ takes “Larry the frog” and “Slappy the Dolphin” deep below the enchanted sea to find the fabled Buttonville metropolis. Larry and his friends navigate the under-sea world to find the amazing button people. Featured instruments include Trinidad’s Steel Pan, Cuban Bongos, Spanish Castanets, European Xylophones to mention a few.
“The Road to JelloTown” Larry the frog must catch up with his evil Uncle MogoTogo and stop him before he reaches JelloTown and eats all the world’s Jello. We travel to Africa and find Log Drums, North America for Snare Drums, India for Lizard Skin Tambourines (Kanjira), Tibet for Giant Temple Bells and Chimes, Nunavut for Pow-Wow drumming and more.
“The Path to Popsicle Palace” Larry the frog’s Mom has taken up a cause to save the melting Popsicle Palace. To discover clues to the location, Larry travels to Egypt finding Darbuka Drums and Frame Drums, Peru for Cajon Wooden Box Drums, Brazil for a Recco Recco Metal Spring Guiro, and he also visits the magical “World of Shakers” featuring every shaker from around the planet.
Our Specialized Shows and Programs:
“The Farmtastic Soundz” show: This interactive music adventure takes audiences across Canada to explore the sounds you would find on a farm. Children dance their way across the country, take virtual roller coasters and trains to discover amazing farm instruments such as cowbells, triangles, washboards, spoons, and more. Featuring the Mystic Drumz “Farmtastic Soundz Machine” this show lets the audience get hands-on and make some noise with drum sticks against our custom sound installation full of found sounds from a local farm.
“Black History Show”: Black History Month Show features percussion instruments deriving from Countries in Africa, as well as Afro-Cuban instruments developed in Africa and played around the world. Children will see and hear incredible talking drums from Nigeria, and Djembe Drums from Ghana to name a few. This high energy interactive show is full of call and response, rhythm and movement, and African inspired dancing.
