Event Description
Dembis Thioung invites you to
PENCHMI: THE AFRICAN DRUM + DANCE + CHANT PORTAL
SPECIAL EDITION: CARNIVAL NOTTING HILL - NEW MOON series
Experience the vibrant explosion of culture, music and dance at the Notting Hill Carnival, where the streets of London transform into a dazzling celebration of African Caribbean heritage and joy! Actively participate drumming and dancing traditional & newly created African rhythms in a percussion ensemble lead by DEMBIS THIOUNG.
Dates: Sunday 24th & Monday 25th August from 10am to 7pm
Location: Notting Hill (W10) exact location to be confirmed on booking AND just few days before Carnival starts. Thank you for your patience.
Those that require a drum will have to meet up Dembis Thioung at the alternative meet up point at 10am where drums are stored near Ladbroke Grove station and is walking distance to the final location.
Contact us via email (dembis.thioung@gmail.com) or WhatsApp (07786005306) if you haven't received the PDF link with the location map link by Saturday 23rd Aug at 8pm.
Energy exchange: £11.11/ each day (make sure you book for the day you want to attend). KIDS ARE ALWAYS FREE
What to bring: bring a stool, nourishing food to share, comfortable African clothing dressed to impress and happiness always.
Drums: a limited number of drums will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments. Advance Booking Required: To ensure a drum is available for everyone who needs one, please book your tickets in advance by Saturday 23th August at 10am.
✨WHAT IS PENCHMI?✨
The word PENCHMI (in Wolof is written as “Penccmi”) is used to describe the gathering of ancestors, transcending time and space, as well as the gathering of the elders of the traditional Senegalese villages, in the centre of the community under a baobab tree. Penchmi is the space to discuss matters of LIFE, FREEDOM, and PEACE. Most importantly, it serves to remind us of the LOVE and RESPECT shared among each other.
Dembis takes pride in being guided by the highest Senegalese value of "TERANGA": welcoming, sharing and supporting each other in happiness always, valuing wealth not for its quantity but for the generosity extended to others. "TERANGA" represents the essence of Senegalese culture and it can be translated with the word hospitality.
Launched in 2020 in London, Penchmi is The African Drum + Dance + Chant Portal, a series of community gatherings around the New Moon & Full Moon at Folklore (Hoxton), Roundwood Park and Hampstead Heath. Following its first edition of PENCHMI IN SENEGAL, and a 3 day camp festival in English Sacred Land GLASTONBURY.
✨WHAT DO YOU EXPERIENCE AT PENCHMI IN NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL - New Moon?✨
The African drums are ancestral technology. They were originally designed to bring people together in peace & happiness. Drumming along with dancing & chanting during the New Moon & Full Moon phases amplify our prayers, intentions and collective healing.
During PENCHMI we will come together through the unifying power of the drums.
A GROUNDING & SOULFUL EXPERIENCE embodying drum, voices and movement languages from Africa and all its diaspora around the world.
PENCHMI is a safe space to express your soul's dance moves in conversation with live drumming. Embody traditional and newly created rhythms, improve your drumming & movement language, and express confidently, all supported by the circle.
All levels, backgrounds, faiths, and ages are welcome.
✨DEMBIS THIOUNG✨
Dembis Thioung, Griot by blood and Baye Fall at heart, is a mesmerizing keeper of ancestral West African rhythms and a creator of new ones. A Senegalese master drum-maker, percussionist, educator, and community gatekeeper, he specializes in the powerful ancestral technology of Dundun, Djembe, Sabar, and Asico drums, bridging tradition and innovation through his artistry. In the UK since 2010, Dembis has collaborated with artists and companies across Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Founder of PENCHMI: the African Drum + Dance + Chant Portal, he creates spaces for community connection and spiritual exploration. Lead member of BENE TALLY BAND & friends, he summons a collective of artists bringing the magic rhythms and the spirit of Africa to stages. He is also known for his GRIOT+BAYEFALL DRUM BLESSING, a solo act that blends rhythm, spirituality, and storytelling, performed at the Soho House, Cafe Oto, Peckham Levels, Jamboree and Dalston Curve Gardens. www.dembisthioung.com
✨STAY CONNECTED✨
If you have any question you can email us at dembis.thioung@gmail.com
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with HAPPINESS ALWAYS,
DEMBIS THIOUNG & CREW
Refund Policy
AfroMoya fees are not refundable.
