Weekend Workshop with M. Taylor
Michael J. Taylor, more commonly known simply as ‘Taylor’, is a bi-racial human who has been teaching, performing, and recording West African percussion since 1994. He authored the book “Remembering Your Ancestral Fire” published May 2023. He is also the owner and driving force behind Holy Goat Percussion, he imports, sells and repairs West African drums, teaches, is a Tam Tam Mandingue Djembe Academy Senior Certified Instructor, is the director of the Tam Tam Mandingue Djembe Academy – Chicago, School of Percussion and is a Lead Facilitator with Sewa Beats USA. He created the shamanic ritual the DRUMeditation™, created from his early times drumming having out-of-body experiences and astral travels, then reshaped after readings and validation with Elder Dr Malidoma Patrice Somè. His main instruments are the djembe, dunun and Malinke flute (tambin), but he plays a wide assortment of other drums including bugaraboo, congas, frame drum, bongos, and doumbek.
Workshop Details
Thursday, September 17, 2026: 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Africanesque Folk Tales based on Taylor’s book, Remembering Your Ancestral Fire
https://www.holygoat.com/remembering-your-ancestral-fire/
Friday, September 18, 2026:
7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. @ SlapStep Studios, 285 E 29th St, Unit E, Loveland, CO 80538
West African Drumming Workshop - learn all djembe and dunun parts to a traditional Guinean rhythm.
Saturday, September 19, 2026:
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. @ SlapStep Studios, 285 E 29th St, Unit E, Loveland, CO 80538
West African Drumming Workshop - learn all djembe and dunun parts to a traditional Guinean rhythm.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. @ SlapStep Studios, 285 E 29th St, Unit E, Loveland, CO 80538
West African Drumming Workshop - learn all djembe and dunun parts to a traditional Guinean rhythm.
5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m. @ SlapStep Studios, 285 E 29th St, Unit E, Loveland, CO 80538
DRUMeditation: Experience deep TRANCEformative states in the DRUMeditation. The DRUMeditation is a shamanic/spiritual journey induced by a combination of guided meditation and rhythmic environments in the form of drums, bells, shakers, flutes, voices, etc. This unique experience will take you to a place of altered time and space, open energy portals, and connect you to higher states of consciousness and healing.
7:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. @ SlapStep Studios, 285 E 29th St, Unit E, Loveland, CO 80538
Potluck, Q&A, and some essential films about West African music & culture
Sunday, September 20, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. @ SlapStep Studios, 285 E 29th St, Unit E, Loveland, CO 80538
West African Drumming Workshop - learn all djembe and dunun parts to a traditional Guinean rhythm.