Hermosa Beach Community Drum Circle, Hermosa Beach, Ca.

Every third Sunday of the month, from 12 noon till 3:00pm, Sabina facilitates a drum circle, Click Here to View, at Hermosa Beach, just north of the pier on the sand. The drum circle draws crowds of onlookers and participants. Drums and percussion instruments are provided so that no one is left out. Any donations received are used for purchase, maintenance, and repair of instruments, and to keep the circle alive. We invite you to join us. Discover for yourself the experience, the freedom, the healing of the drum.

We need volunteers to help with our drum circles. If you have any special talents like magic, face painting, trained animals (for the special needs kids), musical talent, dancers, dancing with the people, serving the music as a musician, filming or taking photos, interested in hosting (drawing people into the circle/handing out instruments), providing organizational support, helping with set-up and tear-down, loading and unloading the bus, etc. please e-mail for more information. We can use you somewhere and there is always room for more angels in our tribe.

The Community Drum Circle is the use of a rhythm based event as a tool for unity. It does not use culturally specific rhythms. It is a fun, family friendly event where people empower each other in the act of celebrating community and life through rhythm and music. People of all levels of musical expertise come together and share their rhythmical spirit with whatever drums and percussion they are using. They don't have to be a drummer to participate. Everyone has something to offer the circle and everyone is welcome.

The spirit and magic of rhythm expressed on drums and percussion instruments cuts through all ages, sexes, religions, roles and cultures. Rhythm is a universal language known to everyone, even the youngest child if we could "just remember".

So, in a very objective, yet beautiful way, an interactive rhythm event puts us all on an equal footing with each other and brings us closer together. The facilitator serves this process by guiding the participants to their highest musical potential.

A community drum circle is created "in the moment" by all the people who participate. Co-operation and collaboration is the basic goal. When we drum together, sharing our spirit in the form of rhythm, it changes our relationships. As we play together, we give ourselves a rhythmical message and an emotional release. The experience is unique to each person in the circle, and it happens whether we are involving ourselves in the circle by drumming, or standing outside the circle and listening while tapping our feet and clapping our hands along with the music.