Dhaka Drum Circle, a spontaneous group of percussion enthusiasts and musicians, will be holding another open-to-the-pubic ensemble this coming Friday at Chhobir Haat, across the road from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University.
The informal weekly get-together – “Lets Beat!” – is an opportunity for people to make congenial noise and hold a community jam session.
At the event last Friday, Dhaka Drum Circle attracted large to their good-vibe collective.
The event has been running since December 12 last year, giving participants the chance to bond, communicate through music and build a community based on positive vibes.
Hundreds of percussionists and musicians gathered together armed with dhols, hand drums, mondiras, cajons, bongos, tambourines, and other percussion instruments thronged Chhobir Haat to make community music. Some joined the drum circle with stringed instruments like guitars, ukuleles and khamaks. Others joined in, beating utensils from nearby tea-stalls.
Zaid Islam, a participant of “Lets Beat!” told the Dhaka Tribune: “In the subcontinent, instruments like the dhak and dhol are traditionally used during religious rituals and festivities.
“Dhaka Drum Circle was established to advance two things – creating bonds between people and giving them a sense of the spiritual.”