15th October – 17th December 2025
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Location: Rising Tide Studios, 270 Mare St, Hackney, London E8 1HE
This course will teach various bata sequences, their variations, conversations, and intersections as they progress through a typical sequence. We also teach accompanying songs and how they impact rhythms with entrances and changes. The course suits those with experience of playing percussion and/or bata drumming. (Please see our level guidelines).
The online option is live streaming through Zoom. You will be able to ask questions and access the video-recorded class.
Classes taught by David Pattman and Vicky Jassey. They have combined more than Forty years of experience playing batá in rituals, artistic settings and teaching.
How to Register
- Fill out the registration form below and then submit it.
- Make a payment by clicking on the payment link below.
Please note that we keep our classes to a maximum of 13 people to provide the most effective learning experience. Instruments are provided. Not sure what to expect? We will refund the remaining course fee if you are unhappy after the first class.