Rhythm & Song Workshop with Shylah Ray

Rhythm and song are the original tools of our ancestors that kept them aligned, grounded and in reverence to the natural world. Babatunde Olatunji said that when we forget that rhythm is everywhere, problems arise. So it's time we return to this devotional practice for the best and highest good of ourselves and our natural world. In this potent drop-in, you will reopen your voice and reclaim your inner rhythm, returning to the energy of the ancients through the living traditions of music and ancestral sound.

Together we will

• Open the voice and reconnect to rhythm through activation and serious play
• Connect to the primal voice and our true nature
• Embody our truths
• Learn body percussion techniques to cultivate inner pulse
• Regulate the nervous system and spirit
• Drum and sing together as one
• Receive guiding techniques to carry forward
• Freestyle through mouth percussion and lyric magic

This workshop is not djembe-focused, though you're welcome to bring your drum to support the flow.

Your facilitators

Katie (K'hatya) of Drum Temple is a primal hand drummer, songstress, musician, activator, connector and creator who draws from the primordial cave realms. She believes rhythm activates vibrational messages from our body and soul. Through her music, spiritual practice and study, she connects deeply to indigenous and ancient cultures from West Africa, Latin America, Mongolia, the Middle East and folk America, and her mission encourages a return to original ways of feeling, expressing and being as stewards of this Earth. Shylah Ray Sunshine is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, DJ, musician, mother and professional vocal coach. Originally from Canada, she stands proudly as a First Nations Algonquin woman, is revered as a skilled vocalist, and has shared her music all over the world. A natural-born entertainer and wildly authentic performer, the Los Angeles-based neo-soul and R&B artist has many projects, tour dates and collaborations on the way.