African Drumming Academy and Performance - Mady Keita - Super Mande Percussion

Percussion lessons in-person in Melbourne

About
Teacher Profile

Super Mande Percussion – African Drumming Academy & Performance is a centre of West African music, culture, drumming and dance, based in Melbourne and operating throughout Australia.

Run by Mady Keita, an authentic and renowned musician and Master Drummer from Mali in West Africa, Super Mande Percussion – African Drumming Academy & Performance provides a full range of African drumming services:

– Group drumming classes and private tuition
– African dance classes
– School workshops
– Team building and corporate workshops
– Teacher training
– Music and entertainment for community events and private functions
– Drum sales and repair services

Mady Keita has been teaching and performing West African drumming for more 30 years. He has mastered the techniques incorporated into djembe and doun doun playing through growing up with the many traditional ceremonies of Mali in West Africa. Mady is a patient and dedicated teacher with a wealth of knowledge of traditional and authentic West African rhythms. For Mady, every student is a potential Super Mande Percussionist.

Teaching Since
1984
Languages Spoken Other Than English
Arabic, Bambara, French
Minimum age taught
1
Music Lessons Provided
Instruments
Percussion
Styles
Contemporary, Folk, Traditional, World
Specialities
Adult Learning, Beat Making, Improvisation, Music Craft, Music Therapy, Percussion group, Performances
Features
Child Checked, Group Lessons, Pre-school Teacher, School Instrumental, Comes To You
Areas Serviced
Melbourne (East, Inner East, North, North East, Outer East, South East)
Suburbs
Bayswater, Fitzroy, Glen Waverley, Mitcham, Mount Waverley, Templestowe
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Last Modified: 20 June 2026 at 6:28 PM