Drum Atweme

Community: Alice Springs

Background:

Drum Atweme is a drumming group made up of young people from town camps in Alice Springs. The group was established in 2004 and has about 30 core performers, with another 100 students participating in drumming lessons each week. Almost all public events in Alice Springs and many conferences held in Alice Springs include a performance by this popular group.

Purpose:

The Drum Atweme group engages young people from Town Camps in Alice Springs, who often experience boredom, depression, low self confidence and exposure to violence and substance abuse.

This project enables young people to be part of a positive and publicly popular activity. This has strong benefits in enabling the young people to realize that they can achieve public recognition for their abilities and talents.

Bush Bands Bash Gigs:

2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

Description:

http://www.tangentyere.org.au/services/family_youth/drum_atweme/