To the beat of a drum at Newham

Simone Lang has introduced rhythmic beats of West African drumming to the Macedon Ranges with her charismatic energy and belief in the uniting power of the drum.

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To the beat of a drum at Newham

Traditionally, in Africa, women don’t drum: they dance. But that’s the one tradition that Simone Lang doesn’t mind breaking if […]


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