PENCHMI: EQUINOX + FULL MOON + BONFIRE + IN THE WOODS - SAT 21ST SEPT

Dembis Thioung invites you to 

PENCHMI: THE AFRICAN DRUM + DANCE + CHANT PORTAL 

AUTUMN EQUINOX + FULL MOON + BONFIRE + IN THE WOODS

Date: Saturday 21st Sept, from sunset to sunrise 

Location: London (NW3) exact location to be confirmed on booking. Contact us via email  (dembis.thioung@gmail.com) or whatsapp (07786005306) if you haven't received the pdf with the links. Early meet up alternative point available at 6pm: walk with us to the location, help carrying drums and participate in creating the space

Energy exchange: £11.11

What to bring: bring a stool, nourishing food to share, warm & comfortable clothing and happiness always. 

Drums: a limited number of drums will be provided, participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments. 

WHAT IS PENCHMI?

The word Penchmi ( in Senegalese Wolof is written “Penthmi)” is the word we use to describe the gathering of the ancestors, timeless/spaceless, as well as the gathering of the elders of the traditional Senegalese villages, in the center of the community under a baobab tree, to discuss all matters of life, freedom and peace, but most of all to remind us of the LOVE and RESPECT shared amongst each other. 

These sessions are hosted by the Senegalese most respected cultural value, the “Teranga”: the act to share and support each other always in happiness. Its core virtue is to measure wealth and abundance not for how much we have, but for how much we share and give to others. The “teranga” it’s the essence of the Senegalese culture.

WHO IS DEMBIS THIOUNG? 

Dembis Thioung, a mesmerizing master of the West African dundun drums, Griot by blood and Bayefall at heart, serves as the gatekeeper of these conscious drum, dance, and chant gatherings. Penchmni. Through ancestral and magical rhythmic keys, he opens energetic portals, inviting participants to connect with themselves and each other. Under his guidance, they express freely through sound and movement, guided by the wisdom of the spirit of the drums.