Meet other local Hand-Drummers who are interested creating community through the rich history of Africa and its people. Drum Circles are a great way to stay connected to our inner rhythms. Please join us with any drum you have or with your dancing feet! We would also welcome singers and griots! Stringed instruments and flutes. Come ALL to help create a healing African village here in Boston. "I am more than ever convinced, from my experience with you and others at the DrumConnection over the pas …

This meetup is a community for all who love to move and dance with free and playful expression, or enjoys world music and connecting with others. We believe that movement and creative dance brings health and energizes our lives and communities. Our bodies were made for movement and to dance to our own inner rhythm. We allow our souls to shine through and connect with others by dancing. Our gatherings offer a safe and non-judgmental space where you can feel free to dance or just enjoy music and w …

http://www.meetup.com/AfricaTravel/ca... Trip To Africa! November 15 ~ December 9, 2013 DrumConnection is taking a TRIP TO AFRICA! Come join us and make your reservations soon. Join us at this informational meeting where you’ll meet others who may travel with us! Find out what it’s all about! Video, discussion, refreshments. More info: http://www.triptoafrica.org WELCOME TO GUINEA! Study djembe and dunun drumming in Africa with masters of the craft in a true cultural and musical immersion. Dru …

Welcome to Social Fun. Glad you found our group, of fun, friendly members with an age range from 21 to 55+, whether single, married, attached, kids, pets, or not, we welcome you to our group. We enjoy local social activities like: dining, movies, talks, parties, wine tasting, hikes, Art & Culture, music, happy hours, game & trivia nights, dancing, adventures, social networking, etc.  enjoying the good life in the Boson Area. We are the mostactive Meetup group in the world, running 40+events mont …

The Mix-Your-World Diversity Connection (previously called Mix-Your-World Interracial Connection) was formed to provide a comfortable setting for people of different races and cultures to come together for fun. How you view the group will be up to you. If you want it to be only about fun and friendship, we are cool with that. If you'd like it to be about dating, romance and relationships and you discover your "soul partner" or "un-soul partner" is a fellow member of the group, that's cool, too. …

Hello -  WELCOME TO THE GROUP!! The intent and goal of this meetup is to nurture musical ability and talent and gain more theoretical and practical experience, and play out.  We go to open mics and have shows  periodically with other meetup groups and on some Sundays a jam/rehearsal to jam or rehearse for performances.  Music is a powerful force for good in the world. Lets get together and JAM!!!  See list of standard songs in the Music Jam Lists This group is for musicians and aspiring musician …

**NEW FOR 2013 **We'll have a sign up sheet for songs (open mic style or group / sing along) to keep the music moving. WHAT:  Musical campfire event. Bring your instrument and a couple songs to perform.  If you want others to sing along, that's awesome! If it's not a super well known song, bring some copies of the lyrics (10-15 should do it). Want others to play along? Yeoow! Bring copies of the chords to share with other musicians. Not very musically proficient? No problem! If you can keep a be …

Let your voice be heard! Voices of Harmony is a group that creates cross-cultural understanding and shares the wonderful sounds of music from cultures around the world. We invite all members of the community to join us in song and conversation! Who's invited? We welcome anyone interested in joining a choir committed to building a better community through music and dialogue.  All genders, all ethnicities and backgrounds, and all levels of singing experience welcome and encouraged! What do we do t …

‎Mamadou Diop and MAMADOU BAND are humbled and honored to have won the 2011 Boston Music Award for International Artist of the Year.This group brings MAMADOU friends and fans together at live performance venues. Led by Senegalese native Mamadou Diop, MAMADOU is an eclectic group of musicians who have truly formed a guitar and drum led sound that is all their own (enough to win the 2011 Boston Music Award as International Artist of the Year). The music they produce is made for dance, and drumming …

This group is for Practical Idealist to share ideas, skills and resources….a place to vision, debate and collaborate. Let's have conversations that have never happened before! Let's create real world solutions that celebrate our individual desires and honor the needs of our collective future. Let's enjoy the process and each other. I'm hoping to gather a diverse group of creative, positive people that truly embrace the gift of different perspectives and are excited to cross-pollinate. If you as …

A high-energy, FUN, celebration of drumming and community. For beginners wanting to try something new, friends, experienced drummers, dancers. We celebrate the traditions - rhythms that have built energy for hundreds of years for celebration, dance, ritual - just plain FUN! As well as whatever you bring to it!  We'll have drums to share, and support for newcomers, and energy for everyone. Meets monthly.  6:30  Mini-Class Intro   7-9 pm  Drum Circle $8 donation, children under 12 free.

Bliss Dance is a moving meditation done to passionate world music in a supportive circle of community. The village style dances are fairly simple and accessible, and taught anew every time. When the body is engaged in these basic, rhythmic motions, and simultaneously resonating to powerful music, mind, body and spirit become integrated. We set our intentions, focus awareness on the candle flame in the center, and lean into the comforting sensation of being held in the circle. The dances start of …

Our Mission: You Only Have One Life, Live It Well, Make Friends And Have Fun!! This group is about singles meeting new people and making friends while joining in social and sporting activities such as: Happy Hours, Coed Sports, Dining Out, Volleyball, Hiking, Dances, Tennis, Movies, Ball Games, Museums, Snow Sports, Concerts, Beaches, Kayaking, Biking, Bus Trips. Many events are free and held at State and Local Parks. There are NO MEMBERSHIP FEES , and all of the after game socials are open to a …

Welcome to the hottest Boston Meet Up Group! My name is Lee "El Gringuito." I am the founder of BachataMeetUp.com the World's largest Bachata Meet Up Group! My goal is to spread Bachata across the US and around the world. Get ready for hot Bachata lessons, workshops and parties. Lets grow Bachata together and make this Meet Up Caliente, Hot Hot Hot! We hope to see you at our next event. As a member we will secure discounts and VIP status. As our group grows we will be able to offer more and m …

Hi and welcome to the Beatles & Beer singalong! This isn't a jam band, or performance-based group. Basically, it's a singalong that  is voice-centered, the pleasure of the group sing is the thing here! No electric or amplified music, just a few acoustic instruments or hand held percussion. It's folky, it's fun as heck, and it's mostly Beatles. Shower singers of the world, unite! :) Fans of Beatles and/or beer will like this as well as people who like singing. We meet once a month on a Saturday a …

CABARET: A form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or emcee. We are a group of singers, musicians, songwriters, and performers who have a love of Cabaret! Please join us at events held all over the Boston and surrounding areas. Lear …

The BeatBrigade is an interactive drumming group operating through HandReach, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the poorest children in the developing world overcome severe debilitating trauma injuries. The BeatBrigade engages in therapeutic drumming that promotes community and benefits survivors of burn and trauma injuries. Outstanding BeatBrigadiers are invited to tour locally and abroad to drum with people of all kinds! ** Everyone is welcome to join and participate in the BeatBr …

If you like to dance, meet new people, listen to lively celtic music and have fun while exercising, come and join us! Discover the fast-paced jigs and reels and the more dignified strathspeys that make up Scottish Country Dancing. Join to stay fit and make new friends or to become a part of the larger Scottish Country Dancing world. You don't have to be Scottish to enjoy doing the dances from Scotland. Scottish Country Dancing is done everywhere, so what you learn here can be practiced in Europe …

We are musicians, songwriters and singers who meet to share songs, discuss, give and get feedback, collaborate, perform and record songs. We also play at open mikes, various gigs, improvise in jam band fashion, parties and benefits. The goal of this group is to nurture & advance all members music careers and create a community for boston musicians, singers & songwriters. All music is welcome and a focus is uplifting songs to help the world

This group is for Practical Idealist to share ideas, skills and resources….a place to vision, debate and collaborate. Let's have conversations that have never happened before! Let's create real world solutions that celebrate our individual desires and honor the needs of our collective future. Let's enjoy the process and each other. I'm hoping to gather a diverse group of creative, positive people that truly embrace the gift of different perspectives and are excited to cross-pollinate. If you as …

Were you born with two left feet? Are you trying to impress your hot new girlfriend with some hips that don't lie? Well, you're in luck because we have one of the top Salsa directors in all of Massachusetts here and ready for lessons every Thursday. He is world renowned and has competed in numerous competition globally and is also part of an elite 90 Day Challenge Health and Fitness expert board. The best part of all about this meet up is having FUN ! Come and learn how to shake it to the Spanis …

Participants will acquire deep contact with their natural rhythms and pulses (heart pulse, breath pulse, walking pulse…), amazing experiences of multi-layered rhythmics; they will learn to play a percussion instrument (up to an advanced level); they will learn a fun, connected way of concentrating and keeping attention out of thought mode; they will cleanse themselves from stagnated emotions in the trance of drumming and chanting alone. And they will experience the older-than-the-world feeling o …

Looking for something fun to do tonight? Stop playing video games online and come out and party in the real world at one of our events! Our aim is to bring back the golden days of interactive game play where shoulder-to-shoulder button smashing chaos is the norm. We take your favorite consoles from yesterday and today and combine them to create a truly unique social gaming experience among venues in the New England area. Interested in classics? Expect to see some of your favorites such as Duck H …

Mladost Folk Ensemble will take you on tour to the corners of the earth through dance and music. Join us in an exploration of the different cultures and ethnicities of the world, learning of each through song and dance. The members of Mladost, ages 12 through 30, draw their inspiration from the lives of Conny and Marianne Taylor, co-founders of Boston's Folk Arts Center of New England. They collected dances from folk dance experts around the world, focusing on style, footwork, and presentation. …

-Mission statement: It is my sincere hope this club will be a haven for those who have tried to find worthwhile people in all the usual places (clubs, bars, parties, conventions) and only came up empty. I want myself and the club members to truly take life back and live a sensible, humane, warm, compassionate, artful, and full life again in this country. I am forming this club largely as a reaction (and hopefully solution) to the declining quality of human interaction in the US. I have my the …

The Boston Minstrel group envisions a world where interactive singing inspires healing, harmony and hope. For 21 years we have been bringing the transformative power of music to people living in shelters and prisons in the greater Boston area. We are a group of 100+ volunteer singers and musicians who get together for about 40 "songfests" a year. Singles and married singers and musicians are welcome.

A whole new world of adventure, exploring, learning, growing and friendship is what Play Skool has to offer. Welcome to the Play Skool Group Moms! We invite you to join our growing playgroup... where we learn, play and grow together! Our goal is to create a unique experience for mom and child in a supportive, active environment. We have fun based activities that enrich our children's educational and social development. Our regular meet ups include: In home play dates, gym classes, music, art, …

Dance Freedom and Dance Friday are on-going participatory dances held every Wednesday and Friday. People dance creatively, alone, with a partner or with many others. DJ music guides the dance, weaving together current, world, classic, and spiritual sounds. Both dances are safe places to share your energy and make new friends. No shoes, alcohol, or smoking are allowed. Respect for others is essential. Dance Freedom is held every Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m at the First Congregational Chu …