Lectures and Talks

Noah was born and brought up in a typical African village in the Rainforest of Cameroon.  he went on to study at University and conducted research into Ethnomusicology.

A dynamic presenter, promoter and proud defender of authentic traditional African culture, he has both an authentic knowledge of and an academic approach to his subject.

Available topics for Talks and Lectures (which may be delivered in either English or French) include:

• Traditional Cameroonian Music

• Beti Traditions

• The African Family

• Life in an African Village

• Living in the African Rainforest

• 'Eton' - an Example of a Beti Language

• The Language of the Drums

Other topics can be made available on request.  If you have a specific subject in mind please contact us.  You can do this from our Contact Page.

In Service Education and Training Days for Teachers

The focus can be on African Music, Dance, Storytelling or all three together.

Noah presents and shares with teachers, an African way of making or responding to these various art forms.

The objective is to inspire the development of attitudes and materials linking specific aspects of these art forms to the requirements of the National Curriculum.

The key notes of the day are:

• Team spirit

• Learning

• Creativity

• Sharing

• Fun

As an example for Music and Movement (dance), we provide drums and offer work on how to:

• Listen to & perform basic rhythms

• Create rhythms

• Associate rhythms with singing

• Move to basic rhythms

• Use sound effects in storytelling & drama

• Develop follow-up activities

Comments about INSET Training and Talks:

“I found the session both inspirational and educational, and I’m sure those (teachers) present felt the same…and …benefit from the event.”

Kevin Rogers, Dorset Music Advisor.

“As a music teacher, … these activities are … a brilliant opportunity for music teachers to watch their own pupils in action … and also a chance to revitalise some of the reasons why we became music teachers in the first place.”

Alistair Hume, Music Coordinator, St Michael’s Middle School, Wimborne, Dorset.