Drums at the Beach

Cartagena

2 hrs.

Private Tour

Head to La Boquilla a pristine fisher village and enjoy an immersive music experience with the locals, far from the typical tourist routes.

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On our Drums ar the Beach, you’ll hunt down the energetic rhythms of Afro-Colombian sounds and genres with experts. Your experience will start at 9:00 am when you’ll be picked up to go to La Boquilla, a fisher village outside Cartagena with a flourishing culture. After getting to know the neighborhood a bit with the company of one of the locals, you’ll embark on your musical trip.

At a local music school, teachers and drum makers will explain to you the ins and outs of the traditional rhythms of  Colombia’s Caribbean Coast and the instruments used to play them. Historically, drums have been instruments of culture, communication, and resistance to African populations in America. These rhythms remain in Colombian culture, serving as tools for transformation and resistance. You’ll be able to feel and observe this spirit around you in La Boquilla. After a short introduction, you’ll learn some basic rhythms to play on the classic tambores to join a jam session with the group. This usually includes a chance to observe the impressive dances and moves of the locals.

With your visit to the music school, you will also be supporting a social project of La Boquilla. The school teaches music to the kids of the neighborhood as a way to keep them away from trouble and child labor. This way, the peoples’ music, and rhythms are kept alive and are still deeply connected to their culture in this thriving neighborhood.

After your experience, you’ll be taken back to Cartagena.

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  • Bilingual Guide
  • Percussion workshop with presentation

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How this tour creates an impact

La Boquilla is a rural area located very close to Cartagena. Although the conditions in which people live here are very complex, this community has different projects that seek to preserve their cultural practices. One of these is the music school that you will meet in our drum session. This school was founded with the purpose of changing the knowledge and practices of children to keep them out of violent contexts and child labor. 

This tour is part of our HEART experiences.
 

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This experience can be cancelled up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund.

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BEATRIZ ASUNCION L | Bogotá | Aug 2024

Incredible Trip with Impulse Travel: Personalized Attention and a Wonderful Country
★★★★★

Our trip was incredible in personalized attention. Impulse Travel is full of ideas and they make very special trips. Thanks to Juliana Medina for all her wisdom and enthusiasm in the elaboration of this magnificent trip. Colombia is a very diverse country, colorful and full of life. Music, culture and wonderful nature. A great unknown to discover and looking forward to return. THANK YOU, THANK YOU and THANK YOU!

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