Drummng in Wales is a collective of percussionists and educators run by Colin Daimond
Colin Daimond
I am a Musician and Dancer with a degree in Physics. I have been working with community music and educational projects for almost 30 years having been a founding member of Samba Bangor in 1995. I have also taught on or led educational projects in Brazil, Kenya, Germany, the USA and for many years across Manchester and Yorkshire.
In Wales I have been part of Arts Council funded Lead Creative school projects and have also run “Creative Collaboration” projects with schools before that. I have taught on projects for both Menter Iaith and under the Welsh language charter for schools. More than one of my current projects has been a learning destination for the Children’s University pilot project and I developed the percussion ensemble curriculum for the music project “Codi’r To” – Sistema Cymru amongst others. I was a Dance Development practitioner for Dawns-i-Bawb (2005-2011) and was commissioned as a freelancer to design education packages on their behalf.
I am passionate about using my artistic skills to create interactive learning opportunities that enable of people all ages, background and abilities to explore and express themselves through music and movement.
At the core of my work is a desire to connect individuals through artistic, cultural and educational activities. Through performance and workshops, I use music and dance to explore race relations, cultural origins, history and core academic skills. My performance work celebrates the diversity of traditional global cultures, whilst also embracing contemporary influences which bridge cultural divides. I aim to facilitate Health, Well-being and bespoke education experiences especially in the context of equal opportunities within North Wales. As well as creating bonds between people from different backgrounds through music and dance, I use the arts to approach academic cross-curricular learning.