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Katumba, 68 Upper Hill street, Liverpool (2026)

01/10/2026

This Black History Month, we’re bringing together breath, movement, rhythm and collective drumming for a special FREE edition of Katumba Rhythm, Breath & Movement, for creatives from our Global Majority community. 💛

We’ll begin by slowing things down, reconnecting with ourselves through breath, mindful movement and embodied practices, before gradually building the energy through rhythm, connection and play.

And this time, we’re taking the journey all the way to the drums! 🥁🔥

Unlike our regular Rhythm, Breath & Movement sessions, this special edition will include a collective drumming experience, bringing breath, body and rhythm together in one joyful shared groove.

Rooted in Katumba’s Afro-Brazilian practice and our approach to rhythm, movement and wellbeing, this is a chance to reconnect with your body, release, have fun, make some noise and experience the energy of creating rhythm together.

🙌🏾 No drumming, dance or movement experience is needed. Everything will be guided and accessible, and you’re invited to take part in whatever way feels right for your body.

🌍 Who is this workshop for?

This session has been created for, and is only open to, people from Global Majority communities, including people of Black African, Black Caribbean, South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, Arab, Latin American, Indigenous and Mixed/Dual Heritage backgrounds.

We consider self-identity enough.

📅 Sunday 18 October
⏰ 2–4pm
🎟️ FREE – booking required
💛 This workshop is created for creatives from the Global Majority community.

Please let us know you’re coming by registering your place here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/katumba-rhythm-breath-movement-black-history-month-edition-tickets-2002515145707

🥁 Drum. 🌬️ Breathe. 💃🏾 Move. 🤝🏾 Connect.

This workshop is completely FREE, fully funded by The Culture Network LCR.

24/09/2026

We’ve been working with corporate teams since 2015, bringing people together through accessible, high-energy boomwhacker rhythm makers, drumming, movement and our unique Katumba energy. 🥁🔥

No musical or movement experience needed. It’s all about getting involved, having fun and connecting as a team.

Sometimes teams simply want to get out of the usual work environment, do something different together and leave feeling energised and connected.

Other times, there’s something more specific they want to work on. We can shape sessions around things like communication and listening, confidence, leadership, creativity, belonging and team resilience.

Whatever your team needs, we’ll build the experience around you.

We can come to your workplace or another venue, or you can join us at the Katumba Culture Hub in Liverpool. And whether you’re a small team or a much bigger group, we can work with up to 200 people.
One of our favourite things is seeing the difference between how a group walks into a Katumba session and how they leave. The shift in energy, connection and confidence never gets old. ❤️

Got a team day, away day or workplace wellbeing session coming up? Drop us a message and let’s have a chat about what we could create for your team.

Find out more about our workplace experiences and get in touch here: https://katumba.co.uk/book-us/workshops/ 🥁
Prefer to chat? Email us at [email protected] to get started.

24/09/2026

🥁 LIVE IN TOXTETH, DI**LE, PRINCES PARK OR ARUNDEL? COME MOVE MAKE SOME NOISE & MEET NEW PEOPLE WITH US FOR FREE! 🙌🏽

We’ve got a limited number of FREE, fully supported places on our six-week Katumba Beginners Programme for people living in the communities around the Katumba Culture Hub.

No experience? Perfect. 💥 And don’t worry if you can’t make every single week. You don’t have to attend all six sessions to take part. We know life happens! We just ask that you sign up intending to take part in the programme as a whole and come to as many of the six weeks as you can.

Over the six weeks, you’ll experience Katumba’s unique mix of Brazilian-inspired drumming, rhythm and movement. It’s energetic, uplifting and seriously good fun, a chance to move, make some noise, meet new people and leave feeling energised, connected and empowered. 🥁🔥

And it doesn’t have to end there. After the programme, you’ll have the opportunity to join our wider Katumba Bloco, rehearse with the band and work towards performing together at Windsor Street Festival on Sunday 6 December. 🎉

Complete beginners are very welcome 🙌🏽 We welcome different bodies, backgrounds and levels of confidence, and we’ll support you to participate in a way that works for you.

🏠 FREE HOME Supported Places:
Toxteth • Di**le • Princes Park • Arundel

We’ll simply ask you to show something with your name and current address when you come along. You can show it on your phone and we won’t keep a copy.

💛 Not in one of these areas?
If you’re an asylum seeker, refugee and/or experiencing significant financial strain, get in touch with us about a free place too.

👉🏽 Places are limited, so sign up now via the link in our bio.

Part of HOME Through Time, a neighbourhood-wide cultural programme rooted in the migration, creativity and cultural diversity that have shaped our area. ❤️🥁

18/09/2026

If life has felt like a lot of doing, giving, rushing and keeping going, Rhythm, Breath & Movement is an invitation to take pause.

To breathe. Move. Listen. Reconnect. Reset.

Led by , this small, intimate Autumn Equinox session brings together breathwork, embodied movement and mindfulness with live percussion, rhythm and sound - moving between moments of energy and stillness.

Previous participants have described the experience as “emotional, empowering, freeing” and a space where they felt safe enough to slow down, open up and reconnect with their bodies.

No experience needed. No pressure to perform. Just come as you are.

📅 This Sunday, 20 September
📍 Katumba Culture Hub, Liverpool
🎟️ £25
🧡 Only a few spaces remaining

If you’ve been thinking about coming, now’s the time to book your place. Head to the link in bio.To breathe. Move. Listen. Reconnect. Reset.

16/09/2026

What does Rhythm, Breath & Movement actually feel like?

“Emotional, empowering, freeing.”

“I felt so comfortable in my body.”

“Thank you Juliana for making the space so safe and warm to open up to our emotions.”

Those are just some of the words people have shared after previous sessions. 🧡

As the seasons begin to change, maybe we can allow ourselves to shift too.

To slow down Breathe. Move. Listen. Reconnect. Reset.

This Sunday, is holding a small, intimate Katumba Rhythm, Breath & Movement session, bringing together breathwork, embodied movement, mindfulness with percussive soundscapes and sound.

For the Autumn Equinox, it’s a chance to step out of the constant doing for a couple of hours, reconnect with your body and make a little space for whatever the new season might bring.

🌿 No previous experience needed
🧡 Small, intimate group
📅 Sunday 20 September
📍 Katumba Culture Hub, Liverpool
🎟️ £25

If your body is telling you it needs a little reset, come and join us. Book using the link in bio.

14/09/2026

📍 Live in Toxteth, Di**le, Princes Park or Arundel? You could join our Beginners Programme for FREE.

Through our HOME Through Time a neighbourhood-wide cultural programme rooted in the area’s rich history of migration, creativity and cultural diversity, we’ve got a limited number of fully supported places for people living in the communities around the Katumba Culture Hub who might not otherwise have the opportunity to take part.

Our six-week Beginners Programme is your chance to learn the basics of Katumba’s drumming, rhythm and movement, but it can also be the start of something much bigger.

After the six weeks, you’ll have the opportunity to join our wider Katumba Bloco band and rehearse together towards a special end-of-programme celebration: Windsor Street Festival on Sunday 6 December, where our new members will have the opportunity to experience performing with Katumba as part of the event.
Complete beginners are very welcome 🙌🏽 We welcome different bodies, backgrounds and levels of confidence, and we’ll support you to participate in a way that works for you.

Can’t make every single week? Don’t worry! We understand that life happens, and it’s absolutely fine if you need to miss a session or two. We just ask that when you book, you’re intending to take part in the programme as a whole and aim to attend as many of the six sessions as you can,
HOME Supported Places are available for residents of Toxteth, Di**le, Princes Park and Arundel. We’ll simply ask to see something showing your name and current address, like a driver's licence or utility bill (you can show it on your phone and we won’t keep a copy).

Not in one of those areas? If you’re an asylum seeker, refugee and/or facing significant financial strain, please email us to ask about a free place too.

31/08/2026

Fancy joining the Katumba band? This is where you start! 💚💛

Our 6-week Beginners Programme kicks off on Tuesday 22 September at the Katumba Culture Hub.

Never played a drum? Can’t read music? Not sure you’ve “got rhythm”? Perfect. 😄

Over six weeks, you’ll get stuck into drumming, rhythm and movement, learn some of the material played by the band and meet a lovely bunch of people along the way.

And at the end? You’ll have the chance to join the Katumba Bloco and perform at our Windsor Street Festival!

📅 Tuesdays, 22 Sept – 27 Oct
⏰ 6:30–8pm
📍 Katumba Culture Hub, Toxteth

🎟️ Standard and Low Income tickets available, plus a limited number of fully funded places for local residents. Through our HOME Through Time programme, we've got a limited number of FREE supported places for people living around the Katumba Culture Hub, including Toxteth, Di**le, Princes Park and Arundel.

Find out more and book your place using the link in our bio.

With thanks to Liverpool City Region for HOME Through Time programme funding.

28/08/2026

Something a little different is coming to Kasa Katumba this Autumn Equinox…

Katumba Rhythm, Breath & Movement is a new, intimate wellbeing experience bringing together breathwork, gentle movement, mindfulness and the grounding power of live Afro-Indigenous Brazilian rhythm and sound.

This time, the rhythm comes to you. You’ll move, breathe, listen, rest and feel the vibrations of live percussion, alongside an immersive sound journey, with space to slow down and reconnect as we move into autumn.

We’ll spend two hours moving between stillness and energy, with:

💧 Libation & intention
🌿 Breathwork & grounding
🧘🏾‍♀️ Gentle, intuitive movement
🥁 Live Afro-Brazilian rhythm
🌞 An immersive sound journey
🍵 Tea, reflection and connection to finish

We’re keeping this one deliberately small, so there’s plenty of room to move, breathe, lie down, rest and simply be.

🎟️ Standard, Supporter and Low Income tickets available.

📅 20th September
⏰ 11am–1pm
📍 Katumba Culture Hub, Toxteth

A different side of Katumba. Same connection, same rhythm, just a little more space to breathe.

Grab your ticket using the link in bio.

27/08/2026

We’re out and about in Liverpool again this weekend, bringing the Katumba energy to two very special events celebrating community, connection and the power of coming together.

SATURDAY 29 AUGUST: MARCH TO END HBA + CULTURE IS BEAUTIFUL

On Saturday, we’re proud to be joining Savera UK’s March to End Honour-Based Abuse, standing in solidarity with survivors and calling for a future free from honour-based abuse.

We’ll be kicking things off at 11:45am, before leading the march from 12pm alongside The Dancing Queens and Felix. Then it’s onwards to the Bombed Out Church for Savera UK’s free Culture is Beautiful festival, where we’ll be performing again at 1:50pm.

SUNDAY 30 AUGUST: LIV’S FEST

On Sunday, we’re honoured to play at Liv’s Fest, the annual celebration organised by Cheryl Korbel and Olivia’s Butterfly Foundation in loving memory of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

It’s a day that brings family, friends and the wider Liverpool community together to celebrate Olivia’s vibrant spirit, with live music, fairground rides and plenty of pink.

Catch Katumba performing at 12pm and 1:30pm.

21/08/2026

There are some gigs that feel like more than just a gig. This weekend we have two of them. 💛

Katumba has always been about people. Community. Belonging. Creating spaces where everyone is welcome, where our differences are celebrated, and where we stand together against racism, division and injustice.

The rhythms we play are rooted in Afro-Brazilian traditions and the African diaspora in Brazil, where drumming, movement and carnival have long been expressions of identity, community, resistance and joy.
So when Katumba shows up with our drums, movement and collective energy, we honour that history while carrying its spirit of connection, resistance and joy into the communities we’re part of here.

With so much hurt and hostility circulating at the moment, it feels especially important to keep showing up for those values - loudly, joyfully and together.

And this weekend, we get to do exactly that...

SATURDAY 22 AUGUST: WONDER IN THE STREET, ST HELENS

Find us at Church Square as part of a brilliant FREE day of outdoor entertainment, bringing communities together in St Helens.

This event was originally planned as part of Refugee Week in June, celebrating welcome, sanctuary and the contribution refugees make to our communities - values we’re incredibly proud to stand behind.

🥁 Katumba performing two sets from 12pm
📍 Church Square, St Helens
🎟️ FREE

SUNDAY 23 AUGUST: LIVERPOOL TOGETHER FESTIVAL

We’re proud to be joining Love Music Hate Racism Merseyside and the Merseyside Together Alliance for Liverpool Together Festival, bringing musicians, trade unionists, anti-racist organisations and community campaigns together for a day of music, culture, solidarity and community action.

🥁 Katumba performing at 3.20pm
📍 Liverpool African Caribbean Centre

If you’re around this weekend, come and stand, dance and make some noise with us. Everyone is welcome. 💛🩷💙

📸 Thanks to for these gorgeous photos!

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