HIP FEST

HIP FEST Celebrate Houston’s vibrant and diverse drum culture at HIP Fest.

Big thanks to Angel Perez and Drummers of Houston!
03/03/2026

Big thanks to Angel Perez and Drummers of Houston!

Special shot out to the one and only Paolo Castagnoli for helping make the festival what it is!
03/03/2026

Special shot out to the one and only Paolo Castagnoli for helping make the festival what it is!

Thank tou for a great Brazilian Rhythm Masterclass by Cassio Duarte and Adriano Santos! Special Thanks to Texas de Brazi...
03/03/2026

Thank tou for a great Brazilian Rhythm Masterclass by Cassio Duarte and Adriano Santos!

Special Thanks to Texas de Brazil sponsoring the educational opportunity for the community!


03/01/2026

2026 What can we say! We have the best drummer community around! Thank you so much, Houston! Thank you to all our participants and supporters

Special thanks to our sponsors: Texas de Brazil, Hernandez Sunosky, LLP, CLM Inspections LLC, The Trade Entertainment, TNT T-Shirts and Daywood and CO.

The Puerto Rican Bomba drum culture is one of the island’s oldest and most powerful musical traditions, born in the 17th...
02/27/2026

The Puerto Rican Bomba drum culture is one of the island’s oldest and most powerful musical traditions, born in the 17th century among enslaved Africans on coastal sugar plantations. Centered around the barril drums, Bomba is a dynamic conversation between dancer and drummer — the lead drummer follows the dancer’s movements, creating an improvised rhythmic dialogue that blends resistance, celebration, and community storytelling. Rooted in African heritage and shaped in Puerto Rico’s towns like Loíza, Ponce, and Mayagüez, Bomba remains a living cultural expression of identity, resilience, and joy.

Check out more here: Bombazo Houston

02/27/2026

HIP FEST at POST Houston
Tomorrow @ 2pm

Feel the heartbeat of Puerto Rico tomorrow at the festival with the powerful rhythms of Bombazo Houston ! Come experience the drums and the vibrant culture that will move your body and lift your spirits!

This Saturday come learn to tuck conga and bongo skins with the great drummer/educator Paolo CastagnoliThe workshop star...
02/26/2026

This Saturday come learn to tuck conga and bongo skins with the great drummer/educator Paolo Castagnoli

The workshop starts at noon in the tropical 🌴 Z-Atrium POST Houston

See you there!

Exploring more African rhythms with Ilya Janos Kolozs and master drummer, Aboubacar Sylla from Guinea. They will be show...
02/26/2026

Exploring more African rhythms with Ilya Janos Kolozs and master drummer, Aboubacar Sylla from Guinea. They will be showcasing Djembe, Doundoun and Krin.

Starting at 2pm on the Jordan Plaza POST Houston

Asalato (also spelled asalatu, kasalato) and Kashaka (also called koshkah) are traditional West African percussion instr...
02/26/2026

Asalato (also spelled asalatu, kasalato) and Kashaka (also called koshkah) are traditional West African percussion instruments.

They come primarily from Ghana, particularly associated with the Ga people around the coastal Accra region.

More broadly, they are part of the rhythmic culture of West Africa, where hand percussion and interlocking rhythm patterns are central to music and dance traditions.

Two small gourds (or balls) filled with beads connected by a string. They are played by swinging and snapping them together and create multiple sounds at once (click, shaker, slap)

Learn some basic rhythms this Saturday, February 28th
12pm POST Houston

02/26/2026

Learn to play the Kashaka or Asalato Shaker at HIP FEST
with our friend Penelope Azocar

Classes on the hour starting at 12noon in the Z-Atrium

HIP FEST is this Saturday! We want to invite you out! Feb 28th from 12-8pm at The POST Houston.
02/26/2026

HIP FEST is this Saturday!
We want to invite you out!
Feb 28th from 12-8pm at
The POST Houston.

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401 Franklin St.
Houston, TX
77201

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