African drumming online.
Learn djembe and duns with Simone and play for YOU!
If you are here, you are ready to deepen your connection to djembe & dunun music.
Welcome to drumwithSimone.com
Step into a world where drumming is more than just percussion - it's a living, breathing tradition that is constantly evolving. With over 20 years of experience teaching and performing West African drumming, Simone brings rhythm to life with energy, humour, and heart. Her expert guidance makes learning feel natural, empowering, and joyful.
Through her dynamic teaching, you will:
Learn rhythms in a way that makes them second nature
Strengthen your ability to remember and embody rhythms
Push your boundaries and grow with confidence
Get inspired through live classes and a vibrant drumming community
Experience drumming as a powerful, embodied meditation
This space is for drummers who crave more: more joy, more skill, more connection. Whether you’re an experienced player refining your craft or just discovering the magic of drumming, you’ll find a dynamic, welcoming home here.
This is learning that moves you body, mind, and spirit.
Get this.
Over 115+ videos for 27 complete rhythms.
Lessons, demonstrations & notation
Rhythms, techniques & improvisation
Calls, breaks, & arrangements.
6 months of Live classes
Monthly live classes with Simone (djembe & duns)
All the African drumming content you need for every stage of your rhythmic journey.
Explore the rich roots of West African drumming.
This is more than just rhythm - it’s a cultural legacy, a language of connection with tools for transformation. Inside this space, you'll find grounded, easy-to-understand info on the history and meaning behind djembe and dunun music, drawn from Simone’s studies with some of the greatest Guinean masters: Mamady Keïta, Famoudou Konaté, Lamine (Lopez) Soumah, Mohamed (Bangouraké) Bangoura, and Fara Tolno.
Learn how the music works, where it comes from, and how it continues to live and evolve today.
You’ll also discover:
How to read simple box notation to help you remember rhythms
Tips to help you start retaining rhythm in your body and mind
Pathways into deeper understanding - whether you're just starting or already on the rhythm path.
This is your invitation to learn, absorb, and honour the traditions - then play them for YOU!
Come for the drumming.
Stay for the Joy.
“Simone's teaching style makes drumming accessible to everyone… her enthusiasm is truly contagious and her encouragement for all her students never waivers.”
- Fiona
“I am grateful for every session I do - I never regret it. Everytime I connect, learn, and play; I feel supported in my playing and uplifted afterwards. ”
-Sarah
About Simone Lang
Founder/Creator
drummergirl.com.au & drumwithsimone.com
Simone has been enjoying a life of djembe and dunun musical exploration since the late 90’s. She started drummergirl in 2007 and has been educating people in djembe and dunun rhythms as her profession ever since.
Her passion is inspiring others, especially women, to drum. Her inspiration is YOU - her students!
She has sparkle, she has joy, and she has shine. You want to watch. You want to listen. You want to drum with her and be a part of it. You want to learn more. You want to know more!
Simone has studied with some of West Africa’s finest exponents of the tradition including Mohamed ‘Bangourake (BK)’ Bangoura, Lamine ‘Lopez’ Soumah of Percussion de Guinee, Mamady Keita, Famoudou Konate, Babara Bangoura, and Fara Tolno. She has travelled to the countries of Guinea, Senegal and The Gambia to study and absorb West African drumming whilst being immersed in the community and culture.
She has the skills, the knowing, and the integrity. She is committed to the preservation and dissemination of traditional and contemporary djembe rhythms.
Simone is wholeheartedly grateful for all that co-create and engage with her around the djembe and dunun, whether online or in-person with drummergirl.
A sanctuary of djembe and dunun learning and play. Inspiration to keep your rhythm fired stoked!