We were a large group of 17 people and we enjoyed learning and playing new instruments, the experience is great and connects you with amazing Colombian rhythms and food. Highly recommended!

This was such a treat! I really enjoyed not only learning about but also getting to try Afro-Colombian music. I'm a professional musician and Adrian adjusted what he was teaching to keep me on my toes. And the booze was great!

Adrian Sabogal and the various masters he invites from the Pacific coast inspire participants to find the rhythm from within. By creating a circular call and response workshop all participants are able to play every single instrument while singing and learning about the traditions of this African Diasporic culture. You enter the workshop thinking you are going to learn how to play an instrument and you leave the workshop completely immerse in the culture and transformed from the inside out with these magical rhythms. I highly recommend anyone, even non musicians, to experience Marimbea and let yourself be transformed too!!

Adrian provides a truly amazing and unique experience. He is very attentive and communicative. It is not only about music but I also learned about Adrian's background and source of passion as well as about history of Afrocolombians with delicious snacks and drinks. You can be as tonedeff as I am and still participate and play some cool music.

Adrian Sabogal is one of the most compassionate, gifted teachers that I have had the honor to learn from. His approach is very natural, and builds community at its core. How the workshop works: You are arranged in a circle, and everyone rotates from instrument to instrument, learning the corresponding rhythms to each instrument as you go around. It is an experience to not only learn, but to share what your learning with the person next to you, which is brilliant. When you teach, it solidifies what you have been learning- so you're simultaneously learning and providing an example for the next person to take the place of your instrument. Adrian helps to make the music of Colombia's Pacific Coast more accessible. He does this by teaching the basic rhythms of the styles of music that are common from these regions. Most of the time, he is accompanied with the help of a master musician. In this practice, he is providing an opportunity for these musicians, as well as an opportunity for the folks taking the workshop. I have been able to meet and study with Ali Cuama, Baudilio Cuama, and Diego Obregon through these experiences- all multi-instrumentalists from Colombia's Pacific Coast, with their primary instrument being the marimba. Adrian helps bring awareness to some of the challenges people from the region face, and sets a good example of how to be respectful to this sacred, well kept culture and their music. The experience is dynamic enough that you don't have to be a musician to be a part of the circle. I appreciate how this music is very inclusive. There is a role for everyone to play. If you are a more advanced or previously trained musician, there is also something to learn that will challenge you. Watching how Adrian can make these adjustments in real time is proof of his versatility and degree of his teaching. I can't recommend this experience enough, if whether you are interested in the music, if you have never even heard of the music (most of the world hasn't), or if you don't even know how to clap in time! Come prepared to learn, get out of your comfort zone, and with patience and work develop an appreciation and connection for this wonderful music and culture.

I had lots of fun learning from afropacific colombian culture. I ended up playing music without being a musician!!!! Food was great and Adrian is an incredible and patient teacher.

La experiencia que ofrecen es increíble! Adrian conoce muy bien su trabajo y hace que la música se viva de una forma única.

Hice el taller en Bogotá con mi equipo de trabajo y fue una experiencia inolvidable para todos! La música, la comida, las historias, la energía, cada detalle pensado para tener una tarde agradable y dejarse llevar por la música. Ninguno tenia conocimientos musicales y logramos que sonara muy bueno! Nos divertimos y fu una actividad diferente al almuerzo tradicional. Muy recomendado

Excelente experiencia, musical y gastronómica, aprendizajes precisos en los estilos musicales del pacifico sur colombiano. recomendado 100%

Este taller me pareció una forma muy bacana de aproximarse a la cultura de nuestro Pacífico colombiano y compartir con otras personas que quieren aprender un mismo lenguaje. Personalmente, descubrí que me encanta tocar el cununo y que es algo muy liberador, y creo que cada persona puede encontrar cosas bien valiosas en esta experiencia acorde a sus inquietudes internas.

Este taller es para todos los niveles, incluyendo a personas que no saben tocar ningún instrumento musical! Este es mi caso, y les puedo decir que el taller esta desarrollado en un formato muy lúdico y muy suelto. No solo es enfocado en la marimba, pero este es el instrumento central, y el grupo de asistentes debe rotar usando todos los instrumentos que hacen parte del ensamble, dándoles la oportunidad de experimentar, aprender sobre algunas tradiciones y música del pacifico colombiano y de re-conectarse con esa lado musical que todos tenemos por dentro! Super recomendado!

Gracias por esta experiencia!, Sin saber nada de musica y sin conocer muchos de los instrumentos, pasamos un día inolvidable. La metodología del taller fue muy sencilla y permitió que expertos y novatos nos divirtieramos y aprendieramos por igual!.

La tradicional musical del pacifico colombiano es una de las mas bellas de Colombia. Marimbea es una experiencia que te lleva a entender, gozar y tocar rodeado de gente y compartiendo la hermandad que esta música produce. No solo se aprende a tocar los patrones de percusión si no que al final la experiencia termina con una muestra de lo aprendido y una experiencia culinaria. Es algo increible. A mi me encantó y lo recomiendo a todos los amantes de la musica.

Un muy buen espacio para explorar la música del pacifico colombiano, aprendes algunas cosas de la cultura y también puedes aprender a tocar algunos ritmos en los instrumentos tradicionales. Quien dicta el taller enseña de una forma divertida, incentivando el amor por esta hermosa música. El lugar es muy agradable y calientito, sin embargo al salir hace un poco de frío, es mejor llevar una chaqueta que te abrigue bien.

En mi caso, como músico de profesión, he tenido la oportunidad de percibir la música de una manera diferente: cargada de sensaciones y situaciones nuevas. En cuanto a la comida, debo decir que es una deliciosa muestra de la gastronomía del pacífico sur Colombiano. Llevo ya un tiempo asistiendo a éste espacio y lo seguiré haciendo.