About the Bangura complex

The Bangora complex is an open house for lovers of rhythm, movement and creativity, for people thirsty for personal development all over the world, for expanding horizons, experiencing developing and healthy challenges and participating in empowering experiences.

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The Bangora complex is dedicated to the knowledge of African culture, the rhythm of drums, dance and creation are the experiential content offered and taught there, the Bangora complex is managed by a pair of creative artists - Rachel and Savola Bangora , Rachel an Israeli drummer and choreographer and Savola a musician and drumming master from West Africa, together they create and teach.

Their fascinating personal story is an example of how love wins: they met in West Africa when Rachel came with her group of drumming students to The Gambia in West Africa where she met Savola who ran the African ballet troupe - Patla, they fell in love and did not let go until they were able to connect physically. It required a long time of bureaucracy, travels, tribal marriages in Africa, finally in 2000 they returned to Israel together and settled in Pardes Hana Karkur.

For 8 years we played and studied in Pardes until in 2008 they established the complex in Gora which is considered one of the most special in Israel.
In a spacious and comfortable studio complex with a parquet floor and an air conditioning system as well as a sophisticated audio system, there is a large garden with shady corners all around. The complex is located in a rural and quiet place and is fenced and safe.

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In the Bangura complex, artists are trained to a professional level, they conduct workshops and meetings, organize formation days for companies and groups , schools and kindergartens that come to experience an African day.

The studio is used for band rehearsals and building new dance works, training artists and students in African drumming and dancing as part of a two-year professional course and classes for adults and children in their spare time. The age range is varied from children to the elderly.

You are invited to browse a regular system of classes and upcoming events that take place on holidays or weekends among the events held in the complex: free dance parties, jam session for music lovers, Tai Dai workshop - artistic manual fabric dyeing.

Our students receive personal and empowering attention:

In drumming lessons: wisdom, precision, correct breathing, integration between head and hands, excitement, joy, mental abilities, speed of decision, rhythm control, self-confidence.
In dance classes: resilience, health, cardiopulmonary endurance, joy, rhythm, sensuality, using the body for the joy of the soul, sharpening the intelligence between the mind and the body, flexibility, spiritual health, self-confidence.
In creative workshops: learning work process, beautiful result, warm attitude, self-esteem.