Warasa Garifuna Drum School

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  • Reviews and Media

    Below are some of the many reviews and media coverage in blogs, websites and magazines that have featured Ray and Warasa! TripAdvisor Reviews CNN article “7 ways for travelers to Belize to enjoy Garifuna culture” The Stevenson Family Blog: “That afternoon we pedaled out to Warasa, where the boys had a drum lesson with Garifuna…

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  • Drum, Dance & Dine Experience

    Come and enjoy our Drum, Dance & Dine Experience with us under our beautiful thatch palapa at Warasa! Please note: This is an activity for groups of 4 guests or more. For smaller groups, we recommend one of our other activities, such as a drumming lesson, or half-day package. Enjoy a morning or evening with…

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  • Bookings

    For guests who wish to book a drumming lesson or any other activity in advance and/or pay by credit or debit card, click the relevant activity below and you will be taken to our secure online reservations and payment page. If you have any problems with the booking pages (including if it tells you there…

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  • Contact Warasa

    Contact Warasa [contact-form-7 id=”696″ title=”Contact Us”] If you prefer you can email us the “regular” way at warasadrumschool@gmail.com, call us on +501 632-7701 (WhatsApp only) or +501 662 8455 or through our Facebook Page Messenger

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  • About Warasa Garifuna Drum School

    About Warasa Garifuna Drum School About Ray Warasa Garifuna Drum School is the dream of its founder and master drummer and teacher, Ronald Raymond McDonald. Ronald, or Ray, learned drums by watching his family group from childhood. He is a former drummer, dancer and singer for the Belize National Dance Company. He has performed all…

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  • Garifuna Performances

    Garifuna Performances Ray performs with his family group in Belize and all over Central America for over 15 years!  His group are one of Belize’s most respected traditional Garifuna groups.  You often see them performing in public during annual cultural celebrations in November and around Christmas time.  Local families hire them to play for birthdays,…

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  • Garifuna Drums of Belize and the Caribbean

    Here at Warasa we make Garifuna drums by hollowing out solid trunks of hardwood. Garifuna drums are genuine solid wood drums with no joins or glue  The hollow is traditionally started by burning hot coals in the centre of the trunk, but these days, unless some termites have chewed out a hollow for us, it…

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  • Warasa Garifuna Drum School

    Authentic Garifuna drumming lessons, dancing, drum making and more in bonnie Belize The number one location to experience authentic Garifuna drumming, dancing, drum making and more in beautiful Belize! As featured on CNN, the BBC and on TripAdivisor! Warasa offers authentic and enriching cultural experiences for both local and international visitors. Warasa’s founder has over…

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  • How to shake your arse (Belize style)

    Go to any bar with live music at night in Belize, and you will witness the dominant form of Belizean dancing, which like the dominant form of Belizean music (Punta rock), originates from traditional Garifuna culture.  That is, it involves shaking your arse.   Visitors to Belize often marvel at how Belizean women especially are able…

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  • Yurumein: The story of the Garifuna

    Every year on 19th November, Ray, his family, and pretty much every Garifuna person in Belize (plus lots of other interested Belizeans and visitors) will attend their local “Yurumein” on the national holiday known as Garifuna Settlement Day, the anniversary of when the largest group of Garifuna people arrived on the shores of Belize.  …

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