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Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization

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Health in Rhythm

12:00-15:00, 24 June 2026 Soho House Museum, Soho Avenue, Birmingham, West Birmingham, B18 5LB

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Health In Rhythm is a dynamic creative health activity rooted in African arts, culture, and heritage, through the use of West African drumming as a powerful tool to improve well-being, strengthen identity, and foster meaningful community connection.

The activity offers an accessible, non-clinical intervention that supports:
• Stress reduction and emotional regulation
• Increased confidence and self-expression
• Stronger social bonds and sense of belonging particularly among underserved communities.
The primary creative medium of this activity is live, participatory music, delivered through West African
drumming (particularly djembe and percussion).

This is enhanced by:
• Rhythm-based movement,
• Call-and-response techniques
• Cultural storytelling