Corporate Team Bonding ✩ 12 Instruments ✩ 20 to 200 Participants
DRUM CIRCLES ✩ SAMAJAM
A unifying collective percussion experience to bring your team closer together.
Create a rhythmic circle for your participants where everyone finds their place.
Guided by professional SAMAJAM artists, your participants play together with a selection of 12 percussion instruments. The group listens, responds, creates, and gradually builds a collective symphony, with no prior musical experience required.
Selection of 12 instruments ✩ 20 to 200 participants ✩ Guided workshop ✩ No musical experience required
✩ SAMAJAM: CHOSEN BY LOCAL LEADERS ✩
HYDRO-QUEBEC ✩ DESJARDINS ✩ BOMBARDIER ✩ JEAN COUTU ✩ UBISOFT ✩ VIDEOTRON ✩ RONA ✩ SAQ
✩ WHAT IS A DRUM CIRCLE ✩ SAMAJAM? ✩
A Drum Circle ✩ SAMAJAM is a collective percussion workshop guided by professional artists, where participants gather in a circle to create a spontaneous rhythmic symphony together.
Each person receives a simple instrument to play and actively participates in the experience. The group listens, responds, adjusts, and gradually builds a collective work driven by rhythm, creativity, and shared energy.
Accessible without any musical skills, the Drum Circle ✩ SAMAJAM transforms a group of participants into a more connected, more present and more cohesive team.
Selection of 12 instruments ✩ Guided workshop ✩ 20 to 200 participants ✩ No musical experience required
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✩ WHY DRUM CIRCLES ✩ SAMAJAM? ✩
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM is designed to bring your team closer together through shared rhythm. Four key strengths make it a distinctive team-bonding experience.
✩ A NON-COMPETITIVE EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOP
No competition. No individual challenges. Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM is a collective activity where success is measured by the quality of the shared rhythm. Each person contributes without pressure to the collective creation.
✩ 12 INSTRUMENTS, 12 PERSONALITIES
Each participant explores instruments that allow them to contribute in their own way: from the powerful djembe and warm conga to the subtle shaker and the precise ClavSticks ✩ SAMAJAM. The diversity of instruments reflects that of your team and creates a unique sonic signature.
✩ ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
No prerequisites. The instruments are chosen for their ease of use, immediate enjoyment, and ability to stimulate each participant’s creativity. Guided by SAMAJAM artists, even beginners are playing from the very first minutes and fully contributing to the collective creation.
✩ STRENGTHENED COHESION THROUGH RHYTHM
The shared rhythm synchronizes attention, listening, and action. The team leaves the workshop more connected, more present, and more united. A lasting shared memory, for everyone to enjoy.
Non-competitive ✩ 12 instruments ✩ 100% participatory ✩ Instant cohesion
✩ FOR WHICH SITUATIONS? ✩
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM integrates into several key moments in an organization’s life. Four examples of contexts where the workshop makes a real difference.
✩ TEAM RETREAT
During a seminar or retreat, Drum Circles creates a collective interlude that brings participants closer together. The shared rhythm establishes an immediate group dynamic, ready to continue in subsequent workshops.
✩ CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES
Drum Circles becomes a highlight that brings your participants together between conferences. The workshop awakens energy, rebuilds connections, and offers a unifying shared experience.
✩ TEAM INTEGRATION
During onboarding, mergers, or the arrival of new employees, Drum Circles breaks down barriers without pressure. Status fades away, and connections are made.
✩ WELL-BEING SEMINAR
At the heart of a seminar day or a wellness program, Drum Circles releases tension, refocuses participants and offers them a true moment of collective expression.
20 to 200 participants ✩ Standard format 60 minutes ✩ No musical experience required
✩ 12 INSTRUMENTS FOR A COLLECTIVE SYMPHONY ✩
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM stands out with a selection of 12 percussion instruments which allows each participant to find their own sound colour and their way of contributing to the group.
The SAMAJAM artists select their instruments based on the number of participants, the venue, the desired energy level, and the workshop format. Together, the sounds—deep, clear, metallic, light, or powerful—create a true collective symphony.
✩ DRUMS AND DEEP SOUNDS
Djembes, African doun-douns, congas, bongos and bucket drums give the group a rich, physical and unifying rhythmic foundation.
✩ SMALL PERCUSSION AND SOUND TEXTURES
Tambourines, Sound Shapes drums, shakers, maracas, agogo bells, and musical tubes add precision, color, movement, and creativity to the experience. These are complemented by the ClavSticks ✩ SAMAJAM, an exclusive instrument designed by SAMAJAM, with a crisp, precise sound that defines the collective rhythm.
✩ A PLACE FOR EVERY PERSONALITY
Some participants like powerful sounds. Others prefer more subtle, light, or precise instruments. This diversity allows everyone to contribute in their own way, while participating in a collective creation.
The result: a rich palette of sounds where the diversity of instruments reflects the diversity of your team.
✩ EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW ✩
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM is a participatory workshop guided by professional artists. Participants gather in a circle, discover the instruments, gradually get into the rhythm and together create a collective symphony.
✩ WELCOME AND CIRCLE SETTING
The SAMAJAM artists welcome the group, present the instruments and seat the participants in a circle in a simple, open and inclusive atmosphere.
✩ EXPLORING THE INSTRUMENTS
Each participant discovers their instrument, its sounds, and how to contribute to the shared rhythm. The artists guide the group so that everyone plays from the very first minutes.
✩ COLLECTIVE RHYTHMIC CREATION
The rhythms are built up gradually. The group listens, responds, adjusts, and gradually transforms a series of individual sounds into a collective musical creation.
✩ CONNECTION MOMENT
The circle fosters listening, presence, and complicity. Each person contributes in their own way, without performance pressure or competition.
✩ MUSICAL CLOSING
The workshop-experience ends with a collective finale, a moment of sharing and a rhythmic conclusion that leaves the group with a lasting shared memory.
No musical skills are required. SAMAJAM takes care of everything: artists, instruments, coordination and musical progression from start to finish.
5-step experiential workshop ✩ Standard format 60 minutes ✩ No musical preparation required
✩ BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAM ✩
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM creates a moment of team bonding where music becomes a common language. The group plays, listens, adjusts, and builds a shared rhythmic creation together.
✩ NATURAL COHESION
The circle places each participant on the same level. Usual roles disappear, attention is shared, and the group experiences a common success in a simple and non-competitive setting.
✩ ACTIVE LISTENING
To play together effectively, everyone must listen to the rhythm of others, respond at the right time, and adjust their contribution accordingly. Listening becomes concrete, immediate, and felt—a skill transferable to everyday professional life.
✩ COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY
The 12 instruments open up a space for play, exploration and expression. Each person brings their own sonic color to a collective creation and creative cooperation becomes natural.
✩ POSITIVE ENERGY
The rhythm circulates energy, releases tension, and creates a more open, engaged, and collaborative atmosphere. The team leaves feeling more relaxed, more present, and more available for the rest of the program.
✩ SHARED MEMORY
The team leaves with a shared experience, easy to recount and relive. A moment where each person contributed to something greater than themselves.
Cohésion ✩ Listening ✩ Creativity ✩ Positive Energy ✩ Shared Memory
✩ DRUM CIRCLES OR TEAM BUILDING DJEMBE ✩
Two collective percussion experiences. Two different intentions. SAMAJAM offers two complementary corporate formats, designed to meet distinct objectives.
✩ IN BRIEF – PRACTICAL INFORMATION ✩
✩ FAQ ✩
Frequently Asked Questions about Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM is a corporate collective percussion workshop for groups of 20 to 200 participants. Guided by professional artists, participants create a shared rhythmic symphony with a selection of 12 instruments, in an accessible, guided setting with no musical skills required.
✩ What exactly is a Drum Circle ✩ SAMAJAM?
A Drum Circle ✩ SAMAJAM is a corporate participatory workshop for collective percussion.
The participants are gathered in a circle, each receives or explores an instrument, and the group gradually creates a common rhythmic symphony under the guidance of the professional artists SAMAJAM.
No musical skills are required.
✩ For what types of Drum Circles events is SAMAJAM recommended?
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM is recommended for team retreats, seminars, congresses, integrations, wellness programs, energizing breaks, receptions and corporate events.
It is suitable when the goal is to bring people together, create connections and circulate energy in a creative, guided and non-competitive environment.
✩ How many participants can take part in Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM?
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM is designed for groups of 20 to 200 participants.
The ideal average is between 25 and 125 participants, depending on the location, the format chosen and the desired effect.
✩ How long does the activity last?
The duration is adjustable: 30, 45, 60, 75 or 90 minutes.
The standard format is 60 minutes. The SAMAJAM team will recommend the most suitable duration based on your schedule, your group, and your objective.
✩ Is musical experience required to participate?
No musical skills are required.
Les instruments sont simples d’accès et les artistes SAMAJAM guident le groupe étape par étape. Même les participants débutants jouent dès les premières minutes.
✩ Does each participant receive an instrument?
Yes. Each participant receives or explores a percussion instrument adapted to the activity.
The selection is composed according to the number of participants, the location, the chosen format and the desired effect.
✩ What instruments are used?
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM uses a selection of 12 percussion instruments: djembes, African doun-douns, congas, bongos, bucket drums, Sound Shape drums, tambourines, shakers, exclusive SAMAJAM™ ClavSticks, agogo bells, maracas and complementary sound textures.
The composition is validated according to the chosen format, the number of participants and the desired effect.
✩ What is the difference between Drum Circles and Team Building Djembes?
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM aims for connection. Participants explore a selection of 12 instruments in a creative, circular, and non-competitive setting.
Team Building Djembes ✩ SAMAJAM aims for mobilization. Each participant receives a djembe and takes part in an experience structured according to the PercPACT Method ✩ SAMAJAM™, around a message, a theme or an organizational challenge.
✩ Is Drum Circles suitable for a conference or seminar?
Yes. Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM can be integrated as an energizing break, cohesion activity, connection moment or transition between two blocks of content.
The workshop rekindles attention, circulates energy and creates a shared memory among participants.
✩ Is the activity competitive?
No. Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM is a non-competitive activity.
Success is based on the quality of the shared rhythm, listening and collective creation, not on individual performance.
✩ Where can the activity be presented?
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM can be presented in conference rooms, corporate spaces, hotels, convention centers, event halls, landscaped outdoor spaces and venues suitable for your group.
The activity is offered throughout Quebec, Canada and in international representations upon request.
✩ In which languages can the activity be conducted?
Drum Circles ✩ SAMAJAM can be hosted in French, English or in a bilingual format.
Spanish and Portuguese are available upon request.
✩ How is the budget constructed?
The budget is built according to the number of participants, the location of the event, the format chosen, the selection of instruments, the technical needs, transport, accommodation and meals when required.
The SAMAJAM proposal includes artists, instruments, entertainment, coordination, logistics and full liability insurance.
You will receive a personalized proposal within 24 hours, clear and easy to share with your team, committee or management.
✩ What is the recommended booking lead time?
SAMAJAM recommends booking 4 to 8 weeks in advance to guarantee the availability of artists and instruments.
The spring and autumn seminar seasons, as well as end-of-year corporate events, are in high demand. For urgent requests, SAMAJAM responds within 24 hours, subject to availability.
✩ Why choose SAMAJAM?
SAMAJAM draws on 32 years of experience, 6,000 productions made in 10 countries and more than 210 documented corporate testimonials. Organizations such as Hydro-Québec, Desjardins, Bombardier, Jean Coutu, Ubisoft, Vidéotron, RONA and the SAQ confirm the quality of SAMAJAM experiences. The signature YOU are the Show translates here into active participation: the group creates the rhythm, the progression and the common success.
20 to 200 participants ✩ Selection of 12 instruments ✩ Standard 60-minute format ✩ Proposal available within 24 hours
