DRUM STORE DIRECTORY
African Drums Arts and Crafts (African) http://www.africandrumsandartcrafts.com/
Contact name: Saikou Saho Address: Dundas Street, Toronto Phone: 416 597 0175 Fax: 416 597 1664 Email: [email protected]
Products: all forms of African musical instruments, specializing in highest quality djembe and djuns, also expert repairs done. Other imported African products. Classes taught in traditional African rhythms from around the continent, a variety of teachers.
Saikou is a wonderful man who offers quality service and information about instruments and drumming classes. He includes a little drum square in the middle of the store for trying out the instruments.
Musideum http://www.musideum.com/ phone: 416-599-7323 email: mailto:[email protected] web site: www.musideum.com
401 Richmond St. W Main Floor Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8 (at Richmond St. W. and Spadina)
A wonderful collection of World percussion instruments
Steve’s Music Store www.stevesmusic.com
415, Queen Street Ouest Toronto, ON, M5V 2A5 CANADA Phone.: 416.593.8888 www.stevesmusic.com email: [email protected]
Long and McQuade http://www.long-mcquade.com/
925 Bloor St W Toronto, Ontario M6H 1L5 Phone: (416) 588-7886 Fax: (416) 532-9708 Email: [email protected]
Varied drum and percussion instruments. Decent prices and sometimes sweetened with sales.
Alpha Rhythm Roots (African) www.alpharhythmroots.com
Contact name: Alpha Website: www.alpharhythmroots.com email: [email protected] Tel:416-473-0759
292 Dupont Street (This is a P.O. box only, please contact via email) French and English spoken Products: all manner of African musical instruments, imported directly. Highest quality. Classes taught in traditional west African rhythms.
TORONTO NORTH
Soul Drums (multi-national) http://www.souldrums.com/
Contact names: Doug Sole / Paul Bailey Address: 5295 Yonge Street phone: 416 225 5295 website: www.souldrums.com email: [email protected] Entry last updated: Jan 2005 Products: all kinds of drums! Kits, hand drums, bodhrans, percussion. Expert repairs. Runs classes and retreats, lots of events, formal classroom studios.
Just Drums (Multi-national) http://www.justdrums.com/
Address: 137 Willowdale Avenue
Toronto, ON M2N 5R6, Phone: 416-226-1211, Email: [email protected] Products: all kinds of drums! Kits, hand drums, bodhrans, percussion. Expert repairs. Classes available.
TORONTO EAST
House of Raga (Indian Musical Instruments)
462 McNicholl Ave., Toronto, Ontario M2H 2E1 Phone: 416 499 6122 Fax: 416 251 4036 Email: [email protected] Products: Specializing in Indian Musical Instruments / tabla, dhol, dholak, sitar, tanpura, but also sells middle eastern instruments (doumbeks, nais etc.), celtic harps, djembe, zarb etc. Lots of percussion stuff. Expert repairs for all types of world instruments. Rare instruments welcome. Family business, 100 years.
OTHER ONTARIO LOCATIONS
Shaw Percussion / Orion Drums (African and Canadian custom made)
http://www.shawpercussion.com/store/
Contact name: Phil Shaw Address: Georgina Phone: 905-722-5449
Products: highest quality Canadian made djembes djuns ashikos. Also drums imported from Africa. Circles and classes available.