BoloCamp: a 4-day west african drum retreat

in glorieta, new mexico, USA on October 15-18, 2026

Featuring: Grandmaster Bolokada Conde from Guinea, West Africa.

Registration will open in March 2026.

Keep watching this space for updates.

  • Bolokada at BoloCamp 2025
  • Bolokada teaching technique
  • Bolokada teaching at BoloCamp 2024
  • the venue: Glorieta Camp
  • the venue: Glorieta Camp
  • Bolokada teaching at BoloCamp 2024
  • the venue: Glorieta Camp
  • the venue: Glorieta Camp
  • single/double room at Glorieta Camp
  • Glorieta Baldy from Glorieta Lookout
  • Opening circle
  • Dundun class
  • Bolokada teaching
  • Malé Fainké dundun class
  • Bolokada and local drummers

pricing & registration for 2026 BoloCamp:

BoloCamp 2026 Registration will open in March 2026

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BoloCamp 2025 will be for 3 nights, 4 days.

We really encourage participants to stay the three nights at the Camp and eat meals together to build a community of learning. Please bring your own djembe or dundun to the Camp.

Prices listed below are APPROXIMATE and per person and include: six 2-hour lessons taught by Bolokada, 9 served community style and lodging at Glorieta Adventure Camp. Snacks on Friday and Saturday afternoons. Two additional dundun classes and one dance class taught by local instructors. Limited number of dunduns will be made available.

six lessons, 9 meals, 3 nights single room with bathroom

$ 715

six lessons, 9 meals, 3 nights shared double room with bathroom

$ 528

six lessons, 9 meals, 3 nights shared dorm-style room with bathroom

$ 454

six lessons, 9 meals, 3 nights camping on site (in your RV) with hook-up

$ 460

Note: more details on the lodging options are available when you register for BoloCamp on the Glorieta Adventure Camp website (see below).

BoloCamp 2025 registration will open in April 2025!

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Comments from 2024 and 2025 participants:

“I am a veteran of these type of workshops, having done about seven with Mamady in Mexico. Bolokada is a master djembeföla and an excellent instructor! I look forward to next year!!!”

“Awesome experience!”

“I loved the structure of the classes: just one class at a time with the same instructor, and the same students.”

“I was impressed with what I received for the money I paid.”

“I am glad I was able to participate in the inaugural Bolo Drum Camp! Bolokata is a top notch instructor and such a kind soul/person overall.”

“I really enjoyed getting to meet some of the local drummers ….The drummers and Glorieta staff were all very friendly and welcoming.”

“I have never before been in a classroom environment where it felt like we were all old friends or about to be new friends!”

©2025 BoloCamp is organized by New Mexico drummers.