A Tam Tam Mandingue certified teacher, Kelvin Kew belongs to an international circle of elite djembe performers/teachers who have studied African drumming with Mamady Keita in West Africa.

In 2004 Kelvin founded Lîla Drums, the 1st ever djembe school in the South East Asia region, which now sees about 50 students every week for djembe classes from beginner to advance level. Under Kelvin’s leadership, the Lîla Drums team further promote African drumming through incorporating djembe in school programs/organizational team building events and drumming performances.

Besides choreographing and arranging music for Lîla Drums Ensemble (the djembe performance group of Lîla Drums), Kelvin also leads his own group Fanka Fellas, the premier djembe group in South East Asia.

Together with his team from Lîla Drums, Kelvin now manages TTMSG and Lîla Drums as part of their effort in the Singapore Djembe Movement, which is an initiative by Kelvin to promote the joy of djembe drumming and its goodness for human mental and physical benefit.