Lyle Povah leads African drumming and music events worldwide, offering programs in hospital, corporate, conference, child and adult health, corrections and community settings. Check http://drummingandhealth.com
Lyle is a singer/percussionist/guitarist, writer, researcher, teacher, recording artist, and works in the areas of health and creativity, leadership, community building, eating disorders, autism and intergenerational learning. He travels throughout North America and Europe presenting at conferences, leading corporate team building sessions and bringing musical fun, wellness and learning to a wide variety of musical arenas, including health care centres, youth at risk programs, seniors centres, schools, church groups, within Corrections Canada institutions and at community events.
Lyle has worked at British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital for over 20 years http://drummingandhealth.com/health/childrens-hospitals/, facilitates executive development programs for the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business, conducts ongoing programming at St. Paul’s Hospital on the Psychiatry unit, is a guest faculty member at the Haven Institute for Professional Training http://www.haven.ca/programs/drum-talk.html, and leads the longest running weekly drop-in Community Drum Circle in Canada. http://drummingandhealth.com/events/beat-street-community-drum-circle/
