Local Drum Shops

African Drums & Art Crafts

618 Dundas St W
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1H7
Phone: +1 416-597-0175
Web: africandrumsandartcrafts.com ↗
Founded: 1987
Owner: Saikou

Image: Michelle Ess

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About African Drums & Art Crafts

African Drums & Art Crafts is a drum shop in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1987, it's one of three drum specialty stores in the Greater Toronto Area and one of five in the province. African Drums & Art Crafts has a current Yelp rating of 5.0 with one review. Saikou is the store owner.

Some of the shop's products and services

Bags and cases, djembes, drums, hand percussion, clinics, drum circles, drum tuning, events, rentals, repairs, restorations, school programs, and workshops

News

How drum educator Saikou Saho is building community space ↗

— The Resolve, 2022-01-25

10 secret spots in Kensington Market you might not know about ↗

— blogTO, 2020-09-22

The Beat Goes On ↗

— Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2019-10-15

Source: africandrumsandartcrafts.com (2), 2025-04-12
Source: yelp.com/biz/african-drums-and-art-crafts-toronto

Demographics
City: Toronto, Ontario Population: 2.9M Est. drum set purchases/yr: 960 ^*
Census Metro Area: Metropolitan Toronto Population: 6.4M Est. drum set purchases/yr: 2.1K ^**

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Source: Statista

*	Estimated purchases of new drum sets by residents of Toronto from any retailer
**	Estimated purchases of new drum sets by residents of the Greater Toronto Area from any retailer

Competitive profile
Nearest drum shops: Soul Drums Toronto, Ontario (12 km) Just Drums North York, Ontario (13 km) Drumland Vaughan, Ontario (20 km) Cadence Drums Rochester, New York (148 km) Rochester Drum Trade Rochester, New York (154 km)
Nearest large competitors: Steve's Music Toronto, Ontario (1 km) Long & McQuade Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario (2 km) Long & McQuade Toronto (LM Pro) Eastern Ave, Ontario (3 km) Long & McQuade Toronto (Danforth), Ontario (11 km) Long & McQuade North York (Steeles), Ontario (16 km)