Mickey Hart was born on September 11, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York City and raised on Long Island. Hart was the son of champion marching…
Artist Profiles: Mickey Hart
Tag: percussion
Artist Profiles: Adel Shams Eddine
Adel Shams Eddine (also spelled Adel Shams El Din) was born in Cairo in 1950, but is currently living in France. He has been one…
Artist Profiles: Adam Rudolph
Adam Rudolph, a native of Chicago, is known as one of the early innovators in what is now called world music. In 1977, he co-founded…
Les Moncada Chats with MOPERC Company owner, Michel Ouellet
When you talk about drums, there are the handmade versions of drums and then there are also mass manufactured drums. Michel Ouellet the owner of…
A 2013 Tribute to Cuban Conga Legend Francisco Aguabella
When I was a young Latin music percussionist, I would strive to find the best musicians to look at on stage and study their techniques.…
First Asheville Percussion Festival Announced
The Asheville Percussion Festival is scheduled to take place June 8th-10th, 2012 at the Creative Technology and Arts Center – Odyssey School in Asheville, North…
There is a message for the body in the sound
River Guerguerian Grooves for Odd Times (independent, 2012) River Guerguerian is another name to add to the list of master percussionists. His album Grooves for…
Rock the Tabla Dream Comes True
Hossam Ramzy and Various Artists Rock The Tabla (ARC Music, 2011) So rarely in life we are given exactly what we want. For musicians those…
Hossam Ramzy Discusses the Sensational Rock The Tabla
“My music is very much part of what is happening in Egypt today” – Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy realizes a 10-year…
Olatunji’s Lasting Legacy
Babatunde Olatunji Olatunji! Drums of Passion: Legacy Edition (Columbia/Legacy, 2009) Celebrating the Nigerian drummer and percussionist Babatunde Olatunji, Columbia/Legacy has released the two-CD set Olatunji!…