ABOUT Héctor Tascón SESSION TITLE: Afro-Colombian Marimba Music Transformed: Sounds of ChontaPresenting with Laura Stephany Cohen Gonzalez Héctor Tascón, born in Cali, Colombia has focused his work on the study of percussion and on the traditional music of the South Pacific region of Colombia. The marimbas, currulao rhythm, traditional Colombian legends, and Afro-Colombian dances are at the center…
ABOUT Laura Stephany Cohen Gonzalez SESSION TITLE: Afro-Colombian Marimba Music Transformed: Sounds of ChontaPresenting with Héctor Tascón Laura Stephany Cohen is a Latin/classical percussionist and multi-instrumentalist from Cali, Colombia. She completed her Bachelor of Music and master’s degree in percussion performance at Eastern Illinois University and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music respectively. Stephany served…
ABOUT Samuel Torres SESSION TITLE: Hands of Fire: Igniting Latin Percussion Dynamics and Control Originally from Bogotá (Colombia), and based in Brooklyn, NY, Latin Grammy Award-winning percussionist and composer Samuel Torres thrives at the intersection of Afro-Latin rhythms, Latin jazz, and contemporary classical music. JazzTimes Magazine called him “…intelligent, sophisticated and explosive.” Torres has performed, arranged, produced…
ABOUT M’Bemba Bangoura SESSION TITLE: Sounds and Technique of the Djembe in Guinea, West Africa M’Bemba Bangoura has traveled the world as a performer and teacher of the Djembe drum, for which he is revered for his high level of mastery. As a native of Guinea, West Africa, M’Bemba began playing the djembe at the…
ABOUT Famoro Dioubate SESSION TITLE: The Songs of the Balafon from Guinea, West Africa Famoro Dioubate was born in 1965 in Conakry, Guinea as a Griot (family lineage who keep the history and traditions of the people). He is the grandson of El Hadj Djelli Sory Kouyate, a living legend of the Mandeng Balafon. In…
ABOUT Victor Rendón, Wilson “Chembo” Corniel, & Yasuyo Kimura SESSION TITLE: Solo Ideas for Timbales, Congas, and Bongos Victor Rendón, Wilson “Chembo” Corniel, and Yasuyo Kimura have worked together extensively for the past 20 years. Performances and recordings include the Chembo Corniel Quintet, as well as many performances and three CD releases with Victor’s Bronx…
ABOUT Salar Nader SESSION TITLE: Current Trends in Tabla and the Music of Central & South Asia A standout artist of his generation, tabla virtuoso Salar Nader is recognized as a global ambassador weaving South Asian arts into the musical traditions of his Afghanistan heritage. A percussionist, composer, and producer, Salar has studied under Ustad…
ABOUT Jeannine Remy SESSION TITLE: Dancing on Steel: A Multi-movement Work for Steel Band and Choreographed Dance inspired by Cultural Practices from Trinidad and Tobago VIRTUAL SESSION DATE & TIME: Coming soon… The UWI Arts Steel (UAS) is the premier performing steel ensemble at the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) at the Faculty…
ABOUT Othnell Moyo SESSION TITLE: Saungweme (The Sound of the Bees) Othnell Moyo also known as “”Mangoma”” (freely translated as “Drums in Shona and the one with Music in IsiNdebele”) is a multi-talented, internationally touring artist and an ethnomusicological researcher and preservation activist, deeply rooted in Zimbabwean culture, who makes 75% of the instruments he…
ABOUT Jonathan Scales Fourchestra SESSION TITLE: Jonathan Scales Fourchestra – LIVE at PASIC You’ve heard this before, but the whimsically named Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is really tough to describe. Veering from in-your-face, jaw dropping chops and passion to those quiet moments when the background noise disappears and you hold your breath to take in a…
