Julian Gerstin
percussion    / ethnomusicology
 
 

PERFORMANCE
 

I play music of Africa and its Diaspora, including both traditional and popular styles, including:

TRADITIONS: Bèlè (Martinique), gwoka (Guadeloupe), Afro-Cuban (rumba, bembe, comparsa, etc.), Brazilian escola do samba and candomble, Ewe music of Southern Ghana
POPULAR MUSIC: Jazz, experimental jazz, funk, salsa, samba, soca, zouk, biguine, afrobeat, highlife, mbaqanga, reggae, rock, world beat
INSTRUMENTS: Conga, bongó, shekere, cajón, guiro, clave, maracas, tanbou bèlè, gwoka, chacha, atabaque, surdo, repinique, tamborim, berimbau, the Ewe drum ensemble, and many other bells, shakers, and colors

To all of these musics I bring a combination of idiomatic sounds and experimentation, in-the-pocket groove and unique solo voicings, support and dedication.
 

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