ABOUT THE ARTIST: Panelists: Dr. David Nelson, mridangam, is Artist in Residence in South Indian drumming at Wesleyan University & learned from T. Ranganathan. He has a Ph.D. from Wesleyan University & MFA from CALArts. He has accompanied Indian artists in the...
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Emily Lemmerman discovered pan at Ithaca College in the studio of Gordon Stout. After graduation, she studied with Ellie Mannette from 1998-2004, training to become a master tuner. After working in the field for 20 years, she is now an...
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Haruna Walusimbi Born in 1965 in the village of Lwanika in Uganda, Haruna Walusimbi grew up surrounded by rural traditional music performed at funerals, marriage ceremonies, and other social gatherings. Haruna excelled in the many diverse music...
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Arcomusical (Portuguese for “musical bow”) is a non-profit organization with a mission to spread the joy of the berimbau and related African and Afrodiasporic musical bows. Arcomusical’s multiple programs in composition, performance, research,...
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jamal Mohamed has been a featured artist in many international music events having performed with Sting, Mark O’Connor, Giovanni Hidalgo and many other well known artists. He has presented percussion workshops at venues worldwide, including Berklee...
