Tusa Montes

Tusa Montes

Follow About Tusa Montes Virtual Session Premiere – Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Tusa Montes is a percussionist, ethnomusicologist, and educator who specializes in the musics of the Philippines, Asia, West Africa and Latin...
Jerome Balsab

Jerome Balsab

About Jerome Balsab Jerome Balsab is director of gyil xylophone studies at the Bernard Woma Dagara Music Center and lead xylophonist with the Saakumu Dance Troupe. He began playing the Dagara gyil at age two and has become internationally recognized as a master...
Louis Raymond-Kolker

Louis Raymond-Kolker

Follow Visit Louis Raymond-Kolker’s Website. About Louis Raymond-Kolker Louis Raymond-Kolker (b. 1995) is a composer and percussionist from Austin, Texas. He is a member of Inside Out Steelband, Larkspur Percussion Duo, and Trace Chamber Society, and...
Valerie Naranjo, Ichitey James, Barry Olsen and friends

Valerie Naranjo, Ichitey James, Barry Olsen and friends

Visit Valerie Naranjo’s Website About Valerie Naranjo, Ichitey James, Barry Olsen and friends Born into a prominent musical family, Ichitey James is one of Ghana’s foremost gyil artists, unique in his extensive knowledge of the instrument, as well as...
Dendê Macêdo

Dendê Macêdo

FollowFollowFollow Visit Dendê Macêdo’s Website. About Dendê Macêdo Dendê Macêdo is a percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s been a professional musician since the age of 14, when he appeared in the frontline...