Member Since: 11/26/2006
Influences: STOMP, The Beatles, Soungalo Coulibaly, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band, Primus, Ridillo, AC/DC, Ali Farka Toure, Aerosmith, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, The New York Dolls, The Ramones, Alpha Blondy, Spin Doctors, Earth Wind and Fire, Rage Against the Machine, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Jamiroquai, Daniele Silvestri, Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Gomez, Jimi Hendrix, Youssou N'Dour, Led Zeppelin, Maceo Paker, Miles Davis, Mr. Big, Oumou Sangare, Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sly and the Family Stone, Sonny Rollins, Tower of Power, Zap Mama, Famoudou Konatè, Bo Diddley, John Scofield, Nerve, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, The Who, Mamady Keita, The Rolling Stones, D'Angelo, Incubus, Bob Marley, 311, The Police, Salif Keita, The Allmand Brothers, Wayne Krantz, Ben Harper, Bobby McFerrin, Thelonius Monk, Weather Report, TOTO, Herbie Hancock, Brand X, Caribbean Jazz Project, Chick Corea, Jovanotti, Michel Camilo, The Cinematic Orchestra, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, The Doors, Ligabue, Elisa, Erykah Badu, Fela Kuti, Foo Fighters, Phunk Junkeez, Fabrizio De Andrè, Francesco Guccini, U2, Zucchero, Tracy Chapman, Steely Dan, Rino Gaetano, The Queen, Propellerheads, Norah Jones, Massive Attack, Samuele Bersani, McCoy Tyler, Michel Petrucciani, Count Basie, Jeff Buckley, Rancid, Offspring, Green Day, Guns and Roses, Nirvana, Gorillaz, Giorgio Gaber, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kaissa, Kayah, Mia Martini...
Sounds Like: Basically two big influences in my playing: west african percussion, djembe and doun doun drums from the Mali - Guinea - Senegal - Burkina Faso - Ivory Coast area, and the more "western" concept of modern drumset.Always trying to mix together those two different musicalities.
Type of Label: Indie