Yuchi Cordoba is a percussionist and a man passionate about Life. He was born in Curacao from Antillian/Colombian parents and is a legend when it comes to saving the Afro-Curasolean music, especially (musik di zumbi) which he has performed with ISSOCO!Yuchi credits his success as a percussionist to his deep respect for mother earth, harmony, team work, his youthful curiosity and love for children and an openness to people and their cultures.An early study of Agriculture Farming landscape and Gardening aroused this immense respect and inspiration for mother earth, and it's simplicities, like how a flute and other musical instruments can be made out of calabash and bamboo.Yuchi's first musical influences came via Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and YES, Emerson Lake and Palmer. The power in this music can still be heard and felt in his hands today! His years playing soccer for the national team Centro Dominquito of Curacao taught him about teamwork and his strength.Yuchi lends his services and support to all kinds of musical groups. His philosophy about saying Yes to everything is that he gets back a big experience. Sharing is Freedom and with this philosophy, Yuchi reaches out to artists, youth, businesses, students, and workshop participants.He has started a non- profit organization to offer workshops and classes in music and how that translates in to talent, team building, empowerment and joy for children from 8 to 88.Yuchi Cordoba is and has been:Co-founder of the band ISSOCO (Isidora Soleano Cordoba)
Co-founder of Limania Foundation and the band Limania in order to promote art education, focusing on percussion
Co-founder of Izaline Calister Band
Percussionist for Bobby Carcases and his Afro-jazz band in the Club Maxim at Cuba
teacher for the project Comparsa at SWA (Foundation for the Welfare of Antillians) and Art Education Foundation (SKV Rotterdam) as well as several elementary schools and schools for lower preparatory education in Amsterdam.
a teacher of percussion at the Caland Lyceum in Amsterdam.
teaching percussion to young people at several schools and shelters at Curacao as well as teaching music and supporting projects at Krater for several schools in Amsterdam.
Founder of Stichting Marka Paso which offers and opportunity for young children to discover and display their talents.
percussionist for bands:
Training:- Dakar, Senegal: drumming techniques- African drum techniques by African musicians Mousse Drame and Ali DyanneRos- summer scholarship in Bass to Berklee College in Boston, USA- Instituto de Conjunto Foklorico y Danza Nacional in Havana, CubaGeneral musical education at Foundation Instituto de Musica at Curacao
Private guitar lessons with guitar teacher Erwin Prudencia at Curacao!
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