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Member Since: 9/29/2005
Band Website: WWW.GOUSSY.COM
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ME AND VARIOUS COLLABORATORSIt's been a while since I've led my own ensemble; I'm involved in a lot of projects now, but my solo project is in the works.Until I drop my new works, you can catch me singing with CHARANGA SOLEIL, dancing with ASE DANCE THEATRE COLLECTIVE, and playing keys for various projects (JAZZ/R&B,Gospel,Salsa), you name it.Fun fact about me: I used to be a puppeteer
Influences: MY DAD (the 1st musician I met) THELONIOUS MONK, Bud Powell, Lauryn Hill, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Barry Harris, Harry Whitaker, Los Van Van, Pupy Y Los Que Son Son, Afro Cuban All Stars, Charles Mingus, Fela Anikulapo Ransome Kuti, Boukman Eksperyans, Jazz Des Jeunes, Bulgarian Women's Choir, Huun Huur Tu Mongolian Throat Singers, Heitor Villalobos, Baden Powell, King Pleasure, Ledisi, Me'shell Ndegeocello, sonny rollins, Dexter Gordon, Raul Midon, Floetry, Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, A Tribe Called Quest, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Chopin, Vladimir Horowitz, Quincy Jones, Duke Ellington, Heart, Earth, Wind and Fire, Grupo Yoruba Andabo, Los Papines, AfroCuba de Matanzas,Haila, John Coltrane, afro-peruvian music, haitian racine music, and all the very dope musicians I've been fortunate enough to work with, hear and see in this music-saturated city all continue to influence me... it's definitely an ongoing trip.
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Record Label: Labels are for boxes
Type of Label: Indie
