Member Since: 28/04/2006
Band Website: MBALAFUNK.com, puredrums.net
Influences: Miles Davis, James Brown, ray charles, Stax/Volt, Bob Marley, The Beatles, The Meters, albert king, Just about anything from new orleans, salif keita, youssou ndour, sly and robbie, herbie hancock, tony williams, wayne shorter, aretha franklin, tumba music from curacao, mbalax music from senegal, chimurenga music from zimbabwe, fela, king sunny ade, susana baca, cheikh lo, count basie, howlin wolf, etta james, mac rebbinac, elis regina, antonio carlos jobim, joyce, lenine, luis gonzaga, quarteto novo, black uhuru, art blakey, bela bartok, bill evans (the pianist), cannonball adderley, bobbie gentry, elvin jones, airto, charles mingus, charlie parker, chris kowanko, clifford brown, d'angelo, david bowie, nancy wilson, al green, weather report, john coltrane, joni mitchell, meiway, james taylor, prince (at times), maurice ravel, igor stravinsky, dimitri shostakovich, wynton kelly, frank sinatra, shuggie otis, the shaggs, billie holiday, nat king cole, louis jordan, Zeca Pagodinho, philly joe jones, jimmy cobb, steve jordan, steve gadd, stewart copeland, the police, alvin robinson, jimi hendrix, buddy miles, lee morgan, art blakey, hank jones, milt jackson, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Star, carlton and aston barrett, joao gilberto, booker T and the MGs, Al Jackson, jabbo starks, clyde stubblefield, panama francis, more to come
Sounds Like: Myself
Record Label: sui generis records
Type of Label: Indie