A drummer and educator who is passionate about sharing African culture with others. With more than four decades of experience teaching African drumming and dance in schools across America, he has dedicated his life to promoting cultural understanding through music. Raised in Brooklyn, New York by his Cuban father and Panamanian mother, he comes from a family of talented percussionists. His thirst for music led him to study with renowned teachers such as Ladji Camara, Mamady Keita, Abdou Kounta, Abdoul Doumbia, and Fadouba Oulare.