I play many types of world percussion including Cajon, Djembe, Conga, Frame Drum, Talking Drum, and Tabla. Through the years I have adapted Tabla strokes on various instruments and have created a unique style. In the Dance and percussion group, “Pradhanica”, composed by Pandit Divyang Vakil, I play extremely difficult off beat Kathak dance compositions on Cajon.
For this I use both traditional strokes and Tabla strokes. My favorite Cajon in the world is the Schlagwerk Makassar Deluxe Cajon.
I have played for African dance with dancer and composer, Kimani Fowler since 2005. I love African music for its deep tradition and syncopated patterns. Djembe is my favorite African drum to play.
Working with Modern Dance since 2004 has opened me up to many different styles and instruments. In recent years I have added electronic drums such as the Korg Wave Drum and the Roland Hand Sonic. I also compose tracks with Native Instruments Maschine and play on top of them in a live setting. This creates a huge full sound and works great for Dance.
Percussion is a huge part of my music these days and it adds a lot to drum set playing. All drummers should learn percussion because the roots of drumming are based there.