Zamzam
My group is a collabration of several musicians and poets from my area. I am a master percussionist.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
"Back in the day when I was a teenager. Before I had status. Before I had a pager....."
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I have been a percussionist for 13 years with a band known as The Snake Doctors.
Your musical influences
My influences M.E.L.L.Y.
Coming from the supreme
with a mix of Trip-hop,
Nu-Jazzgroove, Drum & Bass,
Jungle, Neo Soul, Poetic Flow,
Downtempo Chill.
With thoughts of Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Miles, DJ Krush, DJ Cam, Postishead,
Earth, Wind & Fire, Funkadelic, Santana,
Herbie Hancock, Yes, J. Dilla,Led Zepplin, Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes,
Akilah Destiny Davis,local bands,Pete Rock,
DJ Premier & RZA,4 Hero, Roy Ayers,
Mos Def,Lonnie Liston Smith.
What equipment do you use?
Latin percussion, Roland synths, Yamaha, Bass Modules. Mackie boards, Audio Technica microphones. ESI samplers, software and plenty of devices.
Anything else?
M.E.L.L.Y. means, Mind, Elevated,Living,Loving, Yearning.
