career
How does an idea turn into a professional drumming career?
As simple, as inevitable:
Inspiration and fascination!
1988 in Kenya, I literally discovered this boy
'in the bush' - touching, isn't it?
I wonder what became of his
fascination!
the brazilian musical bow berimbau
in a duet
my curriculum vitae
- school graduation 1988, first trip to Africa (Kenya)
- drum lessons with Emmanuel Gomado (Ghana, Ewe)
- drum lessons with Alseny Camara (Guinea, Susu)
- starting teaching activity in a small group
- second trip to Africa (Ghana, Togo, Benin)
- drum lessons with Aja Addy, Mustapha Tettey Addy (both Ghana, Ga) and Lartey Larko (Ghana, Ewe)
- member of various samba groups in Bielefeld, Osnabrück, Münster
- 'Raízes do Brasil', a 3-year apprenticeship with the brazilian percussionist Dudu Tucci
- studies of the brazilian candomblé cult: rhythms (with Dudu Tucci) and dances (with Murah Soares)
- drum lessons in cuban/caribbean rhythms (main instrument: congas/tumbadoras)
- 4 years of studies at the Artez Conservatorium (Enschede/NL) - main subject 'Percussion in Popular Music' with Nippy Noya
- diploma in 2003 as a 'lecturing musician' (with educational/didactic, as well as artistic/musical focus)
- drumset lessons with various drummers and auto-didactic
- founding the percussion school/brand 'drums-n-dreams', intensive teaching activity since 1995
- founding the percussion school/brand 'come and drum' in 2003
- up to now: numerous bands and musical projects with musicians from Africa, Brazil, Cuba etc.
- currently I´m working with drums in private lessons, at 2 schools for children with special needs, 4 elementary schools, 2 municipal music schools and a social facility for adults with drug-related problems