Hamid Drake
USA
Born: 06 May 2011
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz, Reggae, Avant-Garde, International
Styles: Free Jazz, Free Improvisation, Improvised Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative, World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop, Cuban Jazz
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By the close of the 1990s, Hamid Drake was widely regarded as one of the best percussionists in improvised music. Incorporating Afro-Cuban, Indian, and African percussion instruments and influence, in addition to using the standard trap set, Drake has collaborated extensively with top free jazz improvisers Peter Brotzmann, Fred Anderson, and Ken Vandermark, among others. Drake was born in Monroe, LA, in 1955, and later moved to Chicago with his family. He ended up taking drum lessons with Fred Anderson's son, eventually taking over the son's ro...
See also
- William Parker (35)
- Ken Vandermark (24)
- Fred Anderson (4)
- Paul Plimley (1)
Similar artists
- Andrew Cyrille (6)
Influenced by
- Art Ensemble Of Chicago (82)
- Ornette Coleman (47)
- Don Cherry (23)
- Albert Ayler (10)
- Andrew Cyrille (6)
- Fred Anderson (4)
Followers
- Bill Laswell (85)
- Herbie Hancock (61)
- Foday Musa Suso (0)
Performed Songs By
- Marilyn Crispell (21)
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