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Giovanni Hidalgo
Zakir Hussain
The Kaluli People

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Giovanni Hidalgo
Giovanni Hidalgo is quickly gaining recognition as one of the hottest stars of Latin percussion to emerge in many a year. He is another descendant of a family of drummers, and picked up his first set of bongos when he was three years old. The San Juan, Puerto Rico native first made his mark in the band of Latin Jazz great Eddie Palmieri. From there he went on to the big band of jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was with another orchestra led by Gillespie, that Hidalgo first collaborated with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, who enthusiastically recommended Giovanni for the Planet Drum project.

Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain
Universally acknowledged to be one of the world's leading virtuosos of Indian Classical percussion, Hussain is the son of the great Alla Rakha, master tabla player best known for his long association with Ravi Shankar. A child prodigy, Zakir displayed an uncanny ability to learn the intricacies of his father's art, and was touring by the age of twelve. In 1970, he came to the United States, and his virtuosity, combined with his youthful openness to new sounds made him a vital player in the creation of a new world music, one which blended old traditions with fresh ideas. Zakir continues to expand the boundaries of his musical universe, working with Jazz legends like John McLaughlin (in Shakti), Joe Henderson and Jon Handy. He continues to work in the Indian Classical tradition as well, and leads his own cross cultural band, Rhythm Experience.

The Kaluli People
The Kaluli People
The Kaluli people, from the Bosavi rainforest in Papua New Guinea, think of themselves as "voices in the forest." They sing with birds, insects, water. And when Kaluli sing with them, they sing like them. Nature is music to Kaluli ears. And Kaluli music isnaturally part of the surrounding landscape. To understand how Kaluli hear this world you have to get a handle on what they call dulugo ganalan, or "life-up-over sounding." This refers to the fact that there are no single sounds in the rainforest. Everything is mixed into an interlocking soundscape. The rainforest is like a world of coordinated sound clocks, an intersection of millions of simultaneous cycles all refusing to ever start or stop at the same point. The Kaluli have been intensely impacted in recent times. Evangelical missionization took a heavy toll on music and traditional culture in the 70's and 80s. But the heavier blow is being dealt right now by mineral exploration and the potential devastation of the rainforest itself. Steven Feld has establish the Bosavi Peoples Fund to amplify the voices and promote musical diversity.

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	Giovanni Hidalgo Giovanni Hidalgo is quickly gaining recognition as one of the hottest stars of Latin percussion to emerge in many a year. He is another descendant of a family of drummers, and picked up his first set of bongos when he was three years old. The San Juan, Puerto Rico native first made his mark in the band of Latin Jazz great Eddie Palmieri. From there he went on to the big band of jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was with another orchestra led by Gillespie, that Hidalgo first collaborated with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, who enthusiastically recommended Giovanni for the Planet Drum project.



		Zakir Hussain Universally acknowledged to be one of the world's leading virtuosos of Indian Classical percussion, Hussain is the son of the great Alla Rakha, master tabla player best known for his long association with Ravi Shankar. A child prodigy, Zakir displayed an uncanny ability to learn the intricacies of his father's art, and was touring by the age of twelve. In 1970, he came to the United States, and his virtuosity, combined with his youthful openness to new sounds made him a vital player in the creation of a new world music, one which blended old traditions with fresh ideas. Zakir continues to expand the boundaries of his musical universe, working with Jazz legends like John McLaughlin (in Shakti), Joe Henderson and Jon Handy. He continues to work in the Indian Classical tradition as well, and leads his own cross cultural band, Rhythm Experience.