{"id":2804,"date":"2011-06-11T02:20:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T09:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.science2sage.com\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2011-06-17T19:22:34","modified_gmt":"2011-06-18T02:22:34","slug":"joseph-pepe-danza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencetosage.com\/?p=2804","title":{"rendered":"Joseph ‘Pepe’ Danza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joseph ‘Pepe’ Danza<\/a> is an electrifying percussionist and multi- instrumentalist. A native of\u00a0Montevideo<\/em>,\u00a0Uruguay<\/em>, he began classical guitar studies at age eight, and started his professional career at thirteen. He continued his studies in guitar as well as in piano, composition, music history and the physics of sound at the\u00a0National<\/em> Conservatory<\/em>. All along he was naturally immersed in his native Candombe rhythms, the national groove of Uruguay and a fundamental element in the identity of all Uruguayans.<\/p>\n

Pepe developed an early keen interest in world music and different expressions of spirituality which eventually led him to spend three years in\u00a0Japan<\/em> studying\u00a0Shakuhachi <\/em>and Buddhism , another two years in\u00a0India<\/em> and\u00a0Sri Lanka<\/em> for Indian music, Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism,Brazil<\/em> for studies in Afro-Brazilian practices, Samba and Bossa Nova music, and shorter periods in Indonesia (studying gamelan),\u00a0Korea<\/em>and the\u00a0Philippines<\/em>. He also has lived several years in\u00a0Europe<\/em> and the\u00a0USA<\/em>, performing and recording\u00a0Latin<\/em> , Jazz<\/em> and\u00a0Contemporary<\/em> music with a number of local ensembles, and studying systems such as Sufism and the Gurdjieff Work.<\/p>\n

Moving to\u00a0Canada <\/em>in 1989 he specialized in the study of world percussion while quickly establishing himself as one of the foremost drummers and band leaders on the West Coast. His credits include performances with South Indian master drummer\u00a0Trichy Shankaran<\/em>, singers\u00a0Ann Mortifee<\/em> and\u00a0Christine Ducan<\/em>, the\u00a0Vancouver Symphony Orchestra<\/em> and\u00a0Chamber Choir,<\/em> and concert tours throughout Europe, Asia and New Zealand. In his extensive touring he has shared the stage with the likes of\u00a0Ani DiFranco<\/em>,\u00a0Oscar Lopez, the Dalai Lama <\/em>andDavid Lindley<\/em>. Pepe is the leader of his own groups:\u00a0Drum Prayers<\/em>, a multi-cultural drumming ensemble and\u00a0The Upbeats<\/em>, and African and Afro-Latin drumming ensemble formed with his students<\/p>\n

He has been featured for the last four years as a headlining performer and workshop leader at the\u00a0Seattle World Rhythm Festival<\/em>. one of the largest drumming Festivals in the U.S.A.<\/p>\n

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Pepe Danza – Seattle World Rhythm<\/a><\/p>\n

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