Tupac Mantilla
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JLG Recording Session – 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Túpac Mantilla Gómez |
| Born |
October 21, 1978 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Percussionist, Educator, Author. |
| Instruments | Drums and percussion, classical percussion, world percussion, body percussion. |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Percuaction Records. |
| Associated acts | SOLO PERCUSSION, PERCUACTION, Tekeyé, Julian Lage, Sofia Rei, Juanito Pascual, Ulita Knaus |
| Website | tupacmantilla |
Tupac Mantilla is a Grammy-nominated Percussionist from Bogotá, Colombia (born October 21, 1978 – Age 39). He is the founder and director of the Global Percussion Network PERCUACTION and the director of the percussion group Tekeyé. His eclectic work as a percussionist ranges from his Solo Percussion Project to collaborations with artists such as Bobby McFerrin,Esperanza Spalding, Zakir Hussain, Bill Cosby, Danilo Perez, Julian Lage, Medeski, Martin and Wood and Bob Moses.
As a scholar, Mantilla is associated with institutions such as Stanford University through the Stanford Jazz Workshop,Berklee College of Music through the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) and Harvard University, and continuously gives workshops and lectures and runs rhythm/percussion oriented programs worldwide, through PERCUACTION's Global Rhythm Institute (GRI).
Colombian percussionist Tupac Mantilla has been regarded as one of the most versatile and creative upcoming artists of his generation. His work as a performer, educator, producer and clinician and has been highly recognized worldwide and includes appearances in major festivals, institutions and venues including Carnegie Hall,Lincoln Center, Harvard University, Stanford University, The New England Conservatory, Kennedy Center, Berklee College of Music, London's Barbican, Tanglewood, The Montreal, North Sea, Perugia, Montreux, Gent, Nice, Newport Jazz Festivals among many others; as well as several percussion-oriented workshops and lectures for prestigious multi-national companies and organizations around the world.
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