Derek Rieth

 
 
Derek Rieth (percussion) began his musical career focusing on Afro-Cuban and Brazilian folkloric and popular drumming styles. His studies have taken him to Cuba, Brazil, New Orleans and New York. Among his teachers are Jorge Alabe, Boca “Rum” Bezerra, Regino Jiménez, Jesús Alfonso, Pello Gonzalez, Miguelito Bernal, Jorge Martins, Nininho da Badia, Mark Lamson and Michael Spiro (co-creators of Bata Ketu), Scotty Wardinsky and Kpani Addy. In 1996, Derek, along with Brian Davis and Andrew Hartzell, co-founded the Lions of Batucada, a Rio-style percussion ensemble. Currently he directs his Maracatu ensemble named Free Beat Nation along with GoGringoGo and Beatlore his other projects focusing on North American styles and electronica mixed with African based rhythms. Aside from his work with Pink Martini, he performs with Jujuba, Black Angel, Substrate and Lemonade. In addition, he works with Teatro Milagro, a community theater group, which presents music and dance traditions of the Caribbean, Central and South America and Axe Dide, led by Donna Oefinger. He is also a regular accompanist at the annual California Brazil Camp in Cazadero, California. Contact him @ 503 819 3339 derek@freebeatnation.com www.beatlore.com http://www.jorgealabe.com/http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=safari&rls=en&q=Boca+%E2%80%9CRum%E2%80%9D+Bezerra&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=5TDzSuK3MYKkswPewvEK&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBAQqwQwAAhttp://flaco.net/master/regino.htmhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jesuacutes-alfonso-conga-player-and-musical-director-of-cubas-kings-of-rumba-1706050.htmlhttp://www.marklamson.com/http://www.michaelspiro.com/http://www.bembe.com/bataketu/http://www.bembe.com/bataketu/http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Wardinsky/1420392427http://therhythmisghanagetyou.com/_wsn/page3.htmlhttp://therhythmisghanagetyou.com/_wsn/page3.htmlhttp://livepage.apple.com/http://www.lionsofbatucada.com/http://livepage.apple.com/http://www.beatlore.comhttp://www.beatlore.comhttp://pinkmartini.com/shows/http://www.jujuba.comhttp://www.milagro.org/http://www.myspace.com/axedidehttp://www.facebook.com/people/Donna-Oefinger/722645179http://www.facebook.com/people/Donna-Oefinger/722645179http://www.calbrazilcamp.com/http://www.calbrazilcamp.com/mailto:derek@freebeatnation.comhttp://www.beatlore.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11shapeimage_1_link_12shapeimage_1_link_13shapeimage_1_link_14shapeimage_1_link_15shapeimage_1_link_16shapeimage_1_link_17shapeimage_1_link_18shapeimage_1_link_19shapeimage_1_link_20shapeimage_1_link_21shapeimage_1_link_22shapeimage_1_link_23shapeimage_1_link_24shapeimage_1_link_25

go to beat lore now cause Derek said so