 Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Foods: Caribbean Favorite Instrument(s): voice Favorite TV Show: Court TV Favorite Music: what I'm playing at the time - which can be almost anything for a percussionist! Victor Y. See Yuen hails from the island of Trinidad and Tobago. Immersed from childhood in the swinging Trinidadian rhythms, Victor has forged a sound of his own which sparkles in the hit song recordings he made for “Arrow” (Hot Hot Hot) and “Bryon Lee” (Tiney Winey). Victor plays a variety of percussion and melodic instruments including congas, bongos, mbira and the Vietnamese dant’rung. He has a passion for record producing, poetry and song writing.Victor has recorded and toured with a long list of mega-stars including jazz legend Sonny Rollins, Kathleen Battle, Sarah Vaughn, Wynton Marsalis, Mos Def, Ron Carter, The Mighty Sparrow and Luther Vandross. |
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 Do you know whose baby picture this is? Give you a hint....he has a shaker in his left hand!!! If you think you know...email me your guess!!! |
 A percussionist, singer and composer Hasan Bakr has been performing most of his life. He has studied in the master-teacher discipline for most of his adult life with great masters of instruments like the Djembe, timbales, shekere, congas, and berimbau. He's also toured with several popular artists including Snow, Thomas Mapfumo, The Winard Harper Sextet and Hasan Hakmoun. In addition to playing music, he's an incredible photographer and father to a cool 15 year old daughter named Chi Chi (go Chi-Chi, go Chi-Chi!). Hasan started playing music as a child - but it wasn't the drums - it was first trombone; just like Melik (the bass player)! The drums called Hasan in his teen years and we're glad he answered the call of the beat! And yes, he also sings, plays drum kit, and guitar as well.....quite a talented man, yes?!?!?! |
