About me

Objective Gilles Prémel premelp@yahoo.fr tel:00/33/664.41.02.54 Teaching as a Afro-Cuban Afro-Brazillian afro peruvian and benin percussion. Highlights of Qualifications *35 years of extensive training in Afro-cuban and afro-Brazillian traditional percussion and its africain heritages. * Research of the fon-Yoruba and congo Culture and it's music influence in France, the caribean and Europe. * Strong practical and theoretical foundation in the following musical instruments: berimbau, conga, bata, atabaque, djembé, cuica, repinique, timbales, timba, cajon cubano, cajon peruano, pandeiro, gan or agogo and tamborim. Surdos , bombos , bongo and trap drums. Professional 1995-98 C.I.A.M. (Centre d'Investigation et d'Animation Musicale) Bordeaux- France, as a Percussion Teacher specializing in Afro-brazilian and Afro-cuban percussion and promoting pedagogical books and videos from the usa in the latin percussion marcket instruction and brazillian percussion and thit's instruments. 1998-2001 C.F.A.T.(Centre For traditional arts ) Bordeaux-France. Teacher in Afro-brazilian and Afro-cuban percussion and Musical director of the polyrythmic percussion ensembles for the school. 2001-2002 Conservatorio Josafat Roel Pineda, Lima - Peru. Taught a theoretical and applied West African heritage drumming to students mastering in their own afro-peruvian traditionnal drumming (lando, festejo, alcatraz, zamacueca, pregon) 2002-2006 N.C.G.F. of Angoulême "National Conservatory Gabriel Faure of Dance theatre and Music"(Specialized in Jazz and Afro-caribbean Music and opened a latin jazz dept.). creation of the first afro-cuban afro-peruvian and afro-brazillian instrumentarium in france . all the students had possibility's in exchange program's with different conservatory's and wi th the the help and work ok of michel chenuet latinj azz dept in poitiers and pierre aubert jazz dept in angoulêma and emile bieyanda from the tambour de brazza ...all theses musicians and music teachers promoting latin jazzin france .. latin percussion instructor for children and adults at the IREM school of music bordeaux 2010-2013 still teaching this year...rythme classes on lateralisation. Music Instructor on Rythmical theory and technical application of hand positionning, sound control, training on independing body mouvements, using tempo and onomathopea and re-enforcing tempo with dance as a training bases. Musical application and arrangements for percussion ensembles and latin jazz cojuntos Trainning semi-pros to become professionals. Emphasizing in modern rythms such as timbalada songo, timba, samba reggae, mozambique, bata-rumba (rumba-iyesa, rumba obatala, chachalekpafon) with cajon (lando, agbaja, festejo and guarapachangueo). Also incorporating Mandingo percussion rythms in the afro-brazilian repertoitres and cuban music structures with traditional africain rythmes from bénin and congo. Currently playing with bands such as "Lanaya" (Traditionnal Mandingo mixed with bata and maracatu atomico mangé beat). "Son del solar" (Traditionnal afro-cuban south american percussion and vocal ensemble), "Timbalada Urbana" (Samba-reggae, rap, funk-fusion with mandingo and fon percussion ensemble 20 musicians with different cultured vocals) brazillian, diola, fon french, arabic, english. 2003-2006 music school projects for concerts and latin jazz ensembles in festivals thru out the south west of france and the transversal repertoire beetwen them and the promotion of this genre in national conservatory?s and municipal music schools. Experience TUPI-NAGO SAMBA-REGGAE BAND - France 1992-95 Played all Afro-brazilian percussion instruments. The group took its musical sources from the region of Salvador da Bahia, Rio, nordest ,and combined it with Western hemisphere rythms. Toured Europe and recorded two CDs on Melody Music Incpg front shows for chico buarque , gilberto gil, jaoa bosco. ILU-YENKORI - Paris, France 1987-91 Played tambor bata (okonkolo). This group played Afro-cuban yoruba drumming, singing, and dancing dedicated to the yoruba pantheon,bantu repertoire (divinities from the dahomeans better known as nigeria, togo, ghana, benin). I.A.C.P. (Artistical Institute of Cultural Perception) - Paris, France 1985-90 Recorded double LP with Allan Silva, musician and Musical Director of Celestial Communicarions Orchestra, and the founder of the first jazz school in Paris. Allan Silva's work emphasized on improvisation and its influence in the free jazz Era. During the years to follow this school will open new influences in the differents musical classes that were taught in the school such as Caribbean Percussion, Ear Training, Scat, Contemporary Contact Dancing and Big Band Jazz Rehersals with double instrus, Painting, Poetry, and creative writing. BIRA ALMEIDA CAPOEIRA MASTER- San Francisco, CA 1984-87 Trained in Brazilian percussion with Bira Almeida, founder of the World Capoeira Association in the United States, and founder of the group "Corpo Santos" in San Francisco, CA. Following his training I became envolved in afro-brazilian percussion and music in Santa F? N.M putting together the first "Bloco de Samba" in this city. From there on led Samba schools in France, such as "Macunaima"; "Sarava", "Ax?" ? timbalada urbana? worked with the Reiki Music Th?rapy mouvement in Koln, Vancouver and Ibiza. For the past several years, I have dedicated my teaching towards traditionnal arts specializing in polyrythmical analisis concerning West African Drumming and its caribbean and south-american heritage for a better understanding of the musical bridges that link into each other, from their african sources. Education Conservatory of Percussion ? Paris 75002 1980 New York School of Music ? NYC-nyc1985 Naropa Institute - Boulder 1985 Diploma from the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de la Habana - La Habana 1988 Diplomat b.a.f.a teaching and social work with kids and adolescents. Teaching residencys in two schools in the south of France on latin jazz and afro-cuban and samba reggae as a pedagogical tool for adolescents.music school of pessac and the municipal conservatory of modern music in val d?albret (agen) france. COMING IN THE USA . this summer there is a possibility for my coming to work with several artist's such as ........ NACHA MENDEZ in ST.FE new mexico and TURIYA MAREYA a latin jazz artist well known in the mexico california area. as well we will be putting a couple of workshops in atlanta and denver with my nepheu percussionist steven contreras. so hope to see you then and if you need an instructor this sumer ,please feel free to call : 011.33.0603.51.54.53. null creation of the first afro-cuban afro-peruvian and afro-brazillian instrumentarium in france . all the students had possibility's in exchange program's with different conservatory's and wi th the the help and work ok of michel chenuet latinj azz dept in poitiers and pierre aubert jazz dept in angoulêma and emile bieyanda from the tambour de brazza ...all theses musicians and music teachers promoting latin jazzin france .. AFRO CUBAN AFRO BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR null