Tupac Mantilla

Túpac Mantilla

JLG Recording Session – 2010
Background information
Birth name Túpac Mantilla Gómez
Born October 21, 1978
Bogotá, Colombia
Occupation(s) Musician, percussionist.
Instruments Drums and percussion, classical percussion, world percussion, body percussion.
Years active 1997–present
Labels Percuaction Records.
Associated acts Percuaction, Tekeyé, Julian Lage, Sofia Rei, Juanito Pascual, Ulita Knaus
Website tupacmantilla.com

Tupac Mantilla is a Grammy-nominated[1] Percussionist from Bogotá, Colombia (born October 21, 1978 – Age 36). 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, Danilo Perez, Julian Lage, Bill Cosby, Bob Moses, Medeski, Martin and Wood and Zakir Hussain.

As a scholar, Mantilla is associated with institutions such as Stanford University through the Stanford Jazz Workshop,[2] 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).

Artistic Bio

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,[3] 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;[4][5] as well as several percussion-oriented workshops and lectures for prestigious multi-national companies and organizations around the world.

An accomplished percussionist with a Master of Music Honors Degree from the New England Conservatory (Boston, USA)[6] and the first prize recipient of the 2002 Bogotá's Philharmonic Orchestra's Classical Soloist Competition,[7] Mantilla has collaborated and performed with artists including Bobby McFerrin, Bill Cosby, Zakir Hussain, Savion Glover, Danilo Perez, Reinhard Flatischler, Kenny Werner, John Patitucci, Tisziji Muñoz, Bob Moses, Steve Smith, John Medeski, Michael Cain, Cecil McBee, Jamey Haddad, Anders Koppel, Deepak Ram, Medeski Martin & Wood, Lisa Fischer, Selene Muñoz, Ulita Knaus, Opus 4, Sofia Rei, Edmar Castañeda, Juanito Pascual, Tia Fuller, Julian Lage and the Bogotá's Philharmonic Orchestra's.[8]

Mantilla is the founder, CEO and artistic director of the Global Percussion Network PERCUACTION, with which he leads several educational and social projects and initiatives worldwide.[9] He is the artistic director of Colombia's experimental Percussion Group TEKEYÉ[10][11] and devotes much of his time to work on his solo percussion project.

References

  1. ↑ "NEC Grammy Nominations". New England Conservatory. December 4, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Master percussionist Tupac Mantilla launches new World Percussion program at Jazz Institute". Standford Jazz. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Carnegie Hall Report 2008 – 2009 (PDF) (Report). Carnegie Hall. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Julian Lage Group: Newport Jazz 2010". NPR Music. August 7, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Concert Review: Julian Lage Group/Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio". Jazz Times. November 9, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Tupac Mantilla". Standford Jazz. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Percusión en Escena". Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Percusión con Objetos para la Formación Musical". Bogotá's Philharmonic Orchestra's. March 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Homenaje en Panamá a percusionista cubano Changuito". Absolut Cuba. August 17, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Tekeye". Mi Mondo Mix. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Microfundo Interview with Tekeye leader Tupac Mantilla". Microfundo. July 30, 2009.

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