Da'vid Braswell

Born in chicago illinois Da'vid began his journey into african culture by his fathers hand and his fathers teacher Suleymon Diop at the tender age of five, he began studing the Manding drum from Gambia West Africa called Kutero or "Seruba". This was the foundation that paved the way for him to meet and study with master musicans from arround the continient. At the age of fourteen Da'vid was touring and taken in by a traditional Senegalese ballet (Les Ballet Africans Slimbo D'adean) where he began to study more on the Kutero from the Wolof perspective, and at the same time began to pick up the Djembe drum from Mali West Africa, This was the foundation that provided him with the nesscary skills to persue other Traditional Insturments. His love and sincearity for the drum has led him down the path to meet and work with greats from arround the globe. Da'vids worked with serval companies such as Allahbatu West African Dance (New Orleans L.A) , Muntu Dance Theater (Chicago, IL), New Orleans Public Schools , Chicago Public Schools, Sankofa Dance Theater ( Baltimore, MD.) Traditional Music Soceity (Kansas City, MO), Minianka (Chicago, IL), The Regal Theater (chicago), Dance Africa 89, 90, 91, 2006 (chicago), New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans Summer Dance Festival, OldTown School of Folk Music (chicago), Los Hombres Caliente (Carinival vol. 5) He Also has major works with artist such as Arrested Devlopment, Bill Summers, Steve Cobb and Chavnduka, Funkadesi, Marty Martinez, Fred "Uganda" Roberts, Wole Soyinka, and Englands Afro Beats recording star Wunmi.