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Vocals and Percussion |
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| Location: | Red Hook, Brooklyn, |
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| Last Login: | Jul 23, 2008 (29 days back) |
About Me |
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| Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Lisette Santiago is a multi-instrumentalist who began singing at the age of four. When she was nine years old, she auditioned and was accepted into the Children’s Metropolitan Choir. She later pursued her musical studies at the famed LaGuardia High school of Music and the Arts, and while at Columbia University, received vocal coaching as part of a Columbia–Juilliard joint program.A daughter of Puerto Rican parents, Lisette’s primary musical experience was rooted in Latin music. Lisette began learning hand percussion in her former years and later went on to study drum kit. She has studied Afro-Cuban percussion such as Bata and congas with great masters in Cuba and in New York. As well as her exploration of Cuban rhythms and songs, Lisette has been learning Brazilian percussion and currently sings and plays percussion within several Brazilian bands.Lisette is currently residing in Brooklyn and performs and teaches in and out of the US. As a performer, Lisette plays in bands ranging in musical styles and is currently a member of the popular group, BEAT THE DONKEY; led by the Grammy award winning percussionist, Cyro Baptista. She has had the opportunity to record and play with artists such as Q-Tip, The Jungle Brothers, Itaal Shur, Richard Bona, Matthew Garrison and Ricky Martin. As a teaching artist, Lisette teaches percussion and chorus throughout the New York City public school system, as well as, participates in workshops given throughout the country. | |
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Music:Member Since: 8/23/2006Band Members: Lisette Santiago-vocals, percussion, etc. BARASUAYO- Lisette Santiago (vocals, Bata drums: Iya, Itotele, Okonkolo) OBATALA- Nappy G (producer) Lisette Santiago (vocals & Bata drums) Influences: LEV SERGEIVICH TERMEN-INVENTOR OF THE THEREMIN:MY NEW OBSESSION!!! plain layout powered by HOT: FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments Sounds Like: BEAT THE DONKEY IN SPENCER, IOWA Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Latin / Folk / Electronica) |
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My Blog |
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Cyro Baptista and Beat the Donkey in Spencer, Iowa |
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This is a little montage of Beat the Donkey in Spencer, Iowa.... Posted by Lisette on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:11:00 PST |
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A new day |
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| Well, after much convincing on the part of my myspace.com loyalists, I have finally become an active member --pics, songs and all. I still have a lot of work to do on my page and... Posted by Lisette on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:36:00 PST |
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Ze Mauricio, Harley Girl, [(O3.O8.O8)] i love you steph <333 =], Proud Mom of a Son with Autism, Leila, GUSTAVO DANTAS MAGNANI, Beat The Donkey, Cyro Baptista, Evelyn Glennie, Deborah, Valeria, Lev Sergeivich Termen, Clara Rockmore, Theremin Connection, Goussy, Davi Vieira, Leslie, Dende, RICHARD BONA, Gilmar Gomes, YERBABUENA, mauro tatini, Yma Sumac, Matthew Garrison, Oum Kalthoum, chris, Sara Tavares, Pedrito Martinez, Peter Sloan Lewis, Garett Buell, theo's cove..:::, APSCI, KARSH KALE, Pamelia Kurstin, The Artist Formerly Known As Dave, ANDIO, Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts, QUABALES, FABIO DOMINGUES, Julious .aka. FUNKDADDY, Si*Se, *nici*, Roland Ruby, Agents of Karma, Giorgio Bruno, Corto, Banquet of the Spirits, HECTOR DIAZ, TONY MOLA percussionist / songwriter / producer, El Mastaba per la musica popolare egiziana, Ase Dance Theatre Collective, RayBoogie, ~*MELE*~, XXL DRUMMING KIDS, Baba Roots 100% Natural Energy Drink Official Site, War, Inc., Dr-KAOLIMBA, marianglopez, YEMAYA, Alessandra Massari, FRUTOS TROPICALES, Antonis Zaharakis, JUSTINJUSTIN . com, Beat Frequency, el diez, VIOLEIRO PAULO MOURÃO, Giovanni Crispino, Dawn Drake, charles
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