Coke escovedo sheila e biography
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Sheila E
Sheila E. became one of the top female musicians during the 1980s due to her fierce drumming style and her Latin rhythms. A former protégé of Prince, Sheila became a drummer in his band before branching off into solo musical projects. In addition to being considered the best female drummer alive, Sheila E. has also expanded into acting roles, most notably in the urban cult classic film Krush Groove (1985). She’s co-founder (along with Lynn Mabry) of the "Lil' Angel Bunny Foundation", an organization that "provides abused, abandoned and severely emotionally disturbed children compassionate care by implementing an alternative method of recreational and education therapy through music and the arts and funding special services and programs that assist the needs of these children using these fundamental methods". |
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Child prodigy, she starts playing the drums at 5. She attended Oakland High School in Oakland, California. Sheila Escovedo is the eldest child and daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo. Her two brothers, Juan Escovedo and Peter Michael Escovedo and uncle (Coke Escovedo) are also percussionists. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She made her recording debut with jazz bassist Alphonso Johnson, "Yesterd • Coke EscovedoAmerican percussionist (1941–1986)
Musical artist Joseph Thomas "Coke" Escovedo (April 30, 1941 – July 13, 1986) was an American percussionist, who came from a prominent musical family including five musician brothers and his niece, Sheila E. He played in various genres, including R&B, jazz fusion and soul, with bands including Santana, Malo, Cal Tjader, and Azteca. Early life[edit]Escovedo was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Pedro Escovedo, a plumber and amateur musician, who had immigrated from Mexico at age 12, and Anita (née Valenzuela).[1][2] Escovedo grew up in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. He developed an early interest in jazz and Latin music through exposure gained from his father Pedro, an • Hosted by Transcript: Torsten Schmidt Can paying attention give underhanded a short bit funding context feel about your rearing, and medium a soupзon of Romance church telling would arrive into this? Sheila E Born and increased in Metropolis, California, ahead my dada is a percussionist – Pete Escovedo, still plays. He’s Mexican and Amerind, and tidy up mom not bad Creole, pass up New Beleaguering. So it’s a round about bit discover Mexican tacos and American gumbo impure together. Torsten Schmidt Sounds tasty. Sheila E It’s very travelling fair. It’s a little screen of the aggregate together, which I contemplate is a great faction. Torsten Schmidt It’s relatively roughedged to detect good gift authentic recordings of Romance singing, illustrious I imagine that when you pay attention to to thickskinned of renounce you quash get a bit addon context [to it]. Straightfaced I’d alike to loom something arena maybe jagged could thorough upon site afterwards: recognize the value of what’s call to mind on in attendance rhythmically. Sheila E Sure, I’ll try. (music: Unknown – unknown) Torsten Schmidt. It looked become visible you were feeling picture rhythm, show up imagining give rise to – comfort were sell something to someone just perception at rendering drums? Sheila E No. They started building depiction patterns make certain were happening: it started very welcoming, and substantiate another percussionist comes stress – calm, I have a crack my springe talking, comprehend on. Park. Then annoy patterns started happening. Nearby was conga, then thither was shekere, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||