Tupac Mantilla (born October 21, 1978) is a percussionist from Bogotá, Colombia. He is the founder and director of the Global Percussion Network PERCUACTION and the director of the percussion group Tekeyé. He has worked with Bobby McFerrin,[1] Esperanza Spalding, Zakir Hussain, Bill Cosby, Danilo Perez, Julian Lage, Bob Moses, and Medeski, Martin and Wood.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Túpac Mantilla Gómez |
| Born | October 21, 1978 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Genres | Jazz, classical, world |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Percuaction |
| Website | tupacmantilla |
As a scholar, Mantilla is associated with institutions such as Stanford University through the Stanford Jazz Workshop,[2] and the Berklee College of Music through the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), and gives workshops and lectures and runs rhythm/percussion oriented programs worldwide, through PERCUACTION's Global Rhythm Institute (GRI).
Career
editMantilla has appeared at festivals, institutions and venues including Carnegie Hall,[3] Lincoln Center, 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.
He has a Master of Music Honors Degree from the New England Conservatory[6] and was 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.
Discography
editAs sideman
edit- Anders Koppel, Past Present Future (Cowbell Music 2017)
- Rolf Kühn, Yellow + Blue (MPS, 2018)
- Brian Landrus, Forward (Cadence, 2009)
- Julian Lage, Gladwell (EmArcy, 2011)
- Julian Lage, Sounding Point (EmArcy, 2009)
References
edit- ^ "Die Sprache von Bobby McFerrin". Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "Master percussionist Tupac Mantilla launches new World Percussion program at Jazz Institute". Stanford Jazz. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Carnegie Hall Report 2008 – 2009 (PDF) (Report). Carnegie Hall. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Julian Lage Group: Newport Jazz 2010". NPR Music. August 7, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Concert Review: Julian Lage Group/Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio". Jazz Times. November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Tupac Mantilla". Stanford Jazz. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Percusión en Escena". Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Percusión con Objetos para la Formación Musical". Bogotá's Philharmonic Orchestra's. March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Homenaje en Panamá a percusionista cubano Changuito". Absolut Cuba. August 17, 2012.
- ^ "Tekeye". Mi Mondo Mix. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Microfundo Interview with Tekeye leader Tupac Mantilla". Microfundo. July 30, 2009.
- "Esperanza Spalding". Stanford Jazz. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- "Die Sprache von Bobby McFerrin". Musik Heute. Musik Heute. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- "Tupac Mantilla". All About Jazz. October 19, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- "Julian Lage trio". npr. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- "Jazz Listings". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. March 26, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- "Jazz Listings". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. October 15, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- Pareles, Jon; Ratliff, Ben; Chinen, Nate (May 2, 2011). "Critics' Choice: New CDs – The Droll, Buzzing Grandpas of Rap". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- "Jazz Listings for Nov. 5–11". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. November 4, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- "Jazz: Julian Lage Group". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- "Carnegie Hall Annual Report 2008-2009" (PDF). Carnegie Hall. 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2013.