About Me

Basic Information

Gender

Male

About me

Arthur Lopez has been drumming, ever since he watched the BabaLu king Desi Arnaz who played Ricky Ricardo of the “I Love Lucy show “on TV, that’s when Arthur got his first pair of bongos at age 7.

Arthur wasn’t truly inspired to drum until he first heard Carlos Santana’s’ album in 1969. Thereafter, he soon started to play percussion in his junior HS Jazz band. He moved onto play with Orchestra Liberta during his HS years.

After College he decided to pursue a rewarding career in Television Production where he worked for GREY Advertising in NYC for 20 years and left to pursue his own business in Photography and continue a career in Music.

He studies West African Drumming with Leroy Craddock of the Ebizu Dance and Drumming performance group in Richmond VA and with Katsu-ra Abiola who is the Drumming Director for Suwabi African Ballet in Norfolk VA.

He has studied taiko drumming under Marco Lienhard from the Taikoza performance group of East Winds Workshop in NYC. 2010.
Later, was offered the opportunity to teach taiko drumming at the SGI Buddhist group in Virginia Beach. This was for the “Rock the Era 2010” performance by the youth division.

Drum Circle Facilitator/Organizer/instructor
He has formed his own drum circle network called the www.Virginia-World-Rhythms-Drum-Circle.com. A website that is unifying all of the drum circles from Richmond VA to Virginia Beach.

One of his three Drum Circles is in Norfolk VA.(www.Virginia-World-Rhythms-Drum-Circle.com ), which meets every other Sunday and the other is in Richmond VA ( www.Richmond-Rhythms-Drum-Circle.com) that meets the second Saturday of the month. The Virginia Beach Drum Circle (www.Virginia-Beach-Drum-Circle.com ) meets for spiritually driven on the beach Drum Circles and other special events in that area.

It is at these events that he is able to hone his facilitator and drumming skills. Creating Unity in the Community with Drum Circles™
We provide Facilitated Drum Circles for community based events, schools, nonprofit organizations, parties, hospitals, senior homes and for community building.

I am offering private Hand Drum lessons on http://betterfly.com/va/newport-news/world-percussion-teachers/user-86991
Please contact Arthur@Virginia-World-Rhythms-Drum-Circle.com with your request and for more information.

Arthur Lopez
Drum Circle Facilitator/Organizer
Creating Unity in the Community with Drum Circles™

www.Richmond-Rhythms-Drum-Circle.com
www.Virginia-World-Rhythms-Drum-Circle.com
www.Virginia-Beach-Drum-Circle.com

Contact Information

Mobile phone

757-768-5689

State

Virginia

City / Town

Hampton Roads

Country

United States

Website

http://www.virginia-world-rhythms-drum-circle.com

Education

College / University

Rochester Institute of Technology BFA

Friends

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