Lauren DeAlbert: Percussion

Lauren DeAlbert has been playing percussion for 9 years. She has studied with some of the best percussionists in the world, including Swapan Chaudhuri, Zakir Hussain, Inindo Chatterjee, and Ty Burhoe. Lauren has attended the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. She has traveled to the Middle East to study the art of the Doumbek, and traveled to Maui, Hawaii, to study tabla under Daniel Paul, one of the world’s few tabla tarang players. On Maui, Lauren learned the art of the Aboriginal Didjeridu, using the sounds of whales, dolphins, and birds, as her inspiration.

Locally she has played and recorded with: 1001 Nights Orchestra, Oliver Rajamani, The Gypsies, Teye & Viva Flamenco, Govinda, Anita Jung, Ojala, and Divahn, among others. Lauren uses a holistic approach to teaching, seeing the important correlation between the experience of music and the living of one’s life.