Description
Explore the music of Africa. Frank Leto reviews artists such as Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Olatunji, King Sunny Adé, Fela Kuti, Salif Keita, and Lady Smith Black Mambazo. Learn about instruments including the Kora (African harp), Mbira (thumb pianos), Balafon (African xylophone) and assorted drums (bata, talking drum, and the djembe). Enjoy the musical styles including folkloric, Soweto, high life, Afrobeat, soukous, and Congolese rumba.
Frank Leto is a talented instrumentalist who plays Brazilian percussion, Afro-Cuban percussion, and Trinidadian Steel Drums. His band PANdemonium, features him on vocals, steel drums and percussion. He also writes the music for the band which blends musical styles like reggae, ska, soca, calypso, samba, salsa, and zouk into a unique sound. Leto’s love for rhythms has taken him to Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.