Mark Walker, "Island Hopping" - feat. Berklee Percussion Department Faculty

Berklee Percussion Department presents Mark Walker's "Island Hopping," featuring Dave Samuels (marimba), Ed Saindon (vibes), Ron Reid (steel pan), Eguie Castrillo (hand percussion), Ernesto Diaz (hand percussion), Mike Ringquist (hand percussion), Fernando Huergo (bass), Sean Skeete (drums), and Mark Walker (drums, brake drum). This piece was arranged as a vehicle to showcase our hand percussion, mallet and steel pan faculty, and was divided this into five parts: I. Cha cha cha (Cuba) II. Tango (Argentina) II. Festejo (Peru) IV. Rumba (Cuba) V. Samba (Brazil) Mark Walker: drum set, percussion Ron Reid: steel pan Ed Saindon: vibraphone Dave Samuels: marimba Mikael Ringquist: percussion Ernesto Diaz: percussion Eguie Castrillo: percussion Sean Skeete: drum set Fernando Huergo: bass Diego Torres Cantú: percussion Recorded live in the Percussion Department. Simon Katz: recording engineer, mixing engineer Chris Geller: assistant recording engineer Filmed by 21summit Productions Joe Barnard: videographer, editor Emir Cerman: videographer Special thanks to John Ramsay, Lucas Moisson, and all musicians who participated Mark Walker is a Yamaha, Paiste, Vic Firth, Remo and LP artist. www.markwalkerdrums.com