Biography
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Born In
Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, United States
Brent Lewis is a drummer and percussionist.
From the site of Brent Lewis:
Brent’s life is his music, and the study of tribal rhythms.
His education has been intense and in-depth studying with drum masters in different parts of the world. His experience studying with the master professor Mr. Kwasi Badu of Ghana, Africa, was profound and very meaningful. Brent has traveled throughout Africa to study the roots of African music, tribal ceremonies and rhythms. His music takes ancestral rhythms from all over the world and combines them for a unique world beat.
NATIONAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES:
Charo Special “Live”, the Sahara, Las Vegas, Nevada
Jerry Lewis Telethon
Prime Time T.V. Special, South Africa
Arib/American Special
Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert
VH1 Hall of Famers
NIGHT CLUB APPEARANCES:
Club Caprice (formerly known as The Strand) with Eric Burdon & The New Animals in Redondo Beach, California.
Fountainblue Hotel – Charo/Myron Cohen Show in Miami Beach, Florida.
Doug Weston’s Troubadour in Hollywood, California.
Sahara Hotels in Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Ahmanson Theatre with Paula Kelly in Los Angeles, California.
Rivergate, New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Fire & Spice Show, in the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Las Vegas Golden Stars, at the Convention Center, in Acapulco, Mexico.
Holiday Inn, in Aruba, N.A.
The Charo Show, in Reno, Nevada.
Wild Coast Hotel, in South Africa.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE & WORKSHOPS:
1200 Students at the High School in Lewisburg, West Virginia
1000 Students at the Junior Hight School in Lewisburg, West Virginia
Head Start Teachers in Lewisburg, West Virginia
Rhythm Workshop in Lewisburg, West Virginia
Pre-School to 10-year-olds at Crane Country Day School in Santa Barbara, California
Trinidad
Gaja Bookstore, Berkeley, California
Orange Coast College, Orange, California
Out of Africa, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stick, Stone & Bone, New York, New york
White Swan Music, Boulder, Colorado
Whalers Bookshoppe, Maui, Hawaii
San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, California
Ketchum, Idaho
Out of Africa, Coconut Grove, Florida
The World Rhythm Festival, Seattle, Washington
Brent’s Rhythm Workshop, Melbourne, Australia.
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