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John-Carlos Perea

eb, voc, dr, MX
Singer / Musician / Composer of Jazz, Folk and World

John-Carlos Perea is a Grammy Award winning Native American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist (bass, cedar flute, drums and percussion), composer and writer originally from New Mexico. He is also an ethnomusicologist and assistant professor of American Indian Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. When he was a student as SFSU he studied Northern-style pow wow music with Dr. Barney Hoehner-Peji and sang with Dr. Hoehner-Peji’s pow wow drum group, the Blue Horse Singers. He released his first solo album, First Dance, in 2001. Perea shared a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2008 as a member of The Paul Winter Consort for the album Crestone.

     
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • Vocals
  • Drums
  • Bass
  • Percussion
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Folk
  • World
  • Classical
  • Electronic
Popular Tracks   
Salish Sound on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Invocation/Waking From The Roots on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Migration on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Lightning Drum on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Ohlone Waters on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Midnight Moon on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Lozen's Way on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Prayer/Taking Flight on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Coyote Jump on Waking from the Roots by Coyote Jump
Marcella: No, Non Pensarci Piu on Tenors by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Gathering Of AncestorsFrancis Wong, John-Carlos Perea, Elliot Humberto Kavee1999Album
External Links
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