Name Nippy Noya | Role Percussionist | |
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Occupation(s) Percussionist, songwriter Associated acts Massada, The Globetrotters Movies Super Drumming: Vol. 1, Jazz Legends: Billy Cobham Similar People Peter Herbolzheimer, Wolfgang Schmid, Pete York, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler | ||
Nippy noya conga solo part 2
Nippy Noya (born 27 February 1946) is an Indonesian, Netherlands-based percussionist and songwriter, specialising in congas, kalimba, bongos, campana, güiro, cabasa, shek, caxixi, triangle and the berimbau.
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- Nippy noya conga solo part 2
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- History
- Discography
- References
Nippy noya on percussion dvd busch werk the masters of groove www zauberhaus records de
History
Son of Japanese Taiko drummer Fusao San Nakato, he was born on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and came to Europe in 1968. He began his professional career as a conga player in Amsterdam with percussion-rock band Massada. He played with them till 2016 on and off whilst becoming a sought-after musician.
Artists he since played and recorded with include Peter Herbolzheimer, John McLaughlin, Jan Akkerman, Hellmut Hattler, Volker Kriegel, Earth and Fire, Stan Getz and Dick Morrissey. In addition he toured with Richard Tee, Eric Burdon, Billy Cobham, Miko Aleksic Chaka Khan, Peter Maffay, Udo Lindenberg, Gitte Haenning, John Hondorp and Herbert Grönemeyer. He also taught and performed with the young children of the Kelly Family.
Since 1992, he has been a lecturer at the Conservatory of Music in Enschede, Netherlands.
In 2001, Noya joined a Polish jazz/funky band The Globetrotters, consisting of vocalist Kuba Badach, vibrafonist Bernard Maseli, and saxophonist Jerzy Główczewski. The band has released several albums.
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