The Drummers
| (alphabetically) Michael Cummings Tom Dadant Ken Dalluge Ken Duret Suzanne Duval Miriam Goldberg Francesca Graziano Judi Grunstra Chris Kenney Rick Linzer Donna Murray Mary Paulson George Reynolds |  |
Michael CummingsFavorite Instruments: Caixa (snare), tamborim, repinique, bells.
By day: Multimedia producer/teacher/webhead.
Other interests: "Any excuse to go in the ocean or out dancing is a good excuse."
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Tom DadantFavorite Instruments: Low Surdo, Ganza
"I play Samba because it is such an amazing and challenging way to play with friends. I love to make people dance!"
By day: Nurtitional supplement sales and sales training.
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Ken DallugeBatucada Nana's Musical Director, Ken Dalluge »
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Ken Duret
Other interests: Photography
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Suzanne Duval
Favorite Instruments: Surdo and Bell.
"I love playing drums or bells while surrounded by other Samba instruments which create an irresistable urge to move and DANCE!"
By day: Teaches voice at Cabrillo College and to private singing students. Sings with the San Jose Choral Project, a 32-voice acappella vocal ensemblegoing on tour in Mexico and Costa Rica in 2001.
Other interests: Dance!
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Miriam Goldberg
Favorite Instruments: RecoReco!, bells, surdo.
Other interests: Cats, puns, the arts, her husband and the pursuit of spiritual happiness.
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Francesca Graziano
Favorite Instruments: "I love to play tamborim and surdo, and I love to dance to caixa. Samba is my passion!"
By day: Water Conservationist
Other interests: Salsa dance. "I am occasionally seen singing gospel at Inner Light Ministries." (new window)
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Judi Grunstra
Favorite instruments: surdo, bell, repinique.
"I really enjoy helping sustain the groove. The spirit of the group is very positive. I love the variety of live music around Santa Cruz."
By day: Librarian. City of Santa Cruz Arts Commission member for 6 years.
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Rick Linzer
Favorite Instruments: Bells and surdo.
By day: Psychotherapist
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Donna Murray
Donna once designed drum machines. Now she is a drum machine.
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Mary Paulson
Favorite Instrument: Agogo
"Crafting melodies and rhythms on the Samba bell is one of my preferred avocations along with finding Brazilian music files and chatting with Brazilians online, under the pseudonym 'Nap Mama.'"
By day: Teaches Public Speaking. "Hey- somebody's got to do it!"
Other interests: "After torturing my students and listening to enraged political diatribes on talk radio, I snuggle with my husband, Daniel, and my kitties."
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George Reynolds
Favorite Instruments: Surdo
By day: Engineer
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