Biography
At a very young age, Steven took djembe lessons with the Senegalese percussionist Aly Ndiaye Rose. Soon he began expanding to other percussive instruments, including sabar, congas, bongos, timbales, timbal and others. He worked on his skills as a musician not only by taking many different classes, but also by traveling to countries with different musical styles, including Senegal, Guinea, Curacao, Maroc, Turkey, Cuba, Colombia and Brazil. This broadened Steven’s musical passion from African percussion to include Brazilian, Jazz and Latin music.