Eric Blanquicet
Panamanian Musician, Educator, Percussionist and Drummer Born Colón, Panama. Eric is someone who is very proud of his roots, with great charisma, always positive and incredible creativity. He has participated in multiple National and International Educational Programs such as:
- Berklee Percussion Weekend
- First Generation Berklee Global Jazz Institute Camp (Newport Jazz Festival)
- First Generation Musical Creative Program Fundación Danilo Pérez.
He has taken many classes with Great Masters of Jazz and contemporary music. He has participated with National and International Artists such as the acclaimed Panamanian singer Rubén Blades, Maestro Danilo Pérez, Osvaldo Ayala, Luis Carlos Pérez, Joshue Ashby, Patricia Vlieg, Alex Blake, Russell Blake, Pj Andersson, Jas Kayser, Alfredo Hidrovo, Aquiles Navarro , New England Conservatory, Berklee Global Jazz Institute, Idania Dowman, Marianne Mali, Mare Cabal, David Cabal among others. He has participated in Multiple National and International Festivals such as:
- Panama Jazz Festival (9 consecutive times)
- Cannes Film Festival (France)
- Panama International Film Festival
- Mapas Festival Cultural Market in Tenerife Canary Islands
- Central America Percussion Festival
- Boquete Jazz Festival
- Panamanian Parade Brooklyn NYC (8 consecutive times)
- Hispanic Parade in NYC and New Jersey
- MacroFest
- Afro Latino Festival In New York (2 times)
- Afro Taíno Festival in Philadelphia
- Newport Jazz Festival (U.S.A.)
- El Salvador Jazz Festival (2 consecutive times)
- Fiura Festival (Cali Colombia)
- San José Jazz Weekend in Mexico among Others.
Bands and Musical Projects
● Current Facilitator and Co-Founder of Luna Llena de Tambores Project together with the Panamanian musician Multi-instrumentalist and composer Alfredo Hidrovo with whom he has been bringing Joy and Happiness through drumming for 13 years throughout Panama and internationally to communities in New York and Oklahoma.
● Multi-Percussionist of the Joshue Ashby & C3 Project Musical Group and Social Project,
● Percussionist of the Tambo Jazz Collective Project that mixes Jazz with Panamanian Music,
● Drummer of Rock Band Fusion Fulmonti Recording Albums with this group Titled “Dizque Vivo” “Desde Los Leones”
● Percussionist for the Bamboolane Calypso Collective Band that draws on Panamanian Calypso Recording a Disc Titled "Nuestros Sonidos"
● Percussionist for The Beachers Legendary Panamanian Band of Calypso, touring Europe and North America.
● Multiple Music Recordings from Records, Commercial Jingles, to Music for the Cinema.
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