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MOZEL ZEKE NEALY, MUSICIAN INSTRUCTOR
Mozel Zeke Nealy, Musician Instructor |
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Zeke Nealy is a percussionist, performer, and educator living and working throughout the Bay Area for the past 25 years. Nealy served apprenticeships with legendary masters Rene Calvin, Tobadji Ngoma, Malonga Casquelourde, Jose Lorenzo, and Carlos Aldama. He considers himself a lifelong student and regularly works and studies with Jean Bonga Baptiste, Kwaku Dadey, Jacqueline Rago, Gamo Da Paz, Butch Haynes, and Zak Diouf, among others. Currently, Nealy is the director of the Haitian Dance & Drum Retreat and Congo Solo and Percussion Festival, two major annual events dedicated to the study, exploration, and performance of African derived music and culture. He recently completed Level III of the Orff Music Educators' Program, earning him a Music Specialist Certification from Mills College. Nealy has worked with San Francisco Ballet intermittently for the past 15 years. |
