MISCHA PORTE

African drums were introduced to me at the age of 6. My teacher from Guinea, Mangue Camara, not only taught me how to play them, but also what different rhythms mean. It was through his teaching and our playing together that I learned how to communicate through music... Discovering the drum set in high school I played different bands, all kinds of music ranging from metal to folk, to later start my studies at the pop department of the Conservatory of Amsterdam and find my instrument: the 1943 Slingerland Rolling Bomber.