ABOUT US

a World Music band located in Los Angeles, weaves West African rhythms with ethnic vocal arrangments, piano chords, guitar riffs and dreamy saxophone lines into a tribal world groove.

African Chants, Indian Ragas and Brazilian songs are layered over an exciting mix of African hand percussion that inspire audiences to move and dance.


Pashyo Sarkin vocals percussions dance A native of Vienna, Austria, Pashyo got her dance formation at the Vienna Volksoper. Later in Berlin she immersed herself into African drumming and dance. She is a performer and teacher of African music and dance and she loves ethnic music from around the globe. She is happy to have found such beautiful musicians for SangomaBeat. For moresee www.pashyo.com	Sel Sarkin vocals percussions piano Sel joins the team from Johannesburg, South Africa. He makes some awesome grooves on his bass drums and is the keeper of perfect time. He is also one of those lucky people who were forced to practice classical piano from an early age. He reluctantly continued his piano studies throughout his University years in Cape Town. For SangomaBeat he plays his own ethno-classical style.	Sammy Oduro vocals percussions Sammy joins this team of talented musicians from Ghana - West Africa. He majored in political Science and Dance from college. He also taught at the University of Ghana Dance Department as a Teaching Assistant with emphasis on Traditional African Music and Dance for a while. He loves to Drum, Sing and Dance because he believes Dance is food for the body and Music is food for the soul.

Antonia Ting percussions	Dr. Ed percussions	Mara Bassani-Santamaria dance
Rome Yamashita guitar vocals percussion Rome, an aspiring immigrant from the Far East, moves to the international city of L.A., picks up a guitar as his instrument and meets the amazingly talented world musicians of SangomaBeat. Since then, the pursuit of happiness through music becomes his spiritual path. He is excited to be in the team of a World Music band.	Lucia Drever percussions vocals Lucia joins our percussion team from Brazil. She also helps us to get our Brazilian songs right this time. If you feel you have not stretched yourself lately, check out her Yoga Studio Happy Me Yoga in Redondo Beach	A dancer of Mexican-American decent, Mara's movements are influenced by international travel and performances in Central & South America. She thrives on tribal rhythms, especially those fused with Latin and African drums/percussion. Previously a Salsa instructor, she easily transitioned into the multi-cultural world of SangomaBeat. Marvin Bond tenor saxophone Marvin put down his sax to accompany Mara for some Salsa dancing.

Special thanks go to our guest musicians and past band members: Tim Burke, Steve Burr, Cali Crosalis, Stefan Gluecklich, Mirza, Bosco, Darren Sarkin, Bruce Elkind, Ruri Matthews, Karim Messadek, Jesse Guberman...