Pernell Saturnino

A native from the isle of Curaçao in holland Antilles, percussionist Pernell Saturnino (given birth to Might 23, 1962) has turned into a premier participant on his musical instruments, but no one in his instant family is amazed. His grandmother, great-uncle, and great-aunt had been among those that originated and created the indigenous folkloric tempo referred to as tambú. His uncle led a prominent folkloric group, and brought him along to try out guiro when Pernell was eight. Another month, Saturnino discovered to try out the drum parts, and used the Venezuelan tambora drum, congas, the tambú drum, chapi, and timbales. His hearing experiences devoted to Rubén Cutting blades, the Fania All-Stars, and Oscar D’León, though he liked all styles of music. Preliminary percussion influences had been Milton Cardona, Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, and Tito Puente, and on the jazz aspect Mls Davis, Chick Corea, as well as the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Signing up for the famous music group Nos Antias, he toured world-wide as an adolescent. At age group 19, Saturnino got classes at the building blocks Institute of Music in Curaçao and researched using the Mexican percussionist Jose “Pepito” Reyes; proved helpful being a percussionist in a residence music group that performed worldwide shows at an area hotel; and consumed the countless rhythms from Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago. In 1988, Saturnino shifted to Boston to wait the Berklee University of Music, where he researched with grand experts Giovanni Hidalgo and Jesus Alfonso of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas. At Berklee he also uncovered the music of Tony Williams, Airto Moreira, Changuito, Mino Cinelu, and Miguel “Angá” Diaz. Further possibilities opened to try out and perform with Joe Zawinul, Hermeto Pascoal, Gilberto Gil, Rebecca Paris, and his friend and coach Danilo Perez. Upon his graduation from Berklee, he began a fruitful relationship with Paquito d’Rivera, like the United Country Orchestra, the Calle 54 collective, the WDR Orchestra, as well as the Caribbean Jazz Task. Saturnino also collaborated with David Sanchez, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea’s Electrik Music group, Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Carlos Franzetti, Dave Samuels, Andy Narrell, Sunny Sumter, Bebo Valdez, Antonio Hart, Juan Pablo Torres, Richie Zellon, Oscar Stagnaro, Donny McCaslin, and fellow Curaçaoans pianist Randal Corsen and vocalist Izaline Calister.