foundation //

ongoing carnatic rhythmic theory and technique with master drummer trichy sankaran // arabic drumming technique + accompaniment (doumbeck/riqq) at helwan university faculty of music, cairo, egypt // tonbak study with pejman hadadi // further study in Arabic music with dr. alfred gamil (cairo) and dr. george sawa (toronto) // numerous grants and awards for study and composition from the canada council for the arts, the ontario arts council, the chalmers foundation, the toronto arts council //

solo improvisations: percussion + electronics // leader, ima ensemble: post traditional improvising quartet // posttraditional.ca //eemarecords label //

music from quell and tumma has been used on CBC TV (The Fifth Estate), CBC Newsworld, and for the new TV series Times Seven (CBC Newsworld/Discovery Channel)

maza mezé // autorickshaw // maryem tollar // leela gilday // ensemble polaris // marilyn lerner // dancemakers // peggy baker // jane siberry // jesse cook // volcano theatre (with maza mezé) // trichy’s trio // jean derome // anne lederman // the flying bulgar klezmer band // alfred gamil’s qithara // gapa // andrew downing // hari krishnan // anita ratnam // sampradaya dance creations // lorraine kimsa theatre for young people // harbourfront // sampradaya dance creations // fubuki taiko // fusion dance theatre