Alex Weiss & Different Drum

Li-Lan Hsiang-Weiss - congas & percussion Lisa Lindsay - alto saxophone Brian Pearl - bass & percussion Alex Weiss - cornet, flute & congas Erich Lieth - keyboard, percussion Pavelid Casta?eda - accordion, quatro & percussion Hector Cano - guitar, cana(flute), tambor & percussion Led by award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Alex Weiss, Different Drum bridges the sounds of Africa & the Americas. Playful Calypsos, beautiful Brazilian Sambas and Funky South African Township music are some of the fabric that holds this band together.

Lisa Lindsay - alto saxophone
Brian Pearl - bass & percussion
Alex Weiss - cornet, flute & congas
Erich Lieth - keyboard, percussion
Pavelid Casta?eda - accordion, quatro & percussion
Hector Cano - guitar, cana(flute), tambor & percussion

Led by award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Alex Weiss, Different Drum bridges the sounds of Africa & the Americas. Playful Calypsos, beautiful Brazilian Sambas and Funky South African Township music are some of the fabric that holds this band together.

Since 1992 Different Drum has been performing at festivals, public/private schools, and universities. This versatile ensemble is also available through the Arts Council for Fayetteville and Cumberland County for educational performances and residencies in schools throughout the state.