Glen Velez
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Percussionists · b. 1949

Glen Velez

American musician

Born
1949
Dallas
Country
United States
Active
1973–
Discography
13 albums

Biography

Glen Velez is a jazz musician who plays percussion instrument. Glen Velez was born in 1949 in Dallas. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Internal Combustion” (1985) to “Rhythms of the Chakras, Volume 2” (2008).

Glen Velez (born 1949) is a four-time Grammy winning American percussionist, vocalist, and composer, specializing in frame drums from around the world. He is largely responsible for the increasing popularity of frame drums in the United States and around the world. Velez is married to Loire.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Internal Combustion 1985
Música esporádica 1985
Seven Heaven 1987
Assyrian Rose 1989
Doctrine of Signatures 1991
Ramana 1991
Border States 1993
Pan Eros 1994
Hand Dance 1996
Rhythmcolor Exotica 1996
Rhythms of the Chakras 1998
Breathing Rhythms 2000
Rhythms of the Chakras, Volume 2 2008

Also plays on

Albums where Glen Velez is credited as a sideman

1985 Canyon — Paul Winter bendir, shaken idiophone, tambourine, membranophone
1987 Between Dusk and Dawn — Rabih Abou-Khalil percussion, bodhrán, darbuka, frame drum, other vocals
1988 Street Dreams — Lyle Mays percussion
1988 Nafas — Rabih Abou‐Khalil frame drum
1990 Roots & Sprouts — Rabih Abou‐Khalil frame drum
1990 Earth: Voices of a Planet — Paul Winter caxixi, percussion, bullroarer, bendir
1994 Prayer for the Wild Things — Paul Winter percussion
— Sun Singer — Paul Winter bendir, frame drum

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Glen Velez play?

Glen Velez is known for playing percussion instrument.

When and where was Glen Velez born?

Glen Velez was born 1949 in Dallas.

What are Glen Velez's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Internal Combustion (1985), Música esporádica (1985), Seven Heaven (1987), Assyrian Rose (1989) and Doctrine of Signatures (1991).

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