#12 Kassandra Kocoshis- Percussionist for Beat Mosaic, Ensemble Español, & More!

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This is the article about Katy Perry's court case win over the Nuns

This is the book mentioned with the Chuck Berry interview. This is the scene featuring his song in Pulp Fiction, and the scene featuring his music in Back To The Future.

This is the benefit concert in the Bronx for Giovanni Hidalgo, featuring tons of legends of Latin Music. And this is the GoFundMe page to help with his medical and hospital costs. 

This is the article explaining who will lose out if the NEA/NEH gets eliminated. This is what you can do to help.  Here are two petitions you can sign to help save the NEA/NEH - Petition 1, Petition 2. This is the Global Citizen Festival in NYC that helps social issues around the world. Here is an image as to what is currently in the proposed budget.....

You can follow Kassandra on her Website, Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. 

You can check out the groups Beat Mosaic & Ensemble Español here.

The music in Kassandra's rotation right now is: Vincente Amigo's album Memoria de los Sentidos, Rhiannon Giddens album Freedom Highway, and NovaLima Coba Coba. 

If you're interested in Flamenco, here are some artists to start with: Arcangel, Paco de Lucia, Vincente Amigo, Miguel Poveda, Camaron de la Isla, Farruquito (dancer), & Israel Galvan (dancer). 

Here's a track Kassandra played on, and another song that was nominated for a Grammy that she plays Cajon on and Luis Conte plays percussion.

This is where you can find out info about PASIC (Percussive Arts Society International Conference) 

And this is the International Cajon Festival Kassandra will be attending in April.

Kassandra uses Latin Percussion instruments and Amplified Timber exclusively.