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sam salloum

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drums - percussion

Born InDamascus Syria In 1988, Sam lives Currently in Berlin , He Started To Play Darbuka When He Was 6 Years Old , And That Was His Start With The Percussion Universe , In High School He Started To Play With A Drum Line In Scouts Group , After A While He Got A Drums As A Gift And Started With Online Lessons , His First Band Was Nabed Band , And There He Met Some Other Musicians And Started To Make And Participate In Other Projects Around Damascus , Such As ( Fa Diez - Rumman Band - Watar Trio - Sein Koma ) With The Amazing Composer Michaela Katrinas He Played Her Compositions Of Contemporary Classical Music With Band Called Menajiri , He Played His Music In Syria Lebanon Germany And The Switzerland . He Played Drums Electric And Acoustic And Started After A While To Play Percussion Such As Cajon , Frame Drum , Riq , Darbuka … Etc . He Believes That The Percussion Part In The Music Is Made To Accompany The Melody Not To Overcome It , It Should Be Simple And Elegant , Giving The Space To The Musical Insturments To Fill The Atmosphere , Percussion For Him Is The Ground On Which The Musicians Can Improvise , Dance And Create The Aroma Of The Art . Percussion Gave Him A Reacher Experience Adapting To The Different Kinds Of Music Going From Flamenco To Arabic Rythems Within The Same Piece And A Better Understanding On How Sound Effects Can Give The Audience A Better Vision On The Whole Jorney , And Can On Stage Make The Music More Attractive And Close To Reality , Sam Is So Sensible And Experienced On Which Instruments He Should Use In The Pieces He Performs , And That Is His Main Feature , His Strength Point 
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