ricky martinez

Professional musician, in the area of percussions.



·I’ve played for different bands in different kinds of music, making a fusion of Latin percussions and new sounds. I’ve been playing for international dj’s, and teaching world percussion in different parts of the country.

·I’ve performed with artists like Armando Manzanero, Diego ‘’El Cigala’’, Eugenia Leon, Danilo Perez, Cafeina and the symphonic orchestra of the University of Chihuahua, in many international festivals in Chihuahua.

·I started the project ‘’health with percussion’’, helping people to heal from problems like stress, insomnia, fragile bones, motricity, blind kids and children with hyperactivity.

·Performed at the Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont. And in New York and New Jersey with a percussion project.

·Clinics and workshops of Arabian percussion in different parts of the country and playing for international belly dancers like Sandra of San Francisco,CA (www.raks-sharki.com) and Maraia from Argentine (www.maraiadance.com.ar).

·Performed in concerts in regions with ecological problems, teaching children how to build music instruments with domestic trash in ten days. The name of this project is ’’ Play Trash’’.

·Two years of being a percussion professor.

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soy de Chihuahua Chih, empece como alumno del maestro Manuel Bernal "el ovi" en el Centro de Estudios Musicales, tocando en orquestas de chihuahua juveniles y del estado.

MUcho tiempo despues, como percusionista nace proyecto ESCUCHARSE CON OJOS CERRADOS, teniendo la oportunidad de ir a presentarlo a la ciudad de Nueva York, acompañado del saxofonista Fer Diaz, despues viajo a Vermont para estar una temporada en Bread and Puppet.



actualmente sigo con proyecto escucharse con ojos cerrados, y en proceso de la grabacion del segundo material, que sera con tambores Raramuris (etnia principal del estado de chihuahua), integrante del grupo cafeina www.myspace.com/cafeinachihuahua. Y por otra parte enseñando a niños y adultos a disfrutar de la percusion en un centro de activacion fisica (evolucion).



Ricky Martinez



Ricky Martinez