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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Location | Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Introduction | Yonga Sun is a musical chameleon. He is praised for his dynamic, inventive and adventurous drumming. Always on-the-edge and in-the-moment he keeps propelling the music to new levels. He won the "Dutch Jazz Competition" at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2005, including the "Best Soloist Prize". Ever since he discovered Jazz at the age of 15 he has cherished and caressed his musical love. Back then he didn't understand the music, but felt that it was great. He's found more and better ways to express his musicality, but still doesn't know what it all means. :-) Yonga is more of a powerful percussive colorist than a drummer in the traditional sense. To him music is like a beautifully flowing river. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, never the same, yet always clear. Communication and interaction are key elements in his approach, relying on daring and trust between the musicians. He utilizes an extreme dynamic range on his quest to combine simplicity and virtuosity. To him a song can be different with every rendition. That's why you don't want him playing in a cover band… Besides that he's a lazy Buddhist, movie buff and TV-series addict. And he loves comic books. |
| Interests | Music, Buddhism, Comics, Movies |
| Favorite Movies | Léon, The Big Blue, Ghostbusters, Nightmare Before Christmas, The Godfather, 24, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Sopranos, My Name Is Earl, Firefly, Prison Break, Sherlock Holmes, Lost, Star Trek, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Das Boot |
| Favorite Music | Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Alicia Keys, John Coltrane, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Eric Harland, Brian Blade, Count Basie, Chris "Daddy" Dave, Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| Favorite Books | The Way Things Are, The Power of Now, Lord of the Rings, Bone (comic), Calvin & Hobbes (comic), Invincible (comic), Harry Potter, Uncle Scrooge (comic), Liberty Meadows (comic), Cavewoman (comic) |