At an early age he joined with the West Indian
Folk Dance Company under the direction of Mr.
Alfred Baker and Mrs. Fay Lawrence, where he
sang folk songs and played traditional drums..
He later toured with the Company to the United States. It was here that Mr. Robinson decided to research and study the various hand drums of the African Diaspora through which he found his vocation as a percussionist and vocalist. In 1995, Clifton collaborated with Hannibal Lukumbe and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as musical director of the Eye Plus One Percussion Ensemble in the production of African Portraits.
He has taught African Caribbean percussion at Chicago State University and DePaul University Theatre School and continues to teach music and accompaniment. Clifton’s goal is to be expressive as a musician and educator contributing to the moral upliftment of humanity and to further develop his creativity to its highest realm.
Clifton is currently the Artistic Staff -Musical Director for theworld-reknowned, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago.
He later toured with the Company to the United States. It was here that Mr. Robinson decided to research and study the various hand drums of the African Diaspora through which he found his vocation as a percussionist and vocalist. In 1995, Clifton collaborated with Hannibal Lukumbe and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as musical director of the Eye Plus One Percussion Ensemble in the production of African Portraits.
He has taught African Caribbean percussion at Chicago State University and DePaul University Theatre School and continues to teach music and accompaniment. Clifton’s goal is to be expressive as a musician and educator contributing to the moral upliftment of humanity and to further develop his creativity to its highest realm.
Clifton is currently the Artistic Staff -Musical Director for theworld-reknowned, Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago.
Clifton Robinson is a Professional Percussionist and Djembe Teacher in Chicago.
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