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David
Macejka is
a rhythmist playing and producing music that is inspired
by a variety of traditional styles of ancient music.
Percussive voices and textures from Morocco, Egypt, Iran,
Africa and the Middle East weave throughout his
recordings and phrasing. He plays conventional drum set,
as well as a Hybrid trap kit which includes several
ancient percussion voices in order to give the basic
groove elements of a trap kit with the voicing of exotic
percussion from around the world. Included in the
instruments he plays are Drum Kit, Frame Drums, Bendir,
Daf, Doumbeks, Riq, Djembe, Djun-Djun, Ashiko, Conga,
Bongo,Udu, Tupan, Davul and the list goes on. He is part
of a group of musicians that is individualizing the
evolution of these voices while respecting the
traditional approaches to those instruments.