I have been performing professionally since 1972 where I studied with the late great African-American pianist Horace Tapscott in Los Angeles, California. This led to a lifetime relationship with Tapscott's Pan-African People's Arkestra, during which time I served as assistant conductor as well as arranger, composer, copier and player of saxophone, clarinet and flute.
I have performed from coast to coast in the U.S. and in the last 16 years in Europe, both leading my own ensemble as well as sharing the stage with such greats as Walter Bishop Jr., Jimmy Garrison, Charles Owens, Jeff Littleton, Rudy Stevenson, Ed Blackwell, Arthur Blythe, Queen Negus H. Somayah Moore-Kambui and the Black Belt Symphony, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Danny Harper, Joe Jennings, Joe Bowie, Hal Singer, Sugar Blue, Sha'Ifa, Nedra Wheeler, Abdu Salim, Dick de Graaf, Abraham Burton, Omar Sosa and Winard Harper to name only a few. My professional credits also include three films.
My theater credits include the writing of original scores for three plays as well as performing roles in these plays. I am performing original compositions from all the members of my ensemble as well as playing various musical pieces from established composers and performers from around the world.
In 2006 I created a new group called "The Horace Tapscott Memorial Ensemble" . We are performing compositions and arrangments from my late teacher and mentor, Mr. Horace Tapscott. (www.posi-tone.com/tapscott/). He was a musician, community activist and a folk hero in Los Angeles who dedicated his life to creating, archiving, performing, preserving and dissemnating the music of the African-American musical community of Los Angeles California so that the generations afterwards would know and benefit from the contributions that we have made as the artistic members of this community.
Horace was the founder of the Union of God's Musicians and Artist Ascension (U.G.M.A.A.) and the Pan African Peoples Arkestra (P.A.P.A.) founded in 1962 which I have been a member of since 1973. Many famous and well known international musicians have been (and still) been involved with him and his organization which included the Azar Lawrence, David Murray, Pharoah Sanders, Butch Morris and Arthur Blythe. There are 3 books published about Horace and his contributions; “Central Avenue Sounds”, “Songs of the Unsung” and “The Dark Tree”.
My discography includes:
SPV Records - Big Light "Give It A Break" (Remix), 1993
W.E.A. Records - "At Last I Am Free" Maxi single with Sharifa and WordSong, 1995
Downbeat Records - " Sharifa's Favorite Things" LP with Sharifa and WordSong, 1995
Amber Records - Cool Struttin' Vol.2 Chinyare "Realize" 1995
WDR Records - Live at the 1995 Berlin Jazz Festival "Sharifa and WordSong"
SingSing Records - H-BLOCKX "Step Back" (Remix), 1996
Groove Time Records - Eb Davis "I'm A Fool For The Lady's" 1997
Lifelight Records - Fuasi & Ensemble "Live", 1997
RSI Records - Tony Hurdle's " Guardians of the Groove Live at the Yorchschlösschen", 1998
RSI Records - Tony Hurdle's Guardians of the Groove "Make, Make The Money", 1998
Lifelight Records - Fuasi & Ensemble "Fuasimodo Rings A Bell", 1998
Traumton Records - Jassa Mariano "Caegada Global", 1998
Inferno Music Records - Mesut Ali and Oriental Connection "Tülay", 1998
Ingo Musica - "Fuasi & Ensemble en El Central", 2001
Zapp Records - The Lionel Haas Quintet "Take The Jam- Track", 2004
Lifelight Records - "Fuasi's Afro-Cubano Latin Jazz Connection", Live in Qusimodo, 2006
LIfelight Records - "The Abakuá", 2008
Peace baba! Look'n healthy and strong. Love & peace must be your nutritious diet and the muzik your meditation huh?! I see you're in LA right now...wish I could be there too. Have fun during your stay and rock those shows. ONE! -Abdul-
Ciao Fuasi ,Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, you are fantastic ..really. you are a myth for me;-) and friend;-) talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
...luv the profile pic! looks like u were havin a blast!! well, better late than never ~ all thingz golden 4 ur solar return dayz, remember, u do get 4 phases of the moon ~ so, enjoy dearheart! peace & blessingz, black!...
un placer tenerte powerdsax.un abrasoteee!!!y espero verte en la bühne. Baba fururu erereo obakanene elyibo elerifa o basi basawo eriborere basi bawo enu aye yawaro eyawaroro eleseokan
For My Brother Fuasi, I wish you Peace, love, Good Health, Happiness, and Continued Success for your new year and years to come. Happy Birthday Bro. Many Blessings, Kenny
hi fuasi, thank you for havin' a look at my artwork, for your kind words and for sharing the memory of those illuminating soulful times...there will be a second coming.......no? wolf
YO WHAT'S UP CAT THE CD SOUNDS GREAT DID U WRITE ALL THE MUSIC IF SO WOW NICE STUFF HOW R U EVERY THING COOL HERE IN PHILLY TRYING TO SWING HARD AND TAKE NO PRISONERS ALL THE BEST
