Susie Ibarra | |
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Background information | |
Born | Anaheim, California, U.S. | November 15, 1970
Genres | avant-garde, experimental, jazz, contemporary classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument | percussion |
Labels | Tzadik, Intakt, Plastic, Innova, Greenleaf, Decibel Collective |
Website | susieibarra |
Susie Ibarra (born Anaheim, November 15, 1970) is a contemporary composer and percussionist who has worked and recorded with jazz, classical, world, and indigenous musicians.[1] One of SPIN's "100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music," she is known for her work as a performer in avant-garde, jazz, world, and new music.[2] As a composer, Ibarra incorporates diverse styles and the influences of Philippine Kulintang, jazz, classical, poetry, musical theater, opera, and electronic music. Ibarra remains active as a composer, performer, educator, and documentary filmmaker in the U.S., Philippines, and internationally. She is interested and involved in works that blend folkloric and indigenous tradition with avant-garde. In 2004, Ibarra began field recording indigenous Philippine music, and in 2009 she co-founded Song of the Bird King, an organization focusing on the preservation of Indigenous music and ecology.[3]