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Robby Ameen (born December 7, 1960) is an American drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator who resides in New York City. Although he is of Lebanese origin, Ameen is best known for the unique and powerful Afro-Cuban style he has created. He is regarded as one of the world's most prominent drummers in the area of Latin Jazz.〔http://www.lpmusic.com/lpnews/tag/robby-ameen/〕 In 1985 he became a member of Ruben Blades’ Seis del Solar band. Other long-term band memberships include Dave Valentin, Conrad Herwig’s “Latin Side of… All Stars", Kip Hanrahan, and Jack Bruce and the Cuicoland Express. In 2011 he won a Latin Grammy for best Salsa record with Ruben Blades and Seis del Solar, “Todos Vuelven Live, Vol. 1 and 2.” As a sideman he has recorded on other Grammy winning records including Ruben Blades and Seis del Solar’s “Escenas” and Brian Lynch’s “Simpatico”.〔http://allmusic.com/artist/robby-ameen-mn0000230556/credits〕 In 2012, Ameen was the subject of an episode of the Emmy Award-winning Detroit Public Television series “Arab American Stories”.〔http://www.arabamericanstories.org〕 ==Early life and education== Ameen was born in 1960 in New Haven, Connecticut.〔http://www.drummerszone.com/artists/profile/65/robby-ameen#biography-tab〕 Studied drum set with Ed Blackwell and classical percussion with Fred Hinger. BA Literature, Yale College 1982 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robby Ameen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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