David Dely is band leader in percussion group Tumba y Quema, featuring Csaba Szabo, József Cibere, Csaba Pusztai, Claudia Dely, Istvan Dely and Shango Dely.
David Dely studied at the Colombian and Afro Latin Ethnic hand drumming and percussion at the Millero Congo Percussion School (later renamed EPEBA, Escuela de percusión de Barranquilla) founded and directed by his father, Istvan Dely, Cartagena-Barranquilla, 1988-1992.
An Afro Cuban Workshop with conga drummer Andrés Miranda, of Cuba’s Irakere group, followed at the Atlántico University, Barranquilla, 1995.
Next was a Brazilian Percussion Workshop with Joao Bosco from Brazil, at the EPEBA Percussion School, Barranquilla, 1996.
David Dely did advanced studies in Afro Colombian percussion and Afro Cuban bata drumming with Istvan Dely, EPEBA, Barranquilla, 1990-1996.
David Dely is founding member, flutist, drummer, percussionist and guitarist for eleven years, of the experimental Afro Caribbean fusion group Millero Congo (bandleader Istvan Dely), Cartagena-Barranquilla, 1988-97. As such, performed in countless concerts, recitals, workshops, conferences, festivals, videos, special TV and radio features and tours around the country.
He is a member of the Choir of the Conservatory of Atlántico University, Barranquilla, 1995. As such took part of the International Choir Festival in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Dely played with Latin Jazz groups of band leaders Daniel Moncada, Viola Camacho and Jorge Emilio Fadul, Barranquilla, 1996-1997.
Percussionist of the Salsa orchestra Rio Son, Bogota, 1998-2000
Recording musician for Leonor Dely’s CD Ámame – Palabras Ocultas de Bahá’u’lláh, published by Insignia Records, Los Angeles, 2000. producer, KC Porter.
Promotional tour in Colombia and the USA, 2001, Leonor Dely.
Recording Musician for Carlos Santana, single 2002. World Beat productions, L.A. USA, producer, KC Porter
Participating like composer and author in the album Talisman, Leonor Dely, Insignia Records, L.A. USA. 2002
Musical achievements in Hungary (From September of 2001):
Percussionist of group Fiesta Latina, with the Cuban singer Elza Valle.
Jazz percussion with the Dely Roby group.
Silvester TV program, Mayar TV, performed with Gerendas Peter group.
TV Program, Naprakest , Mayar TV, Performed and interview.
Radio Interview, Civil Radio, Budapest Hungary.
Recorded for contemporaneous Dance music, director, zsigmond Lazard.
Director of Tumba Y Quema, folk music from Colombia.
Performed in the Latin Pecs Festival April 16 2002, Tumba y Quema, Fiesta Latina.
Lecture About The Colombian Folk and culture, Pésci Tudományegyetem, Latin Festival, Pécs 2002.
Member of the percussion trio Six Hands.
Recording for the first single of Six Hands.
Concerts with the Hungarian Pop singer Ujvari Peter.
Hungarian pianist, Nagy janos group.
Session musician for, Felicia, Hungarian pop singer.
Percussionist of the Ricardo Salsa Club, Hungarian Latin Jazz group.
Workshop, Latin American Percussion, Benzur jazz school, Budapest Hungary june, 2002 .
Latin Percussion workshop, Drumming circle, Pepsi Sziget Festival, 2002
Tumba Y Quema Colombian new folk group, director, participate in Sziget Festival, 2002, and Kesz world music Festival, Hungary, 2002.
with Ricado Salsa Club, Hungarian Latin Jazz group, participate in III Harkany Nemzetkozi Big Band and Jazz Festival, Pepsi Sziget Festival, Hungary 2002.
Concert Latin Fiesta of Horgas Eszter and friends participating as well with The Budapest Film Orquestra, Ricardo Salsa Club, Gerendas Peter, Presser Gabor, and others important artist invited. Erkel szinhaz, November 2002
Percussionist invited by the Budapest Jazz Orquestra, concert in the 22 of November 2002 in Benzur jazz Club.
Percussion Festival in 16th of February 2003, Dózsa Művelődési Ház.
Sziget Festival 2003, Ricardo salsa Club, pestiest stage.
Recording, Fiesta, album 2003.
Király Linda record production, Presser Gábor, sep,2003 percussion.
Recording Jazz Album , Pege Aladár, sep. 2003.
For The Pianist Varga Csilla, disc recording production, percussions.
II Afro-Latin Percussion Worksop, Almassy Culture house.
Tour Leonor Dely, Nov - Dec 2003 California, USA.
Recording Flutes, guitar and percussions for TALIZMAN Leonor Dely's album 2004, produced by WorldBeat Productions , Calabasas,CA ,USA.
