The percussionist Sebastian Nickoll has been studying Latin Percussion at the Rotterdams Conservatory "Codarts".



He began playing percussion at the age of 17 by conducting the samba group "Aixotic-Sambistas" in Aachen. Also he played with the group "Quinta Feira" in Hamburg. [and after he went to study in Rotterdam].



Beside the batucada Group "Bloco Coringa" he also plays with the latin Big-Band "The way to Kilimanjaro" and regularly works as substitute for "Medicamento".

He also gives workshops Brazilian percussion at several festivals in Germany. Since his stay for two months in Cuba, spring 2005, he's been playing a lot of Cuban folklore music in several Batá groups.