Sjahin During (Turkey/Holland) born in 1972 in Amsterdam,Holland. He grew up in Istanbul till the age of 6 and moved back to Holland where he has been living permanently till now, as a musician, founder/bandleader (Bayuba Cante, Turqumstances ), producer and teacher within Percussion. In Bayuba Cante During was joined by Afra Mussawisade and Liber Torriente.



During studied with different masterdrummers various kinds of percussion traditions such as: Afro Cuban, Latin, African, Flamenco & Middle Eastern rhythms and technics.



Sjahin During played on the North Sea Jazz festival, Percussion festival Havana-Cuba, Nuits de Afrique – Montreal, Vancouver Folk festival, Rhythms of the World – Toronto, World Roots festival, Dunya festival, Music Meeting festival, Paradiso Latin Beats, Amp Percussion festival, Bimhuis, SJU huis, Concertgebouw-Amsterdam, Rasa, Melkweg, also performed as special guest with the Cuban band Afrekete, Sjahin did tours and concerts with in Canada, Germany, Belgium, France, Turkey, Spain, Holland and Cuba.



Studies

Cuban percussions 1995 - 2001

- 1996 Sjahin won a scholarschip from the Dutch Cultural Ministry, to study

for a period of a year and a half at the ISA conservatory in Havana-Cuba,

Latin Percussion.He studied with Masterdrummers like:

* Tata Guines - conga's

* El Panga - conga's & bongo's

* Javier Campos Martinez - batadrums, cajon & Afro Cuban folklore

* Regino Jimenez - batadrums

* Michael Spiro from the USA - conga's

* Orlando Poleo from Venezuela - conga's



Cajon Flamenco 1998

- 10 days study trip to Cadiz-Spain for cajon Flamenco with:

* Christiano Constanzo.



Anatolian & Middle Eastern percussions 2002/2005

- Several study trips to Istanbul-Turkey, promoted by "fonds voor de

podiumkunsten.

* Alpay Dinletir - darbuka & bendir

* Izzet Kizzel - middle eastern concept for oddmeters, darbuka, bendir

(framedrums) and erbane (daf).