Ruben van Rompaey is
Turkish drums/
percussion artist and drum teacher. He has been fascinated by
drums and percussion since he was a child and started to play drums at a very early age. Along with his early passion for
jazz, he developed a strong interest in
ethnic musical styles and sounds. Ruben was constantly being inspired by the influential
Turkish multi-instrumentalist and musicologist,
Yasar Saka. During his study at the Rotterdam Conservatory Holland, Ruben made interesting musical voyages to US cities like New York and New Orleans, where he immersed himself in the local mus…
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