Berber music refers to the musical traditions of the Berbers, an ethnic group native to the Maghreb, as well as parts of the Sahara, Nile Valley, West Africa. Berber music varies widely across North and West Africa. Some of the best-known varieties can be found in Moroccan music; Kabyle, Chawi and Gasba music from Algeria; and Tuareg from Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.
Ancient Berber music is stylistically diverse, with styles including pentatonic music, such instruments as the oboe and the bagpipes, and African rhythms along with singing. These ancient musical traditions have been kept alive by small bands of musicians traveling from village to village, entertaining at weddings and other social events with their songs, and through sharing tales and poetry.
Caleb Spaulding is a social entrepreneur, percussionist, and storyteller who brings 20 years of rhythm expertise to his work as an educator and facilitator.
He has founded multiple businesses, is producing a documentary on rhythm across the world, and has collaborated with global brands such as Google, LinkedIn, Splash, Daybreaker, and Lenny Kravitz's Let Love Rule Foundation.
His work has taken him across America and to Mexico, Ghana, Panama, Italy, Israel, the Bahamas, and beyond. His mission is to use rhythm, music, and movement to inspire creativity, happiness, and playfulness in people of all ages and backgrounds.
