Hamid Drake

Hamid Drake is an American drummer and percussionist, born Henry Lawrence Drake in Monroe, Louisiana, in 1955 and raised in the Chicago area. Playing trap kit, tabla, conga and frame drum, often with his hands, he draws on Afro-Cuban, Indian and African rhythms and on reggae, working mostly in free jazz. He played with saxophonist Fred Anderson from 1974 until 2010, met the AACM circle through Anderson's workshops, and worked with Don Cherry from 1978 to 1995.