Juan Romero is a well established percussionist based in Sweden. He is also a conductor , composer, educator, and free lance musician.

As an educator working Juan Romero frequent drum workshops of all kinds. He leads the bands: Yakumbé and Sambomba. As a musician, Juan is currently involved with the bands: Juan Romeros Manuella Orkester, Fire Orchestra, Syrsan, Cosmic Ear, El Siri B.B y la Perrera.

Short Bio

Juan Romero was 16 and lived in Argentina when he took his first steps in music. This was under the leadership of Jose Pineiro Tadeou do Santos, a Brazilian percussionist from Bahia. In 1990 he moved to Stockholm, where he studied Candombe through various cultural institutions.

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In 1993, Juan formed the percussion ensemble Yakumbé. Yakumbé has toured and given workshops around Scandinavia and in most large and small festivals in Sweden. 1993, he was also a member of Rinkeby Samba School led by Carlos Pussetto and Fidel Velazques. Here he learned the basics to many Brazilian rhythms. In 2001 he created the percussion course Sambomba in Rinkeby, which today is both a course and a well-established band. 2002, Romero worked with a candombe ensemble in Jakobsberg where Juan Romero and Daniel Bingert acted as musical leaders and teachers for 3 years. 2008 Juan studied BEAT, a one-year line with Andre Ferrari as a teacher. With a focus on everything from world music to club music. 2010-2014 Juan Romero acquired his bachelor’s degree in Music from other cultures at the Royal Academy of Music with teachers Pepe Espinosa, Rafael Side, Mikael Nilsson, Valter Kimbon.

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