Hyim & The Fat Foakland Orchestra

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Born and raised on a commune in San Francisco in the late '70s, Hyim still holds the flower child's lantern for peace and unabashed positive vibrations. This child grew up to play piano at age 3, free style rap at age 10, and produce hip hop tapes by the time he was a teen. Hyim went on to study sitar in India, classical guitar in New Zealand, and clave in Cuba. His b-boy dancing skills combined w/his Sting-esque voice are sweetly bound by his uncanny charm, obvious sex appeal and poetic lyricism. Refusing to be boxed in, Hyim continues to be an independent artist, producing, DJing, performing, teaching, living, loving and evolving. Hyim's band, The Fat Foakland Orchestra, features percussionists Ajayi Jackson and Pablo Soto (Omar Sosa, John Santos), guitarist Adam (Santanaito) Lasher (Carlos Santana's nephew), drummer Derek Taylor, bassist Josh Lippi and keyboardist Ben Schwier (The Park and Bucho).