Joakim Lartey
Biography
Joakim Lartey is a percussionist, born October 27, 1953, in Ghana. He has played with Singer Natalie Merchant, John Hall, and renowned jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette. Joakim studied at Prempeh College in Kumasi, Ghana and then at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, as well as The Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, New York. He also attended Hoquiam High School in Hoquiam, Washington, as an exchange student during the 1971-1972 school year.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
37 releases · 7 albums · active 1983–2005
- Performance · 36
- Other credits · 2
Studios: Talking Dwarf Studios · Ocean Way Recording · Air Studios · Grog Kill Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Natalie Merchant
- Joe Henry
- Artie Traum
- John Hall