The story
American musician (drummer) from Charlotte, North Carolina.
Marcus Farrar is a drummer from North Carolina w/ serious jazz chops. He has played all styles of music in his 18 yr. career. After the 1995 break-up of EMI recording artist Bloodline (in which he replaced Miles Davis' son Erin), Marcus came back to N.C. to extensively tour the U.S. w/ several different groups. He founded the band Satori and was a local success. But that wasn't enough. He was being called to New York City! Marcus found his home. He continues to play everything w/ everybody.
Antibalas shekere player and vocalist since 2005, Marcus began playing music as a teen in his hometown of Charlotte, NC. Upon moving to NYC in 1999 while in his mid-twenties, he discovered the music of Fela Kuti, which spoke to him “in a way no other music had.” In addition to his love for afrobeat, Marcus has kept busy working on a number of diverse projects over the years, including time spent as session musician, drummer and singer at hip-hop label Koch Records, where he recorded for popular MCs such as MOP, Sizzla and Jim Jones. Furthermore, he has worked as a drummer in the Blue Man Group, Las Vegas production, as well as recorded and performed with a dynamic range of artists, including Jon Spencer (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), Banda União Black, Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains), Patti Smith, Victor “Ticklah” Axlerod, and Vampire Weekend.
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