Percussionist, dancer and record producer Guy Schalom was described by fROOTS magazine as “one of the most versatile and interesting percussionists working in the UK today”.

He is currently based in London and has almost 25 years’ experience in a range of musical idioms.  

Guy’s broad experience allows him to move effortlessly between performing percussion solos in large-scale productions such as Riverdance (Royal Albert Hall) and Peterloo Overture (Barbican) to leading his own jazz and world music ensembles.  

His unique drumming style has been heard on numerous network television programs including Where The Heart Is (BBC), Fat Friends (ITV) and Glenn Miller’s Last Flight (Channel 4) as well as on movies such as Warner Bros' PAN and Paul Hyett’s The Seasoning House.

In the field of Jewish music, Guy Schalom has performed with international recording artists Frank London, The Klezmatics and David Krakauer to name a few.  He plays percussion in the 14-piece super group the Other Europeans led by Alan Bern and is a founding member of the pan-European Klezmer Alliance as well Christian Dawid’s Ukrainian village brass band Konsonans Retro and London twisters The Yiddish Twist Orchestra.  

Specialising in Egyptian music, Guy Schalom has performed with major Arabic recording artists as diverse as Natacha Atlas, Mahmoud Fadl, Hijazy Metkal, Mussa el Kenawi, the Musicians of the Nile and dancers as diverse as Suraya Hilal and Jillina (Bellydance Superstars).  

He also leads his own group the Baladi Blues Ensemble focussing on improvised urban Egyptian music known as ‘Baladi’.  The group’s fourth CD entitled “Baladi Blues 3: The Art of Baligh Hamdi” was released in May 2012 to critical acclaim and their music was heavily featured in the popular BBC documentary Bellydancing and the Blues – which Guy himself presented.  

Please visit www.guyschalom.com for details of Guy’s latest releases and tour dates. 

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