“Tell me, oh great musician, who is your teacher?” Tansen replied: “My teacher is a very great musician – but more than that. I cannot call him musician, I must call him music.” —Hazrat Inayat Khan

Julian Douglas's most recent work, Talafawa, is masterful; a poingnant exploration of his love of world fusion. A writer/producer and percussionist, Julian and his exceptional collaborators weave texture, harmony, and rhythmic shapes from diverse influences into each piece, forming a compilation of New World Music. The result is beautiful, poetic and heartfelt experience which brought this enthusiastic response from a listener: "I just have to congratulate you on this masterpiece Talafawa! Extraordinary! What gifts you have to share! The Talafawa project serves as a NOBLE and SHINING example of Creative Expresson as it sings it's song of Unity."          

Julian co-founded the avant garde world percussion ensemble Rhythmn Quest whose debut CD Excursion earned a 4-star review from “Modern Drummer magazine." His collaboration with singer/songwriter Charles Gibson and early/world music vocalist Stephanie Heidemann led to the album Your Voice Through Mine, while a collaborative piece with Stephanie Heidemann was featured on National Public Radio's daily web version of All Songs Considered. Steeped in the rhythmic studies of many cultures including the Middle East, India, Africa, and various other traditions, Julian shares a respectable amount of rhythmic knowledge on his blog http://www.rhythmriver.com