Chuk Barber

Chuk Barber: Percussion, Vocals, Historian, Writer, Performer, Northside Skull and Bones Gang (Mardi Gras Black Indians) Big Chief Dead Man and more

Playing drums since he was eleven years old, Chukinho has had sticks in his hands for over 40 years and was a student of legendary jazz drummer, Hal Blaine. He taught Brazilian Drum and Dance, Capoeira and more. Since moving to Portland, Chukinho, along with another New Orleans musician, Tom Sandahl, and 5 of Portland’s finest, created the group, Indigo, fusing Brazilian Bossa Nova with Jazz and funk Beautifully. He is a first time author and has written a wonderful story of strength and determination, entitled “Dear Xango.”