Martín Perna

Martín Perna
Martín Perna
Born	1975 Philadelphia, PA, USA
Education	New York University, B.A. in Individualized Study; University of Texas-Brownsville, M.Ed., Educational Technology
Occupation	social entrepreneur, educator, multidisciplinary artist
Years active	1996-
Known for	Founder, Antibalas, Founder, GO! Passport, Founder Ocote Soul Sounds
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Martin Perna is an educator, social entrepreneur, and multidisciplinary artist living in Austin, Texas.

Music

He is founder of the musical groups Antibalas and Ocote Soul Sounds, and has written for and/or recorded with Sharon Jones, Scarlett Johansson, Baaba Maal, Angelique Kidjo, The Whitefield Brothers, the Daktaris, No Surrender, Apsci, Architecture in Helsinki, and many other groups.

Education

Perna began his educational work in 1992 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia as an overnight docent during the Camp-In Program. From 1998-2000, he taught at El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice in Brooklyn, New York. He has integrated education into his work as a musician, conducting musical workshops at Yale, McGill, Haverford, New York University, Concordia, University of Texas-Austin, and University of St. Denis (Île Réunion).

In 2007, based on his experiences as an educator and traveller, he conceived of the GO! Passport and is currently developing a pilot program for high school student in Austin Texas for 2011.

Multidisciplinary Art

He is author of the children's book BLACKOUT! about the 2003 blackout in the Northeastern United States and Canada, published in 2006 by Magic Propaganda Mill.

An apprentice of earth architecture master Nader Khalili Perna also practices superadobe architecture and has created works in Michoacán, Mexico, and Austin, Texas.

Partial Discography

The Very Best "untitled" Flute, baritone saxophone
Daktaris "Soul Explosion" Flute, tenor saxophone.
Mike Jackson and the Soul Providers "Revenge of Mr. Mopoji"
Nino Nardini "Rotonde Musique" Flute, saxophone
Lee Fields "Let's Get a Groove On" Baritone saxophone
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings "Dap Dippin'" Baritone saxophone
Antibalas "Liberation Afrobeat Vol. 1" Baritone saxophone, percussion
Antibalas "Talkatif" Baritone saxophone
Antibalas "Who Is This America" Baritone saxophone
Antibalas "Government Magic" Baritone saxophone
Antibalas "Security" Baritone Sax
TV on the Radio "Satellite" Flutes
TV on the Radio "Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes" Flutes, saxophones
TV on the Radio "Return to Cookie Mountain" Flute, saxophones, percussion
TV on the Radio "Dear Science," Flutes, saxophones
Ocote Soul Sounds "El Niño y El Sol" Flutes, saxophones, guitars, percussion
Ocote Soul Sounds "The Alchemist Manifesto" Vocals, flutes, saxophones, guitars, percussion

Official website

GO! Passport OCOTE SOUL MEDIA Antibalas

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Name	Perna, Martin
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Date of birth	1975
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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