Leon Mobley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leon Mobley
Occupation	Percussionist
Date Of Birth	Feb 27, 1961(1961-02-27)
Age	63
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Horoscope	Pisces

Leon Mobley Biography

Leon Mobley is one of the most popular and richest Percussionist who was born on February 27, 1961 in Massachusetts, United States. Leon Mobley (born February 27, 1961) is a percussionist and drummer, founder and artistic and musical director of Da Lion and Djimbe West African Drummers and Dancers and a member of the Innocent Criminals, Ben Harper’s band. He worked with Damian Marley and Nas on a collaborative album titled Distant Relatives (2010). Leon Mobley began as a child actor on PBS Television show Zoom (1973), and has toured the globe as drummer/percussionist with Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals (1993–present).

Mobley has been a signature series artist with Remo who has manufactured and marketed the Leon Mobley custom-designed African drums since 1983. While in Boston he taught at community centers, conducted school tours with the Art of Black Dance and Music, and conducted workshops at Berklee College of Music. He also served as musical director at Paige Academy, a private school in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Mobley continued teaching after moving to Los Angeles in 1986, conducting weekly classes at UCLA, Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Theater, Parks and Recreation, and the Los Angeles High School for the Arts on the campus of Cal State (Los Angeles).

Leon Mobley Net Worth

Leon Mobley is one of the richest Percussionist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leon Mobley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mobley began playing African drums in 1967, studying for 10 years under the tutelage of Nigerian master drummer Babatunde Olatunji at the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1977 Mobley studied under the directorship of Senegalese master drummer Ibrahim Camara (former drummer for the National Ballet of Senegal) while a member of the Bokan-Deye Dance Company. Mobley was invited to South Africa in 1991 to perform with returning exiles Letta Mbulu, Caiphus Semenya, and Hugh Masekela.

Mobley studied and performed from 1979 to 1981 in Surinam, South America, Trinidad & Tobago and throughout the West Indies. He continued his studies during 1982 in Senegal and Gambia. In 1987 and 1992 he traveled to Japan, where he taught and performed West African Drumming and Dancing. While in Japan he visited Sado Island, home of Kodo, the percussion group, in a cultural exchange program. He has also performed and lectured throughout the US and toured Germany, Italy and Israel producing, recording, conducting clinics and performing with his group Da Lion.

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Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Percussionist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Leon Mobley celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.