Discography : Leon Mobley
Current Positions
Chairman of the Board, Artistic and Musical Director & Founder 0f DJIMBE West African Drummers and Dancers (DWADD)
Signature Series Endorsement Artist for Remo Inc.
Endorsement Artist for Vic Firth Inc.
Endorsement Artist for Istanbul Inc.
Current Membership
Musician’s Union Local 47 (AFM)
African Drum Training
1993 : 2nd Annual African Drum and Dance Camp
1992 : 1st Annual African Drum and Dance Camp
1991 : New Rhythms on Sabar Drums - Abdoulaye Diop
1989 : New Rhythms on Djimbe Drums - Abdoulaye Diakite
1980 : Art of Black Dance and Music - Bamadele Osumarea
1977 : Bokandeye / Koumpo - Ibrahim Camara
1967 : Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts - Babatunde Olatunji
African Dance & Drumming / Theater
1996 : Percussion Seminars at Rimon, Katzen Nelson and Thelma Yelin, Musical Institutes in Israel
World Tour with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
2nd Year Berklee College of Music World Percussion Seminars
Disney Land Premiere "The Lion King TV Series"
1995 : World Tour with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
World Drum Festival Seattle
Quincy Jones Premiere "Q’s Jook Joint"
LA Youth Games with Arsenio Hall and Arnold Schwazenegger
Chocolate Nutcracker With Debbie Allen
1994 : World Tour with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
3rd Year Instructor at Los Angeles High School for the Arts
Disney Land World Premiere of "The Lion King"
World Cup Soccer Fest
Little Miss African American Pageant
Imagination Celebration Orange County Performing Arts Center
300 Schools with the Music Center On Tour and From The Center Orange County Performing Arts Center
1993 : Over 200 Schools with the Music Center on Tour
Little Miss African American Pageant with Dawn Lewis
Cal Poly Organization of African Unity
The Africans are Coming Dance Festival
The African Marketplace and Cultural Faire
Wings of Colors in Flight with the Silayan Philippine Dance Company in assoc. with the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
Roots and Heritage Festival Lexington Kentucky
University of Judaism
Festival Of Mask
1992 : Musical Director for the South Coast Repertory’s production of "Twelfth Night "
5th Annual International Black Dance Companies Conference,
Open House at the Hollywood Bowl
2nd year over 200 shows with the Music Center on Tour
1991 : Artist in Resident at the LA High School for the Arts
African Marketplace and Cultural Fair
Dance Kaleidoscope
LA U.S. Olympic Festival Dodger Stadium
Dr. Martin Luther King Day Parade 2nd year
1990 : African Drum Instructor at UCLA 3rd year
Summer series at the Los Angeles Zoo 4th year
William Holden Wildlife Foundation fundraiser dinner 2nd year
Dance Gallery "In The Works Series" with Bella Lewitzsky
Lead drummer for Quincy Jones Production of "Nelson Mandela"
Nelson Mandela Day in Los Angeles
1989 : Disney Land Magic Music Days
Mens Apparel Guild In California
Travel
2007 : Robby Kreiger & Ray Manzarek - Riders On The Storm, Costa Mesa, CA
1997 - current : Tour with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
1996 : World Tour with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals,
Milan, Italy and Israel to Produce an Album
1995 : World Tour with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Koblenzt Germany Percussion Day
1994 : World Tour with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
1993 : Rennes France Trans Musical Festival
Kentucky Roots and Heritage Festival
1992 : 2nd Tour of South Africa with Letta Mbulu and Caiphus Samenya
1991 : Tour of South Africa with Letta Mbulu and Caiphus Semenya
1987 : Tour of Japan
1982 : Tour of Senegal and the Gambia West Africa
1980 -:Tour of Surinam South America
1979 : Tour of Trinidad West Indies
1978 : U.S. Tour with Rolly Grey and Sunfire
Television / Film
1993 : Lead vocal Forrest Whitakers HBO special "Strapped"
1992 : Motion Picture with Eddie Murphy "Distinguished Gentleman"
Weekly TV series "Full House" with the Beach Boys
Scored childrens film "African Story Magic"
Commercial for Georgio Armani
1991 : LA U.S. Olympic Festival at Dodger Stadium
Dr. Martin Luther King Day parade
1990 : Lead drummer Motown 30th With Debbie Allen
African American Collegian Beauty pageant
Arsenio Hall Show With Ladysmith Black Mambazo
1989 : New Edition Video
1987 : ABC Movie of the week "Infidelity"
1984 : Saturday Night Live with Peter Wolf
1971 : Cast Member of "ZOOM" PBS weekly TV series
Recording Sessions
1997 : "Da Lion Live at the Great Negus" Djimbe Records
"Spinners" Records
"Ben Harper Live" Virgin Records
1996 : "Timoria" Polygram Records Italy
"Ganni Tamare" Israeli Singer
1995 : George Duke Session
Ben Harper " Fight for Your Mind" Virgin Records
Michael Jackson "History" Epic Records
1994 : Ben Harper "Welcome to the Cruel World Remix" Virgin Records
"Cultural Revolution" Sony Records
Limit X "Malibongwe" N. Soul Records
1992 : Nissan Maxima Commercial
Abdoulaye Diakite "Mandingo Drumming" Djimbe Records
1991 : Sipho Gumede South Africa Sun Records
1990 : Michael Jackson "Dangerous" Epic Records
Adamski
MCOT ED. Program "Djimbe and Vocal" Djimbe Records
1989 : Cheer Wine Commercial
1988 : Self Produced 90 min. tape "Djimbe" Djimbe Records
1985 : Michael Jonzun "Money isn’t Everything" MCA Records
1984 : Peter Wolf "Light Out" EMI Records
1973 : ZOOM Cast Album A&M Records
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