LEON MOBLEY

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