Originally from Orcas Island, Washington, Evan Fraser is a multi-instrumentalist and recording artist currently based in the Bay Area.
Evan graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in World Music.
His teachers include: John Bergamo, Randy Gloss, Alfred Ladzekpo, Kobla Ladzekpo, Sulley Imoro, Nyomen Wenton, Jim Santi Owen, and Mark Growden.
Evan has played with many bands over the years including Hindugrass, Tabla Rasa, Rub-a-Dub, Dubzilla and the Funnies. With the Funnies, Evan did several tours across North America in a bus that filled up at restaurants on pure recycled vegetable oil.
Evan’s mission is to heal this planet and it’s peoples by elevating the consciousness of each other’s culture and the beauty of this Earth through music.
Some of the instruments Evan plays are: Jaw Harp, Kalimba, Berimbau, Pandeiro, Marimbula, Melodica, Overtone Flute, Frame Drums, Calabash,
Dumbek, Zabumba, Mouth Bow, Bottle Singing, Harmonica, Bones, Spoons, Keyboards and various global percussion.
Other then Hamsa Lila you can find Evan on stage with:
Radio Devi, Stellamara, Dogon Lights, Yacouba Diarra, Beats Antique, Vir McCoy, & now performing solo as Evan Fraser.
Visit Evan on Myspace
myspace.com/evanfraser
Watch Evan performing solo opening for Beats Antique
Evan Fraser Jaw Harp and pvc flute solo loop performance
