Episode 19: Barrett Martin

Barrett Martin is not a household name, but he should be. A Latin Grammy Award winning musician, Martin is a percussionist who has played with everyone from R.E.M to the Screaming Trees, Mad Season, Lenny Kravitz, Skin Yard and many more. He won a Latin Grammy playing with Brazilian musician Nando Reis. His latest solo work, Indwell, is a result of his worth as an ethno-musicologist, working with and recording indigenous music from people living in the Arctic Circle and along the Amazon River and points in-between. Barrett talks about music as a healing force and a medium through which resistance can be expressed, change can be driven and empowerment can be given.

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