Kevin Baba Collins

I am a well-respected percussionist both locally and throughout the country.  I have played one form of percussion instrument or another since I was 6 years old. I used pots and pans in my mother’s kitchen for Drums. While attending Flint Public Schools, I mastered my percussion skills, and after graduating from Flint Northern High School, I began to tour with such musical legends as:  Ronnie Laws, Allan Barnes, Jack McDuff, Roy Ayers, Eddie Harris, Leon Thomas, Wendell Harris, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Jimmy Smith, Marcus Bell Graves, Sule Greg Wilson, The Willie George Big Band, and Reverend James Cleveland, King, Sundiata Keita and Kankouran West African Dance Company.  My musical spectrum includes all forms of music, Jazz, Afro Jazz, Blues, Big Band, Latin and Caribbean Styling.  I decided to give back to the community.  I started the group Kuungana African Drum and Dance Company and the non profit African Drum and Dance Parent Association.  I work with adults and children.