Ebo Shakoor, vocalist, flutist and percussionist have been his life for over 30 years. A musician, and sideman for some the greats of the Jazz world, like Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Don Cherry, and Gil Scott-Heron to name a few. He has evolved to the standard of a true improvationalist, and composer, which has gain him recognition in the Best of the West Multi-Image festival in Los Angeles with gold award for the soundtrack “People of Peace”, the Hopi 1985, along with performance for the Premier of China the same year. Since that time Ebo had forgotten his love for art. As a child, in Washington D.C. Ebo display amazing ability to go from one form of art to the other.
Living in the urban area of Washington D.C and Oakland CA. Ebo learned how to express his artistic abilities for numerous occasions from schools to marches. After realizing his passion of the arts Ebo was tested by the Pratt’s Institute of Art, and was accepted, which was denied by his mother, when she said, “Oh no baby, it’s in New York City, that too far away from Mama”, With his broken dream and lost aspiration, Shakoor continue on in his life establishing his foundation as a singer, musician, and percussionist. Studying with Billy Byers at University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Shakoor went on to be the artist he wanted to be without any pretentious notion.

After years of travelling and touring, Ebo settle in Germany and performed with ideas of his own style and taste that ranges from Jazz to Flamenco and Drum and Bass, to House and Gospel all gave Ebo the opportunity to expand his horizon and cultivate. With periods of off season, Ebo began to feel the expression of music in colour not only in his C.D. “ Spirits of the Rainbow with classical composer and pianist Paul Amrod from New York, who felt and appreciate Shakoor’s passion for colour in his talents as a singer and musician. This moment on Ebo recapture those deep long urge for music on a canvas. Ebo mention that, “ sound and light are twins and they both have their own properties to heal, as well to entertain or collect” Ebo’s expression on canvas is like his music, bold and colourful with bits and pieces of drama and comedy in one. With his influence of the Masters of Jazz, Ebo paints as a passionate musician with colour as his instrument that beat out rhythms and flows with melodies of his African and Native American roots. With themes that has influenced his life, from the urban scene to African musicians and dancers, Shakoor expressions of colour, that not academic as an artist who studied, but a passionate display of musical expressions on canvas.

For exhibitions and workshop for expressions of your musical feelings on canvas regardless if you think you do not have it, the sessions are for your spiritual body, Art is Healing. Ebo Shakoor Alphornstr.35 68169 Mannheim/0612-437-1843 or 01520-5854869. eboshakoor@hotmail.de or eboshakoor@yahoo.com