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Marlon Simon Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship

Educator, Percussionist, Composer Marlon Simon has been awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship in the field of Music Composition. Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for mid-career individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavours.  

Fellowships are awarded through an annual competition open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. Candidates must apply to the Guggenheim Foundation in order to be considered. The Foundation receives approximately 3,000 applications each year. No one who applies is guaranteed success in the competition and there is no prescreening; all applications are reviewed. Approximately 175 Fellowships are awarded each year. Read the Press Release.

In Case You Missed It

Marlon Simon and The Nagual Spirits

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Track list - 1. Overture (Nagual

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Track list - 1. Overture (Nagual Tribute); 2. In Case You Missed It (Bobby Watson); 3. Home Cooking (Hilton Ruiz); 4. Pa’ Los Morillo (Marlon Simon); 5. Un Canto A Ericka (Marlon Simon); 6. Passing By (Marlon Simon); 7. Huele A Peligro (Marlon Simon); 8. Manicero (Moises Simon); 9. Root Medley (Marlon Simon)

Personnel - Marlon Simon: drum set, percussion, timbales; Edward Simon: piano; Peter Brainin: tenor saxophone; Alex Norris: trumpet; Michael Simon: trumpet (tracks tracks 3, 9); Michael Boone: bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9); Boris Kozlov: bass (tracks 2, 7, 8); Roberto Quintero: congas, percussion, voice; Román Díaz: batá iyá & voice (tracks 1, 5, 9); Diego López: batá itótele (tracks 1, 5, 9); Alí Bello: 1st violin (tracks 1, 5, 9); Carlos Rubio: 2nd violin (tracks 1, 5, 9); Adriana Linares: viola (tracks 1, 5, 9); Miguel Rojas: cello (tracks 1, 5, 9); Nelson González: güiro (track 3); Marlon Simon, Barry James, J.C. Bulu Viloria & Daniel Patriasz: backing vocals; Mickie Rivera: soneo.

Record Label: Jazzheads Records ::: Produced by Marlon Simon ::: Musical Director: Marlon Simon ::: Assistant Musical Director: Edward Simon ::: Recorded by Sal Fortunato at Kaleiscope Studios (Union City, NJ) ::: String Section Recorded at Intrigue Recording Studios (Collegeville, PA) ::: Batá Section Recorded at Mi Ninos Studios (Brooklyn, NY) ::: Mixed & Mastered by Richard Waller, 3rd Mike Boone & Marlon Simon at Studio Crash (Philadelphia, PA) ::: Graphic Design: Laurel Marx Design ::: Cover Art: Alejandro Lazo

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    Overture 7:40
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    In Case You Missed It 5:32
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    Home Cooking 6:13
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    Pa Los Morillo 4:49
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    Un Canto a Ericka 8:06
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    Passing By 6:33
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    Huele a Peligro 5:25
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    Manicero 5:23
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