Bio

Caroline Chevat began her music apprenticeship at the age of three, the piano at age six, then the violin and guitar. Caroline was born in Lyon in 1974 and began her long and exacting training in Egyptian dance and music in 1996, when a life-changing encounter with the Egyptian percussion instrumentalist Ibrahim el Minyawi opened new doors for her. Under his tutelage, she began a long apprenticeship in the Eastern tradition and she slowly perfected her playing of the darabuka and daff. She explored the infinite riches of Egyptian rhythms with hunger and developed her precision and quality of sound to the level of a ‘true’ player.

After ten years of studies, Caroline received the title ‘tabla player’ from el Minyawi. In 2010, she joined the Street Melody trio, bringing her Eastern repertoire and musicality to the mix. Caroline is the percussionist in the dance companies Tzigana (Spain), Al Fajr (France and As Sayef (Sweden).

She is a percussionist, teacher and certified dancer. Having taught for fifteen years, she travels across Europe sharing her passion and professionalism.