Ramon Lopez

Ramón López is a Spanish drummer, percussionist and composer born in Alicante, whose musical activity connects European free jazz, contemporary improvisation, Indian percussion and flamenco. Self-taught at first, he moved to Paris in 1985 and became a significant presence in the French experimental-music scene.

He studied tabla in France and India and played with the Orchestre National de Jazz under Didier Levallet from 1997 to 2000. His international collaborations include Barry Guy, Ivo Perelman, Christine Wodrascka and many other improvisers. Alongside his concert work, López is active as a visual artist. Creative Sources documents his percussion on CS612, CS627 and CS802.