Glen Velez is an internationally recognized frame drummer, composer, scholar, and teacher. Velez has created his own musical style inspired by both Western percussion and frame drum performance styles from around the world. His concerts include a beautiful array of instruments such as the Egyptian riq, (a small, intricately inlaid tambourine), the Irish bodhran, (a large single-headed drum), and the North African tar (often seen in the hands of desert nomads).