Slam
(drums and percussion) has been a much sought
after drummer for more than a decade, having
traveled across the US and internationally since
1991 performing with renowned artists such as
Martha Reeves of “Heat Wave” fame,
the R&B sensation group, the Delfonics (featuring
Major Harris) and the Manhattans, blues phenomenon
Deborah Coleman, Skeeter Brandon & Highway
61 (R&B groove), the Clay Motley Band, a
nationwide group begun locally, Caroline Hope
& Taz (top 40 club band), and Jah Rasta
(mainstream Reggae). He was instrumental in
developing the “World Beat Rhythm Ensemble”,
a program designed to engage young people in
interactive music/social activities and to build
self-confidence. He works with the Fredericksburg
Area Boys and Girls Club and Building a Better
Life Foundation, Inc. to present after-school
and weekend educational music programs in drumline
and percussion. He is fluent in a wide range
of standard and Latin styles and bears many
years of professional studio experience having
worked for recording artists locally and abroad
in London, England. He has performed in dozens
of local groups and supports his church community
playing gospel. He teaches percussion, rudimental
drumming, and drum set lessons in Fredericksburg
area private homes, at Picker’s Supply,
and in his in-house studio located just outside
Fredericksburg in King George, VA,
Slam
is an advocate of using “rhythm with musicality”
to complement and provide a rhythmic foundation
for the groups with which he plays. Slam and
his wife/musical partner, Becky, work together
as a trio "Becky Slam Y Limon" with
Becky on piano/vocals and his brother, Alberto
Limonta "Limon" Perez on congas. His
latest hot project is "Sabor Afrocubano",
a world mix of soft Caribbean, African beat,
Cuban salsa, and cha cha for your dancing pleasure!
Slam
also regularly plays along with Becky in the
locally-popular reggae band, "Sons of Solomon"
for special events and fund-raisers, and free-lances
for other band
projects to include the Blue Note Revue - Motown
(for weddings and corporate events) and Earl
Sam's Jazz Network.
A
locally-popular musical duo, Slam and Becky
have enjoyed the following performances over
the years: New Year's Eve concerts at the Salem
Fields Church Rubicon Cafe and for local communities
such as in Bowling Green, a 2009 tap dance concert
with world-famous Bakaari Wilder at the Library
of Congress Coolidge Auditorium (to a standing
ovation), summer outdoor concerts for private
parties and at the University Town Center in
Hyattsville, MD, local salsa dancing shows with
Becky on piano in Fredericksburg, ballroom dancing
shows for local studio "Strictly Ballroom",
children's programs at local schools, jazz and
gospel concerts for celebrations at local Reformation
and St. George churches, and local community
concerts on final Fridays and First Fridays
in the Fredericksburg area.