The story of singer / songwriter / percussionist Moses Patrou is the story of the push and pull of the blues, traveling around the world, covering thousands of miles, from the mid-west to the jungles of Brazil, from the barrios of Cuba to the legendary sixth ward of New Orleans, and finally, to New York City.

As a child young Moses (named for jazz / blues legend Mose Allison) loved hitting pots and pans and imagining himself on stage. Even then, he was interested in the music of Howling Wolf and Muddy Waters, and the swamp rhythms of pianist Professor Longhair, and he began carrying drum sticks with him even before he was old enough to go to school. The son of New Orleans style pianist John Chimes, he played percussion with Clyde Stubblefield (the funky drummer of James Brown fame) while still in high school, and after leaving, he formed a samba school of his own with several likeminded friends, called The Handphibians.

This free floating groove collective became a back-up rhythm section for international percussion players as they passed through town, and, in 1996, they supported Brazilian drum master Giba Conceicao. When Giba left to return to Brazil, Moses followed, living in Conceicao's house and studying with the master himself. ---------Page 2-------->