Avila Santo

Avila Santo

Producer “Love in the Desert”; “A Dance to Remember”; “Bunnies for Life”; “DeWuan’s Candle”; “Little Cheetah Girl”; - A Bedtime Project

Avila Santo is a percussionist, martial artist, educator and multi media artist based in Los Angeles, California. Born to Candomblé and Jewish parents Avila’s work and identity is in conversation with diasporic peoples and cultures. Avila’s career has traversed across the globe from Barrow, Alaska to Dakar, Senegal. His three albums (The Adventures of Wallace Liberachi, omnipresence and MAZE) focus on themes of modern griot, black empowerment, diasporic consciousness and reparations while critiquing economic oppression, racism and sexism, to name a few. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music with Deans List honors and an emphasis on Latin Percussion. Avila is the creator of the ‘Soundscape Lab’ which was recognized by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs’ AIR grant, and is currently an artist in residency at ZEAL Studios in Inglewood, California.