Andy Akiho

Composer and percussionist Andy Akiho has specialized in music for steel pans and other percussion instruments, of which he plays many. His style has shifted from music influenced by Caribbean folk styles to more contemporary idioms, but he has continued to emphasize percussion instruments and has written music for drum and bugle corps ensembles. Akiho was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on February 2, 1979. His sister introduced him to a drum set when he was nine. Akiho attended the University of South Carolina, and while he was there, he realized that he wanted to become ...