developed from traditional dances she came to work with such big music industry names as peter gabriel conason tana just stone and alicia keys. on her travels and on tour she discovered influences of african music all over the world. whenever i was in the u.s. or brazil where ever i was i always discovered something of my continent the club the rhythm that came with the slaves. were to the. rhythms are based on the weather to quarter for quarter or 6 quarter time. when i'm making music i never get out of time if i listen to the clip of it then i know exactly where i am. the music of africa has had a profound influence on world music and there are a few genres where its presence is as strongly felt as in latin american music. blending it into an music came naturally to under a leaky jewel who is fluent in spanish. if you're close to his german grandfather worked on ships in hamburg through its port the city has always been a gateway to the world. though not so sometimes still feels alien and. it's different when she gets to work here she's surrounded by musicians and dancers from all over the world