Debbie Fier has over 35 years of experience as a performing vocalist, drummer, pianist, composer, percussionist, and teacher. She has studied numerous drum styles for over 30 years, including Afro-Cuban and West African rhythms, focusing deeply on the rhythms and instruments of the Middle East and North Africa.
She drums and performs regularly with the Sabah Belly Dance Ensemble (http://www.sabahensemble.com/) and the band Safra, (https://www.reverbnation.com/safratheband) as well as with a variety of music groups, dancers and poets, in educational, musical, and spiritual settings.
Debbie continuously uses music and drumming to build bridges between different cultural and spiritual communities. Her passion for rhythm and music is evident in the energy she brings to her craft and “creating an environment for safety, playfulness, and exploration for her students and the other musicians and dancers that she collaborates with. She teaches body percussion and drumming throughout the Bay Area, coaching people on how to tap into the power of drumming and rhythm as both a meditation and a healing tool, and performs regularly on dumbek, riqq, tar and djembe.
Over the past 10 years, she has found a home at Kehilla Community Synagogue as a spiritual leader through drumming, where she has been named the ˜Heartbeat of the Service.” She teaches classes called ˜Drumming as Prayer.” Her original compositions are available on four recordings: In Your Hands, Firelight, Coming Home, and her most recent, ˜Arise, Kehilla!” Inspirational Music of Kehilla Community Synagogue. All are available on iTunes! For more info: www.Debbiefier.com