Marla Leigh Goldstein is one of the few female professional frame drummers in the world today. She is a Grammy-nominated percussionist and flautist, and an internationally-recognized educator, performer and composer.As a classically trained-musician, Marla began playing at the age of three and never stopped. With a BFA and MFA in Percussion from California Institute of Arts, she studied under the great percussion masters Glen Velez, John Bergamo, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Randy Gloss and Layne Redmond.Marla is passionate about exploring rhythm from different cultures around the world. She loves bringing people together and sharing through the universal language of rhythm. Marla is CEO of Frame Drum Academy, a global community that currently hosts two signature programs, Frame Drum 101 (Beginner) and Frame Drum 202 (Intermediate) . She also created her own line of signature frame drums with the Cooperman Company.Marla is incredibly excited to release her own long-awaited debut album and music video in April 2020, Rhythms of Tof Miriam. It was recorded in Israel and brings together many exceptional artists, including acclaimed Israeli oudist Yair Dalal. She is currently working on her second full lenght album of healing world music.Timeless but fresh, spicy but rich, mellow but uplifting, comforting but mysterious:www.marlaleigh.comwww.marlaleigh.com/framedrumacademywww.facebook.com/MarlaLeighmusic