Asif QU

ASIF QU is a percussionist and teacher specializing in Middle Eastern, now based in Italy. Mostly a self-taught musician, he has enriched his training through workshops and private lessons with Faisal Zedan, Tim Garside, Chas Whitaker, Karim Nagi and Issam Housan. Asif has created percussion groups across the UK, and teachers online daily. He has taught and performed at some of the UK leading dance festivals including Jewel of Yorkshire, Majma, Tribal Goddess, Serendipity, Tribal Sleepover, Gfad, events in Italy such as the Milano Bellydance Meeting, Tribal Alchemy in Turin, Laus Raqs Festival in Lodi, and in Switzerland. He is one of the founding members of the band The Nomads alongside Mike Parnell, Mark Carlyon. He teaches and performs regularly with his wife, Cinzia Di Cioccio, and they have formed their own unique style of improvised dance and drum.