Five-time Grammy Awardee, Emedin Rivera is a highly respected and accomplished artist in a vast array of contemporary music genres. Emedin's unique rhythmic percussion clearly underscores the Latin-Caribbean-African influences. Emedin has performed with such accomplished artists as Stevie Wonder, Harry Belafonte, Gato Barbieri, Dave Valentin, LaToya Jackson, Michael Bolton, Paquito D Rivera, Sting, Gregory Hines, and Ben E. King. He has also appeared on the David Letterman Show, Show Time at the Apollo, Dellaventura, The Harry Belafonte PBS Special, and Robert Wuhl's World Tour.