Sue Hadjopoulos is an American percussionist.

Early life and education

Hadjopoulos was born in

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to a musical family. Her brother Chris Hadjopoulos is a drummer, and her brother Steve, who died in 1991, played flute, keyboards, and saxophone with the group

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from 1983 to 1988. Hadjopoulos studied classical flute for six years before switching to drums and percussion. She graduated ''magna cum laude'' in anthropology at

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, Columbia University and did her graduate studies at

Mannes School of Music Mannes School of Music is a music conservatory in The New School, a private research university in New York City. In the fall of 2015, Mannes moved from its previous location on Manhattan's Upper West Side to join the rest of the New School cam ...

in Manhattan.

Career

In 1977, Hadjopoulos began a two-year run as a founding member and timbalera of Latin Fever, a 14-piece female salsa band produced by Latin jazz pianist Larry Harlow. In 1982, Hadjopoulos collaborated with British musician Joe Jackson to create his 1982 album '' Night and Day''. Hadjopoulos continued her collaboration with him on-and-off through 2012; during that time she also toured with

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, and

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, among others. Hadjopoulos co-wrote, co-produced and performed the song "Breakin' Up" in the 1994 film ''

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''. In the later 1990s and early 2000s, she also performed in theatre and

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shows such as ''Vicki: Behind The Beat'' with

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in 1999. She also appeared in '' The Temptation of Saint Anthony'' world premiere at Ruhrtriennale festival in

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, German and an

production of ''

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'' at Chernuchin Theater. In 1984, she was voted one of the top five percussionists in the Latin/Brazilian category of ''

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's'' Readers’ Poll.

Discography

With

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*''Always'' (1979) With Joe Jackson * ''Night And Day'' (1982) * ''Mike's Murder'' (Soundtrack) (1983) *''

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'' (1988) * ''Blaze of Glory'' (1989) *'' Laughter & Lust'' (1991) * ''Three of Hearts'' (Film Score) (1994) * ''Heaven & Hell'' (1997) * ''Symphony No.1'' (1999) *'' Night and Day II'' (2000) * ''The Duke'' (2011) With

* ''Once Upon A Time'' (1985) * ''Live In The City of Light'' (1986) With

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* ''Strange Angels'' (1989) With

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* ''David Byrne'' (1994) With

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*''

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'' (1996) With

*“I Count The Minutes” from ''Ricky Martin'' (1999) With

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* ''Not Fakin’ It'' (1989)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadjopoulos, Sue Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Queens, New York American percussionists Barnard College alumni Mannes School of Music alumni Conga players