Joachim Cooder

Born in Santa Monica, California, in 1978, Joachim Cooder develops early on a career as a percussionist, composer and producer at the crossroads of blues, Latin music, American folk and a broader register often associated with world music. Trained notably at the California Institute of the Arts, he began playing as a child and later joined projects where rhythmic work occupies a central place, with a flexible, acoustic approach anchored in popular traditions. Joachim Cooder appears on several recordings linked to Ry Cooder's universe, including Buena Vista Social Club in 1997, Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer in 1999, Chanchullo by Rubén González in 2000, then Chávez Ravine in 2005 and My Name Is Buddy in 2007. In parallel, Joachim Cooder composes for the moving image and participates in film soundtracks in the 1990s and 2000s. He also leads his own projects, notably with the group Hello Stranger, whose eponymous album appeared in 2006, in a spirit that blends song, roots textures and Latin American influences. Joachim Cooder's trajectory thus remains linked to scenes where folk-blues heritage dialogues, repertoire circulation and a taste for transversal forms intersect.