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Benny Ibarra De Llano (born September 8, 1970 in Mexico City) is a singer, musician, producer and actor. He was born into a family of artists. His mother, Julissa, was a famous singer and actress in the 1960s. Both his father and his brother Alejandro (Alex) were singers and actors. He started his music career in the pop band Timbiriche (1981), and began working as a solo artist in 1992. As part of Timbiriche, he recorded 7 albums. He also starred in Vaselina (Grease). Between 1985 and 1989 he studied jazz, guitar, classical music, and composition at the Walnut Hill...
New York based drummer and percussionist Susie Ibarra has worked in a wide variety of contexts, from free jazz to improvisational ensembles incorporating gamelan, electronics, and other diverse elements. She has worked with David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, and Assif Tsashar among many others. She has her own trio, the Susie Ibarra Trio. Susie Ibarra was nominated "Best Drummer" in the Village Voice, Downbeat, Jazziz, The Wire. - from http://www.susieibarra.com/biography.html .