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KG Smooth had the chance to talk to Bashiri Johnson who was MJ’s percussionist.

Bashiri Johnson has added his highly sought after style of percussion to a myriad of hit records, commercials, films, TV, games and live performances across all musical genres. He has an incredible sense of flow and groove, as well as his own innate desire for excellence and is one of the most visible and recorded percussionists on the planet.

He has recorded and/or performed with some of the industry’s top artists including Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Donald Fagen, Madonna, Steve Winwood, Rolling Stones, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Paul Simon, Barbara Streisand, Spice Girls, Miles Davis, Mary J Blige, Ray Charles, Jay Z, Eric Clapton, Sade, Kenny G, Lionel Richie, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Queen, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Luther Vandross, and many more.

Bashiri previously worked with Michael Jackson on “This Is It” and is also apart of this incredible production of Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour presented by Cirque Du Soleil here in Houston August 8th & 9th at Toyota Center.

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