Barak Schmool

MA, GRSM, LRAM, ARAM Rhythmic Skills (Jazz)
Barak Schmool stands against a grey background and smiles to camera, wearing an orange woolly hat and an autumnal scarf

Barak is the founder of the F-IRE Collective and a long-time member of Django Bates' big band, Delightful Precipice

He has also played with Bosco De Oliveira, Nana Tsiboe, Robert Mitchell and Hilaire Penda (sax/percussion).

His own bands, Timeline (Afro-rhythmic jazz), Meta Meta (Cuban Bata fusion) and Synergy (14-piece Big Band) present music often integrated with dance.

He is also responsible for drumming group, Rhythms of the City (samba bateria) which arose from years of education work at City University, Trinity Laban, Goldsmiths College, Royal Academy of Music and numerous community projects.

Barak has been responsible for developing the education projects of F-IRE, the record label, the programming of festivals and the international connections to the continent.