hiː mˈuːvd tə lˈʌndən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˌɛɹ hiː stˈʌdid ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹəl pɚkˈʌʃən ænd dɹˈʌm kˈɪt æt ðə ɡˈɪldhɔːl skˈuːl ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ænd dɹˈɑːmə ænd lˈeɪɾɚ tˈɔːt mˈɪdəl ˈiːstɚn pɚkˈʌʃən æt tɹˈɪnᵻɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv mjˈuːzɪk.
He moved to London in 1990 where he studied orchestral percussion and Drum kit at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and later taught Middle Eastern Percussion at Trinity College of Music.