Famed Musician Comes Home to BISD

World-renowned Latin percussionist, Faustino Cuevas, will conduct a percussion clinic for students on Monday, October 17 from 10 am – 12 noon at Hanna Early College High School. Cuevas will be in town to perform at the Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival. Cuevas began playing drums when he was 11 years old at Cummings Middle School. He graduated from Hanna High School in 1992. He went on to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he discovered Latin percussion. Cuevas has performed on stage with Julio Iglesias, Britney Spears, Celia Cruz, Queen Latifah, High School Musical, Stevie Wonder, Santana, and Jennifer Lopez. Brownsville ISD is pleased to welcome Faustino Cuevas back to the school district where it all began.