About Kalani
Kalani Das, MT-BC
Kalani Das is an internationally known musician, music educator/trainer, and music therapist whose books and publications have shaped the way people create, teach, and facilitate music.
As a percussionist, Kalani has worked with the likes of Barry Manilow, Yanni, Rod Stuart, Kenny Logins, Jon Mayall, and others. He can be heard on Movie and TV sound tracks by Disney, Warner Bros., Tri-Star, Jim Hensen Records, The Nature Company and Paramount. He has released three CDs as an Artist: Pangea, Insights and Rhythm Spirit.
As an Orff-Schulwerk music educator and creator of the Developmental Community Music (DCM) approach, Kalani has written over eleven books, including Together in Rhythm, and The Way of Music. His YouTube channels: Kalani Music, Ukulele Club, and World Drum Club, are some of the most popular of their kind, with over 300k subscribers and millions of views.
As a presenter, Kalani works with the National Association for Music Education, The American Music Therapy Association, the Percussive Arts Society, Regional, State, and Local Music Education and Music Therapy chapters, and International Associations from Asia to Europe.
He has shared the DCM approach with hundreds of music educators, music therapists, and music facilitators for over 20 years.
As a music therapist, Kalani specializes in TBI and Addiction Recovery, currently working at several Los Angeles locations. He is a former Adjunct-Professor of Music Therapy at California State University Northridge and a founding member of the Music Therapy Drumming curriculum for music therapists.
Kalani teaches world drumming, ukulele, native flute, and specializes in the art of music improvisation, community music facilitation, and how music making and mindfulness practices are mutually supportive and beneficial. He publishes Music Mindfulness via the Kalani Das YouTube channel, and continues to promote the many benefits of music making to his fans and followers.
As someone who was diagnosed with Dyslexia at the age of seven, and who currently experiences adult ADHD, Kalani has experience living with, and overcoming, invisible and misunderstood conditions and challenges. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and enjoys classic cars and motorcycles, scuba diving, and sharing good food with friends and family.
