A Zoom Hang with Neal Wilkinson featuring David Garibaldi

David Garibaldi is a drummer of the funk and soul band The Tower of Power and widely respected by many musicians and fans for his innovative ability in funk music.

David was born in Oakland, California, in 1946. David was a small boy when his fascination with drums begun, while he was growing up in the East of San Francisco. At the age of 10, David was playing drums though he didn’t have any drum set of his own. His parents were supportive of him and so when he went to high school, they bought for him his first drum set.

When David was a teenager in his early teens, he would spend much of his time on his drum set. He started playing drums professionally when he was 17 years old. His career as a drummer, however, faced a stumbling block. 1966, the year he started playing professionally, was…