Deeply connected to his Caribbean roots and the jazz he grew up with, Kulusé Souriant is an expressive and versatile musician who has found his voice through exploring various musical genres. He led his own quintet, Markit Zero, for seven years and has performed alongside artists as diverse as Two Slides (jazz), Aram, Salomé Perli (creative music), Edmony Krater (Gwoka, Guadeloupe), Julián Muro, and Santiago Ferrer and Jomalé (Colombian jazz).

An accomplished musician, he has performed on Europe’s biggest stages (Sunset, La Cigale, L’Alhambra) and at festivals (Jazz in Marciac, Earth Garden in Malta, African Acid is the Future in Berlin).

Aware of the richness of the Toulouse music scene, but also of its lack of representation, he co-founded the Troisième Face collective in 2017, which today brings together more than two hundred young, creative musicians. With the collective, he has had the opportunity to play with Romain Pilon, Nicolas Algans, and Thomas Koenig.

In 2017 and 2018, he recorded and toured with Guadeloupean singer Edmony Krater, reconnecting with the music of his ancestors, Gwo Ka.

In 2018, Kulusé taught at the Université de Jazz Toulouse Jean-Jaurès, where he had studied (notably with Jean-Marc Padovani and Marc Ducret), and gave drum lessons at the Montrabé Music School and the Agostini Drum School, another school from which he graduated.

The following year, Kulusé moved to New York, where he studied at the New School of Jazz under the guidance of Ari Hoenig, Reggie Workman, Darcy James Argue, and Darius Jones. Before moving to Montreal, he formed a new band with which he recorded his debut album, *Douvan*, on the Effendi label.

Renowned for his great musicality, Kulusé is a sensitive and solid drummer who champions a highly personal approach to the instrument and to music.