Hennessey Bonfire is the world pop project of songwriter and percussionist Shawn Hennessey (Leana Song). Their debut"Let's Get Carried Away" is a prophetic melting-pot of honest songs, world percussion, luscious harmonies and gang vocals. Shawn played and recorded most of the instruments himself, in various lofts and studios from 2008-2012. The tunes are both epic and personal; simple and deep; contemplative and full of love. The band features both ancient and futurist sounds and instrumentation with Dijon (tabla), Nezih Antakli (cajon drumset), Elliot Garland (Electric bass), Gina Ferrera (TrapKatControllerist) and Shawn Hennessey (nylon guitar). Rooted in African, Mediterranean, Cuban, and Indian grooves, HENNESSEY BONFIRE delivers intimate performances of lush organic music, while keeping songwriting and soulful delivery at the helm. Music composed by Shawn Hennessey (Leana Song, Oud Blues, Gina Ferrera's Gyil Fusion Project, Disco Biscuits) and arranged by HENNESSEY BONFIRE.Shawn Hennessey is a renaissance musician performing and recording many styles of music from around the world. He is well known as a percussionist in the global music scene, having started his own 15-piece Afro-Cuban Ensemble in 2003, Leana Song, the success of which has taken him around the world performing his modern arrangements of ancient Yoruba song. Shawn is a specialist on Batá Drums (Cuba), and Agbadzá Drums (Ghana), and it is these musical traditions that influence his contemporary work. Hennessey Bonfire is his new World Pop project. Their Debut LP"Let's Get Carried Away" will be released on May 28 2013, with big party featuring over 20 musicians downstairs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. A multi-instrumentalist, he is also an accompanist for modern dance, playing percussion, guitar, laptop, and piano. He has worked with many talented artists including, Oud Blues, Trinadelphia, Ryan Tennis and The Clubhouse Band, Gina Ferrera, Faustin Linekula, Pablo Batista, The Disco Buscuits, and Cyro Baptista..DANIEL JOHNSON"DIJON" - TABLAS, VOCALSDaniel is a Philadelphia based Tabla player and percussionist. Extensive study in the US and India of Tabla, performances with Spoken Hand, jazz legend Badal Roys “Dharma Jazz”, Grammy winner Paul Winter Consort, and many others have kept him moving further into subtle pulsations. In Philadelphia he is active playing with The Vehicle and with Hennessey Bonfire.