"Sidney Mejia @ Chatuye" @ Caye Fest 1989 @ Jackie Robinson Stadium, Los Angeles.
Saddened to hear about the passing of my brother Sidney Mejia, a drummer, singer/songwriter, author, and co-founder of the Garifuna Writers Group of Los Angeles, California and of Chatuye Band in Los Angeles. By Ras Khatuce

Sidney Mejia was a drummer, singer/songwriter and author, and co-founder of the Garifuna Writers Group of Los Angeles, California and was co-owner of Chatuye Books and Music. In addition, Sidney was the publisher of Dumurei.com an online quarterly magazine. He  lectured and taught classes on the Garifuna culture and drumming at many colleges, universities and cultural institutions throughout the United States. He taught and lectured on Garifuna drumming, dancing, singing and songwriting. In 1981, Sidney co-founded the Garifuna musical group Chatuye and co-wrote and produced the critically acclaimed album "Ahmuti. The group also recorded a CD on the Arhoolie label. By José Francisco Avila