Sebastian Mejia studied Colombian percussion with Kelly Rojas and Luis Carlos Ochoa (Colombia, 2005, 2006) and Cuban percussion with Francisco Sánchez “Lele” and the company Cutumba (Cuba, 2009, 2010). He did a training programme with DEI in Costa Rica (2007), which introduced him into popular education. He has put theses experiences into the creative projects he has co- founded, Barefoot Salsa Collective and Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, as well as punctual collaboration with some musical projects in Montreal such as Tamcoaré (2006- 2007) and Ramón y Su Son (2007- 2010).