has been performing professionally since 1972 where he first played with the late great African-American pianist Horace Tapscott in Los Angeles, California. This led to a lifetime relationship with Tapscott's Pan-African People's Arkestra, during which time Fuasi served as assistant conductor as well as arranger, composer and player of saxophone, clarinet and flute.
Fuasi has performed from coast to coast in the U.S. and in the last 16 years in Europe, both leading his own ensemble as well as sharing the stage with such greats as Walter Bishop Jr., Jimmy Garrison,Charles Owens, Jeff Littleton, Rudy Stevenson, Ed Blackwell,Bill Cole, Eddie Henderson, Arthur Blythe, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Danny Harper, Hal Singer, Sugar Blue, Michael Session,Loomis Greene, Abdu Salim, Dick de Graaf, Abraham Burton, Joseph Bowie, Omar Sosa, Winard Harper, Tandi Klaasen to name only a few.
His professional credits include three films. Fuasi's theater credits include the writing of original scores for three plays as well as performing roles in these plays.
The music that Fuasi performs is as diverse as his musical background. He features in his ensemble the bassists Stanislaw Michalak from Poland and Max Hughes from San Diego, drummers Kenny Martin from New York and Nirankar Khalsa from Madrid, and pianists Rolf Zielke and Tino Derado from Germany as well as Reggie Moore from New York and Bobby West from Los Angeles. With this group Fuasi is performing original compositions from all the members of the ensemble as well as playing different and "fresh" musical pieces from established composers and performers from around the world.
Passing Through - Directed by Larry Clark. Written by Ted Lange. Music written by Horace Tapscott. Served as principle soloist for film's soundtrack.
Die Krücke - Directed by Herr Grüler. Produced by DEFA Studios and Eikon Films. Served as principle soloist for film's soundtrack, as well as portraying an on screen characted.
Das Schwein - Directed by Ilse Hoffmann starring Götz George. Produced for T.V. by ZDF
A Lesson in the Park - Written and directed by Sharifa Malik. Served as music director and performed the role of "Sax Man"
Yardbird's Vamp - Written by Robert Earl Price. Composed the music and performed as Charlie "Yardbird" Parker in the piece.
Amber Records - Cool Struttin' Vol. 1 Sharifa "Sisters", 1993
SPV Records - Big Light "Give It A Break" (Remix), 1993
W.E.A. Records - "At Last I Am Free" Maxi single with Sharifa and WordSong, 1995
Downbeat Records - " Sharifa's Favorite Things" LP with Sharifa and WordSong, 1995
Amber Records - Cool Struttin' Vol.2 Chinyare "Realize" 1995
WDR Records - Live at the 1995 Berlin Jazz Festival "Sharifa and WordSong"
SingSing Records - H-BLOCKX "Step Back" (Remix), 1996
Groove Time Records - Eb Davis "I'm A Fool For The Lady's" 1997
Lifelight Records - Fuasi & Ensemble "Live", 1997
RSI Records - Tony Hurdle's" Guardians of the Groove Live at the Yorchschlösschen", 1998
RSI Records - Tony Hurdle's Guardians of the Groove "Make, Make The Money", 1998
Lifelight Records - Fuasi & Ensemble "Fuasimodo Rings A Bell", 1998
Traumton Records - Jassa Mariano "Caegada Global", 1998
Inferno Music Records - Mesut Ali and Oriental Connection "Tülay", 1998
Ingo Musica -" Fuasi & Ensemble en El Central", 2001
Zapp Records - The Lionel Haas Quintet "Take The Jam- Track", 2004
