"Chuck Jonkey is the Indiana Jones of the Music World" ... the Tolucan

Chuck Jonkey is an adventurer, composer, musician and filmmaker who transforms his wild experiences into sound, music and fillm.

Chuck's exotic adventures have taken him to the furthest reaches of primitive worlds.

Referred to as an "ethnomusicianthropologist" Chuck travels around the world in search of adventure among the world's most isolated tribal groups. His expeditions have taken him to the deep Amazon and rainforests of Thailand, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Peru and Mexico. Chuck's travels have also taken him to West Africa, Polynesia, Russia, China, Ukraine, India and many other countries.

Chuck is the owner of the Sonis Safari Music record label. He has produced and published over 75 Cds of exotic music as well as producing several TV shows and documentaries. He is a member of the "Adventurers' Club".

EATING RAT IN THE AMAZON One Amazon expedition included that very experience! Chuck was an honored guest of native amazonians who gave him a specially prepared rat for dinner. He lived in South America for 2 years (speaks fluent spanish) where he started his collection of exotic artifacts. His collection of strange musical instruments in enormous.

PEYOTE CEREMONY Chuck was invited to a Ute-Navaho Indian peyote ceremony where he documented and recorded the entire ritual.

NAKED HOLY MAN A journey to India proved most interesting when Chuck was invited to an audience with a naked holy man. This small isolated sect of Jain holy men has renounced everything worldly (including clothes)!

Chuck performed with the Manhattan Transfer on their Cd "The Offbeat of Avenues" (they recorded one of his songs). He was also invited by Ravi Shankar to perform with him at the National Cathedral in Washington DC.

Chuck's music has been featured in many feature films and TV shows, including: "In the Mix", "Survivors", "Proof of Life", "Flubber", "J.F.K." , "The Doors", "The Mighty Joe Young", "Flubber", "Heaven on Earth", "Travel Channel", "The Film that Never Was", and many more. He has worked with Danny Elfman, James Horner, Ron Jones, Steven James Taylor and other film composers.

"Travel Channel" aired a segment on Chuck as part of their "Amazing Vacation Videos" series.

Chuck composed several hundred musical pieces for MICROSOFT's software products. He spent several months journeying through Java & Bali recording, filming and documenting native music and dance. Chuck's most recent expeditions have been to India, Thailand, Ukraine and the Carribean.

CAVE MUSIC? One of Chuck's expeditions was to the depths of the Indonesian jungles to record Cave music. Musicians pound on stelactites to create interlocking rhythms while other musicians play drums and sing.