She’s Got Rhythm: “I started playing the tambourine for the band because I needed something to do with my hands while I was singing,” Léandre says. But she plays “too enthusiastically,” she adds: “I had a huge bruise on my thigh after one show.” Anatomy of a PhD Candidate: Vérida Léandre PhD’17 0 By Jumoke Akinrolabu on February 2016 Winter 2016, The Beat Share. Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email