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Rumba Instruments: September 2009
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I've got plenty more shekeres to make, but I'll try and focus on some differnt sorts of posts in the near future. Links to this post. Well I seem to be turning out these instruments at a pretty good rate. This one is close to finished as you can see. This shekere uses wood beads. It is my second wood bead shekere. This one is going to a friend and fellow musician, a saxophone and flute player I play jazz with. He liked the natural look of the wood beads. Links to this post. This shekere turned out to hav...
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Rumba Instruments: Goodbye Lisa Forman, I will miss you my friend.
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Goodbye Lisa Forman, I will miss you my friend. Farewell sweet Lisa, I will miss you my friend. Lisa Forman -12/8/64 7/7/2011. This is a very sad post for me to write. My dear sweet friend Lisa Forman has passed. Sadly, she took her own life on the Golden Gate Bridge. I miss her terribly and I can't stop the tears whenever I happen to think of her. Lisa Forman was a huge influence on my percussion life here in San Francisco. She introduced me to Carlos Aldama's class where I met the local rumberos an...
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Rumba Instruments: Jay Bereck of Skin on Skin Interview
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Jay Bereck of Skin on Skin Interview. A recent photo of Jay Bereck with a vintage Gon Bops conga. Photo:Jaisen Torres. I almost forgot I had this; a very insightful interview with the one and only Jay Bereck of Skin on Skin from 1999. A set of Skin on Skin congas made for me by Jay Bereck. MOVING TO A DIFFERENT BEAT CONGA-MAKER DRUMS UP BIZ IN B'KLYN. By ROBERTO SANTIAGO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER. Tuesday, August 31th 1999, 2:11AM. The only Hispanic thing about me is my wife," said Bereck, who recently cel...
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Rumba Instruments: July 2009
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Salutations to all in the blogoshpere! Looks like I'll be receiving the 1000th visit to my rumba blog today. I want to thank all my readers and visitors. I hope you have found something enjoyable and educational on this blog about rumba. I know I enjoy posting. I started this rumba blog about a year ago, but really only started posting a few months ago. I think I installed the blog counter in June. Links to this post. John Santos - La Rumba No Es Como Ayer. ( The Rumba is Not Like yesterday ). The series...
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Street Level Productions: August 2012
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Thursday, August 30, 2012. At first I came across this and thought it was a recording of the tribute to Manny done at the Point.It was actually a tribute done for him a WBAI.here is an excerpt from SALSAPROFILES. Here is the video courtesy of SALSAPROFILES. Posted by Sentimiento Manana. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Afro Latin Jazz Alliance. Boys Harbor Latin Orchestra. Los Jovenes del Barrio. New School Student Orchestra. South St. Seaport. Wayne Gorbea Y Salsa Picante. Willie El Ruso Everich.
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Rumba Instruments: December 2009
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Skin on Skin congas are probably the best congas being made. The design is so clean and advanced. So to say it was a bit daunting to drill some holes into my beautiful perfect congas is a bit of an understatement; I was terrified. I'm really happy with how it turned out. I had inspiration and some advice from Mark Sanders over at Fidel's Eyeglasses. He actually had owned a Skin on Skin requinto. When he sold it a while back. So cool! So my conga project is done, the handles work great, and I'm really hap...
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Street Level Productions: November 2008
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Friday, November 28, 2008. Honoring the Elders.CANDIDO. This quartet was originally organized by Marco Rizo, the famous Cuban composer who gained immortality by penning Lucy's Theme from the I Love Lucy Show. After his passing, Bobby Sanabria kept it alive using the fantastic Eddy Martinez on keyboards at this performance. This particular tune was written by Rizo specifically to show off the talents of the "Thousand Fingered Man" Candido. It's called Afro Samba. Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Here we have...
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Rumba Instruments: February 2010
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Isla Percussions New Location - Belize. I have several drums by Isla Percussions, run by Mario Punchard, and I love playing them. They have a unique feel and wonderful sound. Previously Mario Punchard's shop was located in Los Angeles but Mario Punchard has now relocated Isla Percussions to Belize, as I wrote about previously in Vaya con dios Isla Percussions. Visit the new Isla Percussions Website. Links to this post. Let me know how you like it. Links to this post. Shekere for Sale. - SOLD.
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Rumba Instruments: October 2008
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One of my guaguas was sold to Rafael over at Sentimiento Manana blog a great blog about rumba, with a focus on the "good ol' days" of the New York rumba scene. Http:/ sentimientomanana.blogspot.com/2008/10/el-tren-de-la-rumba.html. Links to this post. Instruments used in rumba. Partly for my blog and partly for the search engines I am going to list some of the instruments used in a rumba ensemble. Congas / Conga / Tumbadora. Go by many names, here are a few): Requinto. They are the Iya. Links to this post.
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Rumba Instruments: June 2009
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Buying a set of congas: Artisan Conga Makers. Contemplating a purchase of an artisan-crafted set of congas can be exciting and fun. It can also be daunting and confusing. The first step is deciding whether or not you should buy a set of congas like this. Artisan crafted congas come with several advantages but there are also drawbacks. Another thing about handcrafted drums is they come with a waiting period. Are you the type of person that has the patience for that? Links to this post. Vintage congas made...
