I just read on the "batadrummers" Yahoo list about a bata player who is going to take his drum to Thompkins Square park to play with the conga players on...
hi group Thanks for your time with my messages. I have arranged new two week programs in Cuba, which feature trips and stays in four cities: Havana (majority...
Chuck Silverman
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May 2, 2003 2:20 pm
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oh god, don't get me started on Thompkins Square Park... let's just say, "avoid at all costs..." barry -- On Fri, 02 May 2003 08:59:26 ... ...
Haha.. I hear this. What I can say about drum circles (IMO) is this. #1.. the regular ones allow us to practice and play with others alot more then most of us...
... Amazing...I don't think I've ever read a more intelligently presented and articulate perspective on drum circles and their potential benefit. .....but, I...
Steve Tierra
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May 2, 2003 8:31 pm
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I guess what we really having going for us in the bay area is that one of our drum circles (Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley) just celebrated it's 40th anniversary....
Thing is, Thompkins Square is definitely a "drunk circle", and usually not even enough to make a full circle, so really just a line of drunks wailing away on...
Sounds a lot like some of the other circles around here.. Other then the occasional foray to a circle like this for kicks (is that kicking myself? ;-)... I...
This site http://www.afroricanensemble.net/candido.htm sites Candido as the first to play three drums at once on a recording with Joe Loco in 1950. Does...
How are you dealing with the new regulations/restrictions re travel to Cuba for "educational" purposes? I know quite a few people who would be interested in...
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I don't know what its like now but, Thompkins square is where I had my first rumba (about 10 years ago). I didn't have the ear that I have now so I don't know...
Hey.. not that I'm a moderator or anything. However.. I highly, highly recommend reading a newsgroup FAQ before you spam the hell out of us all. When a person...
... Richard, the poster has been on the this list since 2/4/03. So it is more than possible, they have been lurking for a while. ... No, maybe the information...
Does anyone here happen to know what the tuning method for tuning a tres? From what I hear, the only difference between tres and the regular 6-string guitar is...
There are several tunings, but the way I tune mine is: gG cc Ee (The larger letter is tuned at an octave below.) I have also seen: Gg cc ee Gg cc Ee I read in...
Efrain is correct. In my experience, his tuning and stringing (which I also use) is most common among treseros in Havana and Changuiseros in Guantanamo. The...
I've always like the GCE tunings from Habana. Also I like the fact that they use an octave for the G and E while the middle pair, C, is exactly the same note....
Right, I think the most common in Santiago is: aA-dd-f#f# although it can vary depending on resources available, of course... This tuning also seemed to lend...
hi group Great News. I've managed to partner with a great company to be able to organize a licensed four city program in Cuba, June 21 through July 5 ...
Chuck Silverman
drumnart@...
May 5, 2003 9:25 pm
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when i got my tres from lonestar guitars it had the stringing: gG cc ee which sounds really nice. and with a capo you can easily switch to aA dd f#f# BTW i...
when i got my tres from lonestar guitars it had the stringing: gG cc ee which sounds really nice. and with a capo you can easily switch to aA dd f#f# BTW i...
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