I do not know much about his playing, but I have a recording of Don playing with Jocco Pastorias and it is a killer recording especially the track with only...
Hi Vinnie, That'd be wonderful! One never knows what such afterlife holds till they get there, other than trusting specific doctrine. Imagine the jammin' at ...
Hey Vinnie, I can't wait for the resurection either. I got a dead guitar player buddy who still owes me $50from a gig and I'm gonna bitch-slap the living hell...
hello friends Just a note that I'm still organizing programs in Cuba for those who can go with the General License. Programs in '06 are in June and October, ...
I showed Akbar from Sol a Valje which Im positive he said was from the 40s.Im selling it on Ebay and everyone tells me Valje didnt start til the mid50s. Any...
Akbar knows that Valje started making drums in 1954. http://www.soldrums.com/flores.html Your drum is either from the 50s or 60s most likely. Did you refinish...
Thanks for the link. Yes its original finish.I had wondered if it was possible if it was made before he established the Valje company. The link says Tom...
I don't know if any of you are aware of who Ned Sublette is, but he has a really interesting audio presentation on the influence of Cuban music in U. S. music...
You should talk to Ralph: http://www.resolutiondrums.com/ "Today if anyone is fortunate enough to own an original Valje, it is now considered a classic!. Valje...
Does anyone have any idea the total output of Valje congas during "Tom Flores Era" ? 100 a year? 500 a year? 1000 a year? How many years? I guess I'm trying to...
This new book by the author of "Nationalizing Blackness" has a chapter on the effects of the revolution on Afro-Cuban sacred music. I haven't finished reading...
Hey Frank, Check out the Cancionero that is posted as a pdf on the latinperc website. There are a couple, I believe, Abakua songs on there. Erick ... ...
Has anyone from the US ever tried using this site to order CD's? It seems like it's based in Canada so maybe they could ship to the US, even though it's a...
Hi Nolan I have ordered several things from them and always found them to be very relaible. Email queries were promptly answered, always by the same person....
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If anyone has any notation other than the variations Tomasito does show below for Cumbia please send it to me. s.1. s.1. s212 s21. L.L. L.L. LRLR LRL. then, on...
As if I didn't have enough to do, I just purchased three vintage oak Gon Bops that have seen some miles. The wood finishing seems pretty straight forward, but...
Hello everyone....I will be coming out with a New Learning DVD for Congas. 2DVD,s, each an hour in length,covering things such as tuning, to 5 versions of...
You can do wonders with certain metal cleaners. There's one in a can that's a saturated wool that works wonders. and if you do chrome replating (it doesnt cost...
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hello group i have for trade a changuito master class of drums,congas,timbales is 2 hrs dvd , is only for trade kongapr@... peter...
this concert is ''the thunder drums'' the master of the drums changuito,tata,giovanni together in this wonderfull concert dvd , for trade.......peter...
this is super dvd concert of the master mongo santamaria guest artist mr.armando peraza , peraza play with the mongo band play bongo and 3 congas is super...