... in ... You can't overlook the two important events that have affected Van Van in these years: Pupy's departure and Formell's decaying health. Still, they...
... health. Exactly. Both reasons why I wouldn't include them in your original statement. ... Not here it isn't. ... shit ... So there must also be a slang or...
We had a little band from Cuba at a club here tonight. It was called Espectrum Band, I think. Nothing major, just two keyboards, timbales and a couple lead...
... Formell (see link given by Christian Smalt a couple of messages ago) says: « [...] este disco lo nombramos así [Chapeando] porque cuando Van Van comenzó...
... feature ... Chapear with a machete in connection to Elegguá, makes sense since: Elegguá abre el camino. Regards, ALPG PS: Happy New Year to all the Geeks...
... Picture this; we're making our way through the jungle. Eleguá scouts the path, using the garabato to make his way. Then we follow, hacking a wider path...
Cute, Might be a while before she sees the joke though... ... Picture this; we're making our way through the jungle. Eleguá scouts the path, using the...
Thanks for the quotes. They explain a lot. ... feature ... Elegua's tool is a garabato. It is a hooked stick which he uses to open and close doors/pathways....
in yorubaland, he has a sculpted dance wand/staff that curves instead of hooks in the sharp way the garabato does. the dance wand usually features a sculpure...
Thanks for this explanations I encountered the same ambiguity but it is clear now, between Oggun's Machete and Elegua's Garabato FYI you can buy Los Van Van...
Hi all I haven't been following Timba Geeks -I just saw that you've all been very busily writing messages... I have 2200 in my inbox which is not good news at...
i don't have a link but these sources have some good info if you can get to them: Joan Wescott, "The Sculpture and Myths of Eshu-Elegba, the Yoruba Trickster,"...
NY eve is too expensive to bother going out. But if you stay home and watch TV you can see most of the major bands performing Playback. Pupy´s video for De la...
Don´t know if this has already been answered by someone here becasue don´t have time to read all posts but it is from a song for Ochun and although they sing...
... becasue ... it ... I have the words to a LOT of orisha songs and I just looked through all of them for Oshun. Didn't find any that had comancere or ...
... been very busily writing messages... I have 2200 in my inbox which is not good news at all. ... despite all the trouble we're hearing about.... ... of...
Michelle you're in Cuba???????? did I miss something? So you finally made it!!!! Wow! keep having a good time!! timbera_mayor <timbera_mayor@...> wrote: ...
FYI Here is what I recently encountered : http://www.salsateachersassociation.org/CubaClubs.htm not exhaustive but it gives the address and phone number !...
Ayayayyyyyyyyyyyyy, que rico!!!!!!!! Plaza Roja de 10 Octubre in Vibora......... my favorite place for the 1st of Jan!!!!!!!!! And what a line-up, this must...
Happy New Year to everyone as well !! I also will be there January 7 As far as I know David is going to be there as well ... I have read a post of him about...
I also missed that ... Michelle will you be also in Amsterdam this Friday ? Hendrik ... finally made it!!!! ... sister ... girl. ... songs. ... prize ... ...
... Except that several of the numbers are outdated - Havana is almost all 7 digit numbers now. Putting an 8 in front should fix the ones starting with 33......
Hi Michelle, Soooooo jealous but glad you made it there and are having a great time. BTW, did you hook up with Shabnam and Lani--they mentioned that they were...
There's been a lot of debate about Tirso Duarte and Michel Maza and others. I remember very little comment about Pedrito Calvo y la Justicia, "De aqui P'alla'....
Feliz Año Nuevo para todos ustedes de parte mia. Espero que este año sea mejor que el pasado y que nos traiga mucho dinero, salud y amor !! Cuenten conmigo...