Thursday, March 31, 2011

Gig tonight Thursday March 31st. Soho, Manhattan

I'm playing music tonight:
8:30pm-12:am
152 Spring Street and W. Broadway, in Soho
No cover, gratis.
"Chino" Poun: vocal, clave, maraca, Toso Hettinger: tres,
David Coulder "El Millionario": bass,
Myself: bongoses

Sunday, March 27, 2011

René Alvarez con Su Orq. - Conj. Chappottin - Conj. Bolero

René Alvarez

Los Ecos de Mi Cuba
Con Orq. René Alvarez: voc.

Amor Verdadero
Conjunto Chappottin
René Alvarez: coro

Quimbombo
Conjunto Bolero
René Alvarez: voc.

Se Acabó El Yarey
René Alvarez: voc.

"El Caballero De Paris" 1899-1985 - La Habana, Cuba

"El Caballero De Paris"
Personaje callejero
La Habana, Cuba 1899-1985

"El Caballero De Paris"

Orq. Antonio María Romeu
Canta: Barbarito Diez



LP's: "Cuba Baila" - "Carnaval 1960-61"- Cuba

"Cuba Baila"
Vinyl LP/LD
This LP sold on Ebay 9/27/09 for :
$356.01

Odilio Luis Esteban Urfé

Enrique Jorrin

An excellent project organized by both Enrique Jorrin and Odilio Urfe, with arrangements by both of them.
Early 1960's vinyl LP on I.C.A.I.C.

Several featuring the masterful, virtuosic and highly stylistic trumpet playing of Oscar "Florecita" Velasco O'Farrill .
I used Goldwave V.5 to "trim" the beginnings and ends of each track and also slightly clean the surface sound which was in very poor condition before I got it to sound like this:

3. Conga Del Senador
Comp: Ignacio Piñiero
Trumpet: Oscar "Florecita" Velasco O'Farrill

4. Donde Va Maria
Trumpet: Oscar "Florecita" Velasco O'Farrill
Flute: Juan Pablo Miranda

6. Bilongo
Trumpet: Oscar "Florecita" Velasco
O'Farrill
Flute: Juan Pablo Miranda

8. Rumba
Trumpet: Oscar "Florecita" Velasco
O'Farrill

9. Pare Cochero
Flute: Juan Pablo Miranda


"Carnaval 1960 - 61"
Vinyl LP/LD
This LP sold on Ebay 9/27/09 for:
$109.50


Another 1961 vinyl LP on I.C.A.I.C. with the great band and "Coro Folklórico" of Alfredo "Alfredito" Zayas.
Featuring singers: Merceditas Valdés, Pio Leiva, Omara Portuondo and Pacho Alonso all of their voices in 1960 and 1961 were in their prime.
Alfredo Zayas and his Coro Folklórico, his drummers and trumpet section are superb.
All songs using post 1959 revolutionary themes; education, Agrarian Reform (Reforma Agraria), liberty etc.

1. Año De La Educacion
Conj. Alberto Zayas y su Coro Folklórico
Vocal: Mereceditas Valdés

5. Carnaval De La Habana
Conj. Alberto Zayas y su Coro Folklórico
Vocal: Pio Leiva

7. Escuchen Las Tumbadoras
Conj. Alberto Zayas y su Coro Folklórico
Vocal: Pacho Alonso

8. Mi Comparsa
Conj. Alberto Zayas y su Coro Folklórico
Vocal: Omara Portuondo

10. Carnaval Con Libertad
Conj. Alberto Zayas y su Coro Folklórico
Vocal: Mereceditas Valdés


LP sold on Ebay 10/2011 for $107.50

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Gig tonight Sat. March.26th @ 'Favela Cubana'.- Manhattan

I'm playing tonight with a quartet @ 'Favela Cubana':
Junior Vega: tres y coro, William Ash: acoustic bass y coro
Yudelquis: vocal, myself: bongoes y coro
Cuban Son, Guaracha, Cha cha chá, Bolero.
8:30pm-11:30
No cover-Gratis
www.favelacubana.com

Friday, March 25, 2011

Richard Egües flute solo con Aragon en vivo / live

El Maestro Richard Egües taking a killer
flute solo, one of his best, live with Orq. Aragon.
(Oye Richard... tremendo espejuelos.. jejeje)

Tres Lindas Cubanas 7:53

América Del 55 "Live / En Vivo" radio broadcasts - La Habana, Cuba

Radio Tema 2

Radio Tema 5


América Del '55

((15 temas / Vivo 55))

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Bola Sete - 1957, '58, '62 5 LP's Brasil

"Aqui Esta o Bola Sete"
1957 Odeon vinyl LP
((((Here))))

"Travessuras do Bola 7"
1958 Odeon vinyl LP
((((Here))))

"Bola 7 e 4 Trombones"
1958 Odeon vinyl LP
((((Here))))

"Carnaval In Rio"
1958 Puchito vinyl LP
((((Here))))

"O Extraordinario Bola Sete"
1962 Odeon vinyl LP
((((Here))))

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Nice outfit pero......


"Hasta la vista baby!"




Friday, March 18, 2011

Chino Ortiz "Rumba Pura" 78rpm.

"Rumba Pura"
Chino Ortiz y su Orq.
Lázaro Herrera: trumpet and composer/compositor.

Senén Suárez Hernández - Artículos publicados

Mas que 100 artículos publicados:
((Aqui))

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Pedro Dos Santos "krishnanda" 1968 - Brasil

"krishnanda"
Pedro Dos Santos a.k.a. "Pedro Do Sorongo"
Original 1968 vinyl LP on CBS Brasil
((((1968))))

My two favorite Brasilian multi percussionists are
'Papete' and Mestre Pedro Dos Santos, inventor of the
percussion instruments the 'Sorongo' and the 'Tamba'.
Pedro's work with guitarist Sebastião Tapajós is superb
.
This is Pedro Dos Santos 1968 very interesting solo work.

Pedro Dos Santos

Sebastião Tapajós, Djalma Correa, Pedro Dos Santos

Marcos Suzano "Flash" 2000 - "Sambatown" 2002 - Brasil


Brasilian multi percussionist Marcos Suzano,
responsible for technical innovations and modernizing
contemporary pandeiro playing in Brasil and around the world.
His two solo works from 2000 and 2002.

"Flash"
2000
((((FL))))

"Sambatown"
2002
((((ST))))

João Parahyba "Kyzumba" 1994 - Brasil

"Kyzumba"
João Parahyba

João Parahyba, percussionist, drummer leader of
Trio Mocoto, his excellent first 1994 solo recording.
((((Kyz))))

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Photo: Septeto Montmartre 1932 - Cuba

"Septeto Montmartre"
1932
Ernesto Rizo, tres; Raúl Carrero, trumpeta.; Manuel Poveda, cantante. y maraca.; Arsenio Gros, voz 2da y claves; Rosendo “Chendo” Castañeda, bongó y timbal.; Víctor Cruz, bajo y Rafael “Mañungo” Ortiz voz prima, guitar y director.
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