Dia de La Patrona de Cuba, Caridad Del Cobre Sept. 8th. 2013

Caridad Del Cobre

La Patrona de Cuba.
"Mamá Cachita"

Bella Criolla
Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Piñiero
(de nuevo)

Cuba Correos

Cuba Correos   

(Instrumentos Musicales Folkloricos)

Cuba Correos  

(Fernando Ortiz)

Cuba Correos

(Orisás)

El Campo

Art: Mad Magazine cover 1963

Everyone knows that in 1963 the CIA had a plan
to give Fidel an exploding cigar, which hopefully

would assassinate him.. obviously it never happened.

Mad Magazine cover from Oct. 1963

Dia de La Patrona de Cuba, Caridad Del Cobre Sept. 8th. 2010

Caridad Del Cobre

La Patrona de Cuba.
"Mamá Cachita"

"Bella Criolla"
Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Piñiero
(de nuevo)

Photo: Conjunto Zombie 1950's - Cuba

"Conjunto Zombie"

Photo: 1954 Cortina studio en la
 ciudad de Holguin, Oriente de Cuba
(Info. por Sr. Algel Zamora y su hijo Jorge)

Integrantes/musicos left to right, top: 
Osvaldo Muñoz, second trumpet, Angel Reed, singer, 
Algel Zamora, (father), singer and director, Armando Fernandez, singer, Jose Gutierrez, tumbadoras, 
bottom:, Dr. René Oliva, Third Trumpet, Tomas Martinez Puebla, Pianist, Pedro Balmaceda, Double bass, 
Armando Zulbarán, first trumpet, Emilio Zotolongo, Bongocero. 

I believe this was the house band
for 'El Club Zombie' in La Habana.
'Club Zombie' was an open air restaurant/cabaret
that had dinner/dancing and an "exotic" floor show.
It was located on 256 Zulueta St.
in Havana, near Parque Central.
It catered to Americans but also was frequented by Cubans.

1950's

1946

Short video, no sound:
People drinking and dancing in the
Zombie Club in Havana, Cuba, 1950's.

LP cover: "Sabor Tropical" - Puchito pressing

"Sabor Tropical"
Conj. Chappottin
Vinyl LP -The U.S. 'Puchito' pressing.
The Picasso inspired musicians "Quintet"

LP cover art: Humberto Cané "Yeyo y Cané" RCA Victor 1955

"Yeyo y Cané"

Humberto Cané
10" inch vinyl LP RCA Victor Mexico 1955
Humberto Cané:
born, Matanzas, Cuba 1918.
died age 82, Los Angeles, Calif. 2000.

Multi-instrumentalist and band leader Humberto Cané organized one of the most highly regarded bands in the musical history of Mexico, specifically in the genres of Mambo and Cha Cha. In 1947 Cane's group backed Benny More in the recording of a now famous 10-inch LP at the outset of the popularization of Cha-Cha-Chá and Mambo. Previously recording with Conjunto Matamoros, it is thought that his collaborations with 'El Barbaro del Ritmo' had helped spawn his particular soneo style.
Humberto Cané was the son of Valentin Cané, the founder of the group Sonora Matancera.

Humberto Cané con Sonora Matancera
(José Rosario Chávez "Manteca" arriba direcha)

"Negro Bonito"
Vicentico Valdés with El Conjunto de Humberto Cané .
Recorded in Mexico, 1947

"Llegó La Rumba"
El Conjunto de Humberto Cané:
Recorded in México, 1952-1953

LP cover art: Orq. Almendra "Danzones Para Recordar" Vol's I & II

"Danzones Para Recordar"
Vol. I

Orq. Almendra

"Danzones Para Recordar"
Vol. II
Orq. Almendra

"Azucar Mami" - Conj. Habana & Conj. Flores Valdés

Un 'Negro Curro' siglo XIX, Cuba
Pintura: Victor Patricio Landaluze

"Azucar Mami"
Conjunto Habana - 194?
Cantantando: Pedro Luis Serrasant
78 rpm

"Azucar Mami"
Conjunto Flores Valdés - 1955
Coro: Florencio "Carusito" Hernández

La Vueltabajera

Mongo Santamaria - LP covers & photos

"Mongo Santamaria's Afro-Cuban Drums"

1952 SMC-Pro-Art LP592
With original cover artwork by
David Stone Martin


1955 Tico vinyl 10' inch LP-137

This was originally supposed to be a Silvestre Mendez' LP, but at the time Tico felt Mongo Santamaria's name was better known.
Silvestre Mendez wrote five and sings most of the songs on this LP.

"Chango"
Mongo Santamaria And His Afro-Cubans
featuring Silvestre Mendez
1955 Tico vinyl 7' inch 45rpm EP

"Our Man In Havana" - 1959

Original vinyl LP on the Fantasy label.
(Beautiful shiny high gloss cover & red vinyl)


"Mongo In Havana"
Original 1960 vinyl LP on the Fantasy label.
(Beautiful shiny high gloss cover & red vinyl)

Great photo of Mongo on a Havana hotel balcony.
This original 1960 cover photo is impossible to find anywhere on the internet.
Both '59 & '60 recording's reissued on one CD several years ago.

Close up of Mongo Santamaria's hand while playing. 1970s
Born in 'Jesus Maria', La Habana April 7th 1917
 Died in Miami, Florida Feb. 1st, 2003

A young Ramon 'Mongo' Santamaria

Posters from 'Snug Harbor' -New Orleans 1980-1986

These are posters from gigs I did in New Orleans

at the jazz club 'Snug Harbor' during the 1980's.
I found them while helping my Mom clean out her closet.

This was my band.
1978-1986

I was fortunate to be a member of the band
of legendary "Master New Orleans drummer"
the late 'James Black'. (R.I.P.)

This was the band of New Orleans 7 string
guitarist, 'Steve Masakowski'

Bobby Carcasses artwork - Cuba

Bobby Carcasses is also a talented artist,
this is an ink drawing by him titled "Cosmobajófono"
interestingly.... it's similar to the artwork
on the LP cover of Grupo Yoyi.

"Cosmobajófono"
Artwork by Bobby Carcasses

The LP cover of Grupo Yoyi below.

Lanmou paske Ayiti

La Sirene

Erzulie

Vevé for Maman Brigitte

Vevé for Baron Samedi

Amelia Pedroso - Canto a Changó

'Amelia Pedroso'

Percussionist, singer, teacher.(Died in Havana 2000)
Ibayé bayé tonu

Canto a Changó
Amelia Pedroso with Ilu Aña

Canto a Changó
Amelia Pedroso with Mark Lotz' band

Three Yoruba 'Oshe Sàngó' I inherited from my father.
The one on the left was made in 1920, the middle 1970
and the one on the right made in the 1930's.

David Stone Martin - Original 78's cover art "Cult Music Of Cuba" 1948-'49

David Stone Martin
New York, 1947

Vinyl LP cover art by  David Stone Martin

78' rpm cover of "Cult Music Of Cuba" in 1948-'49
Artist: David Stone Martin

This is the "original cover" art on the front of the album folder that contained the four 78rpm records of 'Harold Courlander's' field recording's titled "Cult Music Of Cuba" from 1948-'49.
The "original" cover art was done by 'David Stone Martin', who was the artist that did dozen's of covers for many of the classic Be-Bop and jazz 10' inch album cover's and 12' inch LP covers during the 1940's and 1950's. Including Machito and Chico O'Farril's 10' inch cover and Dizzy Gillespie's 10' inch cover.
All four 78's were later released/reissued as one 33rpm LP on the "Ethnic Folkways" label (With both pink & blue cover).

A few photos included with four pages accompanying the original 78's