Overhaul of New Orleans Police N.Y. Times article

New Orleans Police Agree to

Plan for Sweeping Overhaul

N.Y. Times article by John Schwartz

Published: July 24, 2012

Books: "The Amazing Adventures of Anacaona"

"Queens of Havana: The Amazing Adventures of Anacaona,

Cuba's Legendary All-Girl Dance Band"

I had been wanting to read this book for the last four years.
I finally bought it last week on Amazon.com, a brand "new
hardcover copy" for $1.10 with $3.99 shipping.. total $5.09!!
(retail price: $24.00)

Fabulous book!
A great accounting by Alicia Castro
of the Castro Sisters band: Anacaona.
From the 1920's through the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's and beyond.
With great insight into Chinese Cuban musicians in Havana.
And El Barrio Chino en La Habana.
393 pages....with MANY excellent photos!
An absolute bargain at $1.10!

The book includes a CD with the
band as a Septeto playing 5 songs:

1. Despues Que Sufras
2. Amor Inviolado
3. Besame Aqui
4. Oh! Marambe Maramba
5. Maleficio
6. Algo Bueno

Septeto Anacaona

The beautiful Argimira "Millo" Castro
La bongosera

Millo 1940's

"Oh! Marambé Maramba" - 1937
Graciela: vocal & clave
Argimira "Millo" Castro: bongó solo

"Algo Bueno" - 1937
Graciela: vocal & clave
Argimira "Millo" Castro: bongó solo


Con Graciela clave y voz.

Senén Suárez Hernández - Artículos publicados

Senén Suárez Hernández

Mas que 100 artículos publicados:
((Aqui))

Books: Ivor L. Miller "Voice of the Leopard" - John Radanovich: "Wildman of Rhythm"

"Voice of the Leopard:
African Secret Societies and Cuba"

Author: Ivor L. Miller
University Press of Mississippi; 1st edition (January 16, 2009)
432 pages (approx.), 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches,
28 color and 32 b&w illustrations, 4 maps,
foreword, 3 appendices, glossary, bibliography, index

New York Times article on the "Central Park Rumba" - 1996

A Corner of Central Park Has Become a Gathering Spot for Sunday Rumba

A visitor to Fidels Eyeglasses Blogspot sent me a link to this article from the N.Y. Times newspaper.
Writen in 1996 by MIRTA OJITO

Link to article:
(((HERE)))

Books: "Rumba Quinto" Vol.1 by David Peñalosa

"Rumba Quinto"

Vol.1
by David Peñalosa
Musician, educator and author David Peñalosa'
book in paperback is available on Amazon.com
Several pages are made available to browse,
including the Table Of Contents.

The often elusive concept/s and function of
"Cuban" Quinto thoroughly explained, including
profiles of several of the most prolific players
past and present and their contributions.
Includes rhythmic notations.

Interview / article from Modern Drummer Magazine '92

This was a profile and interview with my Father
that was printed in Modern Drummer Magazine

in June, 1992, writen by Adam Budofsky.

An email I receved from Senén Suárez desde Cuba

Since I started this music blog several years ago, I have received several very nice emails from people I never thought I would have communication with.
I received a nice email from 'Johnny Aguiló' in Miami, the son of 'Rolando Aguiló'.
I received a very nice email from 'Elsie Castañeda', the daughter of 'Leo Castañeda' who is in his 80's and living in Miami.
I received a very nice email from 'Maritza Prado Borcela' The niece of 'Amado Borcelá' "Guapacha".
I also received a very nice email from 'Amara Pérez', the granddaughter of 'Lou Pérez'.
And an email from 'Heidi', her late Father played in Conjunto Saratoga.
And the latest was received from the daughter of Mariano Merceron, Juana Merceron who lives in California.

And amazingly and unexpectedly, I received a very warm and cordial email sent from Cuba, from El Maestro 'Abdón Senén Suárez Hernández', his daughter and her husband saw this web blog on the internet, told him about it, after he viewed it, he sent me the following email:

"Gracias a mi hija y su esposo acabo de ver el sitio que ud. tiene en Internet y he quedado impresionado y a la vez sumamente agradecido de saber que existen personas en el mundo que la música cubana la defienden.

He visto que su colección y conocimiento de mi vida es extraordinario, muchas gracias por haber hecho ese trabajo, en mis casi 88 años de vida nunca he visto un trabajo tan serio sobre mi vida.

Muchas gracias de nuevo

Aqui tiene mi dirección de e-mail para cualquier duda o pregunta que desee

Senén Suárez Hernández
Músico, Compositor, Director"

Batakum
Comp & guitar: Senén Suárez

Batakum
Orq. Riverside
Comp: Senén Suárez



Abdón Senén Suárez Hernández

b; Manguito', Matanzas, Cuba 1922.

d; Cuba, Oct. 6th 2013.

R.I.P. / D.E.P. Maestro.

Ibae.

Senén Suárez on left, playing guitar.
(these are my all time favorite band uniforms!)

I have a beautiful "linen" guayabera I bought in Cuba...
a few skinny 1950's bowties I bought on Ebay.... and I just bought a pair of White 'Buckskin' shoes last week, all I need now are those pants, that color, slightly tapered at the ankle... and I'm good! ;-)>

Senén Suárez recordings from '52,'53,60's,'71-'72 - Cuba

Books: Recomended reading.

"Origins of Cuban Music and Dance"
Changüí
By 'Benjamin Lapidus' 2008


"The Clave Matrix"
Afro-Cuban Rhythm: Its Principals And African Origins
By David Peñalosa 2009


"The Light Inside"
By 'David H. Brown' 2003

I can't say enough about this book, other than "superb".
This is "one of" the best, in depth, authoritative works written in English on the subject of the Abakuá Society in Cuba.
(other than the works of Dr. Ivor Miller and works in Spanish by 'Fernando Ortiz' and 'Lydia Cabrera')
In hardcover, 286 pages, beautiful color photos, black and white photos, maps totaling 123. The size of the book is 10.4 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches and weighs 1.7 pounds. When this book came out it sold for $45.00... it's available on Amazon.com for under $9.00 I bought my "Hardcover" 1st printing copy last summer at a bookstore here in Manhattan for $7.85!
(there are actually things in this book that are generally considered not to be revealed)

Printed article: Excerpts of interview with my father by 'Steve Cornelius'

Excerpts of parts of interview with my father by
*'Steve Cornelius' (*musician, Olu Batá, author) for his
"Selected Reports In Ethnomusicology" - "Instruments Of Santería In New York City"

Printed article: Interview with my father writen by Bobby Sanabria.

This was an interview with my father, done by 'Bobby Sanabria' for a news magazine called "Hip" that Latin Percussion Lp© used to publish.

Written article: 'Ramon Sabat', founder of "Panart" record lable in Cuba.

A very interesting 6 page article on 'Ramon Sabat', founder of the "Panart" record label in Cuba.
Written by 'Judy Cantor' in 1996.

"Book of the month"

"Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent."

Author: 'Eduardo Galeano'
(I read this book 30 years ago)

Article about Natalio Tirado Ruiz "Junior", master drum maker.

Natalio Tirado Ruiz a.k.a "Junior"
Article written by Eddie Bobé about the late master drum maker.

Photos above: Bruce Pollen

A 9' inch quinto and a 10½ tres golpe
that Junior Tirado made for me.

Photo: Elvis L.I., N.Y.

Photo: Dario in Miami
Two tumbadoras made by "Junior" Tirado in 1969

Bongoes made by Natalio "Junior" Tirado Ruiz

Photo: Mark Sanders, N.Y.C.

Below is the now classic front and back covers
from Grupo Folklórico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino's
1975 "Concepts In Unity" LP, showing drums made by the
late master.. Natalio Tirado Ruiz a.k.a. "Junior".
Photos taken in his Brooklyn studio.

"Cancionero Rumbero" 2002 Rumba lyrics in a PDF file

This is the "Cancionero Rumbero", put together by 'Barry Cox', the N.Y.C. based singer and web master of the Cuban Rumba blog: esquinarumbera.blogspot.com
These are the lyrics meticulously translated into Spanish from 175 of the most historically important songs within the Afro-Cuban 'Guaguancó', 'Rumba Columbia', Yambú and Abakúa music of Cuba.

Before this, there did not exist "in this detailed form" anything like it.

The download is the complete "Cancionero Rumbero", 42 pages in a .PDF file.

"Cancionero Rumbero": Here