Aurora Gala Music and Art performance - L.I.C. N.Y.

Bailador: Tito Sandoval - Tumbadoras: Pete Jr.
Quinto: Abidoaye Holliday, cantante y quataca: "Bembesito"
L.I.C., N.Y.

Brecht Forum Rumba part 2 November 28th 2010 -N.Y.C.

Bailarines: Tito Sandoval y Lisa Knauer, quinto: Nicky Laboy,
Pete Jr: tumbador, Doctor George: tres dos,
Jason Camacho: Guagua - Cantante: "Chino"

Video N.Y.C.: Rumbeando en Parque Union Square

Rumbeando en Union Square Park
en Manhattan, New York City.
Quinto: Tito Sandoval, cajones: Felix 'Matanza',
Guagua: 'Juango', y "Pescao": cantante

Rumba Cubana @ The Brecht Forum Today/Hoy 28 de Nov de 6:30 a 9:30

AFROLATINO CAFÉ Con Rumba Cubana @ The Brecht Forum Today/Hoy

28 de Nov de 6:30 a 9:30 Directions:

From the subway station at 14th St and 8th Ave, walk down 8th Ave to Bethune St, turn right on Bethune and walk 3 blocks west to West Side Highway. Turn left and Brecht Forum is on that block. By car, take W. 11th St west to the West Side Highway, turn right and the Brecht Forum is a block and a half north. Brecht Forum: www.brechtforum.org (212) 242-4201.

Quinto: Tito Sandoval, tumbador: Nicky Laboy
Tres Dos: Felix 'Matanza', Guagua: Barry Duke

Kevin Nathaniel plays Morty Sanders Shekeré

Barry Cox sent me this link to a video
posted on Youtube by Martin Cohen.
It's a video of percussionist 'Kevin Nathaniel' playing a
Chekeré that my father made for him over 20 years ago.

It's somewhat beat up... net torn, missing beads
and looks like the top of the neck is cracked, but
it still sounds great.

Kevin Nathaniel plays
Morty Sanders' Shekeré

Photo: Septeto Gloria Habanera con Candido Camero 1932 - Cuba

Septeto Gloria Habanera 1932

With Candido Camero third from left.

Candido Camero playing tres - 1975

Candido Camero plays tres in every song on
Alfredo Valdés' "Pionero del Son" 1984 LP.


Video: Candido Camero con El Billy Taylor Trio

Video-N.Y.C. - Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros & Wynton Marsalis

Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros & Wynton Marsalis
Machito Qrq. Central Park, N.Y.C. 2000

Video-N.Y.C: Grupo Afro Cuba in N.Y.C. 1998Felipe Garcia Villamil

Grupo Afro Cuba De Matanzas
Filmed Sept. 1998 N.Y.C. by me.
Sitting in:

Felipé Garcia Villamil playing Maruga.
Eladio "Pancho" Terry playing Chekeré.

Video-N.Y.C. Armando Sanchez y Son de la Loma 1986

Armando Sanchez y Son de la Loma

The late 'Armando Sanchez': tumbadora. (Falleció)
The late 'Leo Fleming': bass. (Falleció)
The late 'Juan Irene Peréz': tres. (Falleció)
The late 'Israel Berrios': guitar: (Falleció)
The late 'Miguel Quintana' and the late 'Rudy Calzado': vocals. (Falleció)
"Campeon", and 'José M."Chichi" Trápaga': trumpets.
René Lopéz Jr. : bongoes. (My homeboy)

Video-N.Y.C. - Sunday Rumba at the forum

This was Sunday Feb. 9th. 2009.
Young Cuban kid singing.
Barry Cox: Guagua
Myself: Quinto
Doctor George: Tumbadora ("El Medico de la rumba")
Max "Wax" Valdéz: Tres Dos
Dancer: Tito Sandoval
Coro: Lisa Knauer & C.C. Howard

In memoriam: Jillian Omsberry - Los Jóvenes Del Barrio

'Jillian Omsberry'
R.I.P.
Ibayé bayé tonu

Vocalist, voice teacher, has died after a long fight with Cancer, January 2009

In the 1990's, I played Bongoes, & Chekeré for a short time in the N.Y.C. band 'Los Jóvenes Del Barrio', 'Jillian' was one of the three vocalists in the band.

These are from a show we taped at the television studios of B.E.T. in Washington D.C.

"Telephone"

"Stop, Slow Down"

Video-N.Y.C. - Rumba street festival.

Vocals:
Barry Cox, Max "Wax" Valdez, Izzy Santiago, Felix "Tortuga" Cano, C.C.
Drums: Barry Duke, Evans and myself.
Chekere's: C.C., Izzy and myself.
Dancers: Yamille (from Conjunto á Nacional De Cuba) and a student of hers, Ernesto.
I can't remember everyone's names.

Summer street festival in the East Village, Manhattan.

Toque Güiro - Elegua


Yambú


Guaguancó

My fathers Chekeres on the web

'Kevin Nathaniel' holding a Chekere he had made for him by my dad.

'Geordie Van Der Bosch' sent me a web page he came across showing a musician playing a Chekere that was made for him by my father, probably at least 14 years ago.
http://www.art.net/~samia/kinetic/group/kevin.html

Percussionist Raphael Cruz' 1st CD, holding a Chekere he had made for him by my father.

Drummer Bobby Sanabria' 1st CD holding a Chekere he had made for him by my father.

Interesting where my dad's instruments seem to turn up.

The Chekere shown in this video was also made by my father.

Video N.Y.C - Central Park Rumba

The late Manuel Martinez Olivera "El Llanero"
standing behind the drummers singing.

These two clips below are from a short 20 min. documentary from 1996 about the Central Park Rumba.
This first one briefly shows the legendary Cuban rumbero "Ñiquito" Cadenon
dancing rumba. (he died within the last two years)

N.Y.C. Rumberos - Oct 2008

This was last week at a benefit for the Cuban hurricane victims
at the 'Center For Cuban Studies' , N.Y.C.
Max Valdez and Barry Cox singing, Yesenia Fernandez and Skip "Brinquito" Burney dancing, Doctor George playing guagua, Jay Camacho on tres dos, Pete Lopez on salidor & myself playing quinto.

Jose Conde dice "Respondele a Obama"

There are many great Cuban musicians that reside in

the N.Y.C. / N.J. area, Jose Conde as well as Pablo Moya

are two of my favorites and who I have a lot of respect for.

"Bye Bye Cenaida"

Jose Conde

"Goza Con Mi Changüi"

Jose Conde

"Puerco Robao"

Jose Conde

Video-N.Y.C. - Rumbiando in the East Village.

"Cabiosile"

Vocals: Max Valdez, Barry Cox & "Papote".
Guagua: Felix "Tortuga" Cano.
Tumba y Tres Dos: Michael Sotolongo,
Quinto: Myself.

"Negra Caridad"

Vocals: Max Valdez, Barry Cox & "Papote".
Guagua: Felix "Tortuga" Cano.
Tumbadora y Tres Dos: 'Michael Sotolongo'.
Quinto: myself.

"Aragüe"

Vocals: Max Valdez, Barry Cox & "Papote".
Guagua: Felix "Tortuga" Cano
Tumbadora: 'Michael Sotolongo'.
Tres Dos: myself.
Quinto & Cajón: Alberto "Quinto" Serrano.

"Como Yo Llore"

Vocals: Max Valdez, Barry Cox & "Papote".
Guagua: Felix "Tortuga" Cano.
Tumbadora,Tres Dos & Quinto: 'Michael Sotolongo'.
Quinto: myself.

Columbia

Vocals: Max Valdez, Barry Cox & "Papote".
Guagua: Felix "Tortuga" Cano.
Tumbadora,Tres Dos: myself.
'Michael Sotolongo': Quinto.

Video-N.Y.C. - Central park Oct. 2007

End of summer, Central Park N.Y.C. Oct. 2007

Myself on Quinto,
'Eddie "Wildman" Rodriguez' on Tres Dos,
and Tito Sandoval on Tumbadora.

Myself on Quinto,
'Eddie "Wildman" Rodriguez' on Tres Dos.

Video-N.Y.C. - Los Jóvenes Del Barrio - T.V. show

In 1998 I played Bongoes, Güiro and Chekeré with the N.Y.C. group "Los Jóvenes Del Barrio".
I left the band after several months because I would not tolerate the band leaders ridiculous behavior.

Four musicians in these two videos are no longer alive:
Pianist 'Kimson Plaut' died in Puerto Rico in 2001.
Cuban Trombone player 'Juan Pablo Torres' died in 2005.
Bass player 'Victor Venegas' died in 2006.
'Jillian Omsberry' vocalist, died after a long fight with cancer, Jan. 2009.

R.I.P. / Ibayé bayé tonu

This is from a television show we did on B.E.T. on Jazz.

"Walk It Out"

"Havana Vieja"

Video N.Y.C. - "Mambo Madness"

"Mambo Madness" filmed at "The Palladium",
"Home of the Mambo".

With Tito Rodriguez &' his Orq.
Manny Oquendo & "Little Ray" Romero in the band.
"Killer joe" Piro, "Cuban Pete" & Barbara Craddock
& Tito Rodriguez dancing.