Septeo Nacional - En Vivo - Live La Habana, Cuba

"Septeto National"

Photo courtesy Barry Cox
Pictured above in an early 1980's photo:
 Florencio "Carusito" Hernandez: coro y maraca
Lázaro Herrera: trumpet
Carlos Embale : vocal

Rafael Ortiz: guitar

Recorded live/en vivo in La Habana.
Purportedly recoded in 1979.
His voice is superb on these six live recordings.

1. Esas  no son cubanas  - Todo - Échale Salsita

2. Tu mi afinidad - Bururú Barará

3. Maria Antoinetta

Turma da Gafieira - 1956 & 1957 - Brasil

"Samba Em Hi-FI"
Turma da Gafieira - 1957

Altamiro Carrilho (flute)
Zé Bodega (sax)
Raul de Souza (trombone)
Jorge Marinho (bass)
Edison Machado (drums)
Cipó (sax)
Baden Powell (guitar)
Sivuca (acordeon and voice)

((((Here))))

"Musicas De Altamiro Carrilho"
Turma da Gafieira - 1956

Altamiro Carrilho (flauta)
Zé Bodega (sax)
Raul de Souza (trombone)
Jorge Marinho (bass)
Edison Machado (drums)
Nestor (guitar)
Britinho and Paulinho (piano)
Santos (trumpet)
Sivuca (acordeon and voice)

((((Here))))

J.T. Meirelles - '63, '64, '65, '67, '69, '74, '02, '05 - Brasil

João Theodoro Meirelles: sax
(Dom Um Romao: drums)

October 10, 1940 Rio - June 3, 2008 Rio

This is my collection of J.T. Meirelles: saxophonist, flautist, arranger, composer extraordinaire.
Nine recordings by the brilliant João Theodoro Meirelles.
The classic 1963 LP "Cool Samba" my father gave me this record when I was 18 years old.

1963 Cool Samba

1964 Os Copa 5 - O Som


1965 Os Copa 5 - O Novo Som



1967 Brazilian Beat Vol. 2



1969 Brazilian Beat Vol. 4



1969 Tropical - Meireles E Os Copa 7


1974 Brazilian Explosion



2002 Samba Jazz!! - Meireles E Os Copa 7



2005 - Esquema Novo

Extrema Ratio - made and designed in Italy

Extrema Ratio are beautifully designed knifes,

all highly engineered, made in Italy.

I own all three of these models:

Extrema Ratio MF0

Extrema Ratio Fulcrum C. Testudo

This one is not made by Extrema Ratio,

but is it made in Italy by Fox, designed by

American martial arts practitioner Rob Walker

 Salus

Extrema ratio web site: 

see "Products"

Rob Walkers web site: 

"Combative Edge"

15 Black Swan Events That Could Destroy The US Economy In The Next Year

 
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-06/home/31126333_1_unemployment-rate-economy-black-swan#ixzz1wnSuzGHq

Photo - Orq. Aragón 1953-'57 - Cuba

Ebay auction: Mathew Smith Oak Tumbadoras

Ebay auction: Matthew Smith Walnut Tumbadoras

Profiles in greatness: Marcelo González a.k.a. 'Marcelo El Blanco'

Marcelo González a.k.a. 'Marcelo El Blanco'

Selected bongó solos.

 'Marcelo El Blanco' legendary bongocero

Selected bongó solos and his playing with 

Celina y Rutillio 1947-1949.

And with 

"A La Loma De Belén" Fidels Eyeglasses 22 version compilation

"A La Loma De Belén"

22 versions.

A Fidel's Eyeglasses compilation

1. Sexteto Habanero 1925
2. Septeto Nacional en Madrid Spain 1929

3. Septeto Habanero 1960's
4. Septeto Habanero 1970's
5. Septeto Habanero 2010
6. Cuarteto Caney con Miguelito Valdés
7. Cheo Belén Puig
8. Grupo Sierra Maestra
9. Carlos Barberia y Su Orq. Kubavana
10. Israel "Cachao" Lopéz
11. Neno Gonzaléz
12. Sonero Classico De Caribe
13. Vieja Trova Santiaguera
14. Roberto Borrell y Conj. Tipico Cubano
15. Maravilla Yunqueña
16. El Gran Combo de P.R. 1963
17. Sol y Son de Santiago de Cuba
18. Miguel Quintana y Son Habanero
19. Felo Bergaza
20. Pedrito Martinez
21. Pedro Celestino-Fariñas
22. Manuel Martinez Olivera 'El Llanero'

Photo: Enrique Bonne

Great photo of Enrique Bonne

with Mo' Fini en Santiago, Cuba

Tambores De Enrique Bonne

LP recorded in Santiago De Cuba
Fea La Jicotea

Maximo Gustavo Valdes y Juan De Dios N.Y.C.

Maximo Gustavo Valdes y Juan De Dios 

Photo May 15th 2012 in N.Y.C.

(Maximo wearing "the Eyeglasses")

 El Dia Que Me Quieres / Ingrato Corazón
Juan De Dios cantando
(late 70's en vivo, Londres, U.K.)

Jesús Caunedo - La Habana - New York - Puerto Rico

Jesús Caunedo

b; La Habana,Cuba,1934
d; Carolina, Puerto Rico 2006

Jesús Caunedo fue mentor de una
generación de jazzistas puertorriqueños

"Fire & Sugar"

Vinyl LP - 1973

"Salsa Sexy"
Vinyl LP - 1975

"Charanga"
Vinyl LP -  1980

Jesus Caunedo - sax/clarinet/bandleader; Juancito Torres - trumpet Luis  Aquino - trumpet Tommy Villariny - trumpet Mario Ortiz, Jr, - trumpet  Amuni Nacer - keyboard Miguel Rodríguez - sax Victor "Papo" Candelario -  trombone Ismael Hernandez - trombone William Cepeda - trombone Freddy  Miranda, Sr. - sax Miguel Rodriguez - sax

Sambrasa Trio - Em Som Maior - Hermeto Pascoal, Airto Moreira & Humberto Clayber 1966 Brasil

Sambrasa Trio

"Em Som Maior" 

1966 LP

Hermeto Pascoal - Acoustic piano - Melodica - Flute

Airto Moreira - Drum set / Bateria

Humberto Claybe - Acoustic bass

Ebay auction: Maurillo Coelho Brazilian Bird Calls Whistles 33 Box set.

Ebay auction: Junior Tirado Cuban style mahogany Tumbadora

In memoriam: Falleció Luis Abreu Integrante de Los Papines

 

Luis Abreu 

De Los Hermanos Abreu, integrante de Los Papines

Died in Havana at age 73 from heart 

failure in the middle of surgery April 19th.

R.I.P. - D.E.P.  
*** Iba ayé ba yé t'orún *** 

Video aqui

Luis 2005

Photo: Dejavu

Photo: Pello El Afrokan y Su Grupo 1963 LP cover

Pello El Afrokan y Su Grupo 1963

I wonder how much that hat would sell for on Ebay?

13th Havana Film Festival New York City 2012

Video: Cuba Frank Fernandez piano con Los Muñequitos De Matanzas