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Spotlight: Drummers Speak, Brian Andres and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel

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2008-04-18 13:11:42 by chip in The Latin Jazz Corner
...Cuban Jazz Cartel Bacalao Records Jazz listeners often consider drummers as strictly players in a group, and they rarely consider drummers to be artistic masterminds. Drummers serve as the bands foundation providing a rhythmic floor underneath soloists. Each drummer interprets the rhythm in a slightly different way, and that interpretation...
 
Tags: jazz, jazz listeners, straight-ahead jazz drummers, drummers, latin jazz drummers, andres, drummers musicality, afro-cuban jazz cartel, latin jazz world
 
 
 
 
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`Cachao Lopez, Cuban music giant, dies at 89 - RIP

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2008-03-24 06:41:56 by Jim in The Concert Blog
...Cuban mambo master, who made his mark as a bassist, bandleader and composer, died March 22 in a Miami-area hospital from complications resulting from kidney failure. He was 89 The Grammy-winning musician, who was known simply by Cachao, will be remembered for pioneering the mambo in Cuba in the 30s and then helping to popularize the style in...
 
Tags: cachao, music, documentary cachao, music world, israel cachao lpez, music legends, cuban music history, mambo, cuban mambo master
 
 
 
 
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The Cuban-Canadian John Mayer?

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2008-07-14 16:00:29 by Li Robbins in Radio 2 Blog
...Cuban-Canadian with a 1960s fashion sense and a hollow-body guitar. He led a trio in songs that have affectionate lyrics and genial, lilting grooves that can be as much Brazilian as Cuban His voice was suave, while his guitar leads had a hint of bluesy bite that he would do well to cultivate. Then again, his label (Caracol, which released his...
 
Tags: alex cuba online, alex cuba, cuban-canadian, cuban, pareles, cuban john mayer, lefsetz, bob lefsetz, jon pareles
 
 
 
 
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The John Santos Quintet & The Cuban Danzón - Two Important Concerts This Weekend

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2008-02-15 07:37:55 by chip in The Latin Jazz Corner
...Cuban danzón. The first event will be held on Saturday night and will take the shape of a lecture and demonstration. Here, Santos will share his in-depth knowledge of Cuban music history, going into detail about the danzóns development and the styles musical elements. The concepts will be brought to life through specific demonstrations and...
 
Tags: quintet, john santos quintet, santos, bay, san francisco bay, modern performance concepts, performance, addison street, concepts
 
 
 
 
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Peace Love Productions releases Afro Cuban Rhythms

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2008-04-10 09:24:01 by ronnie in rekkerd.org
...Cuban Rhythms , a 24 bit collection of traditional instruments and rhythms with a contemporary twist Afro Cuban Rhythms features 309 Loops and 31 One Shots 24 Bit 44.1 Stereo. Wave, AIF, and RX2 Bolero, Cha Cha, Rhumba, Salsa, Son, Timba, and Latin Disco. Youll get Congas, Shakers, Guiro, Shekere, Bongos, Timbales, and complete drum kit...
 
Tags: rhythms, afro cuban rhythms, peace love productions, bit, bit collection, contemporary twist, original form, cha cha, traditional instruments
 
 
 
 
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The Cuban Heels - Sweet Charity

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2008-05-14 23:01:00 by Club80 in The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party
...Cuban Heels released their fourth single, " Sweet Charity ". It was backed by " Pay As You Go ". Neither track appeared on their debut album, Walk On Water . The Glasgow, Scotland post punk band was formed when Johnny and The Self-Abusers disbanded. John Milarkey formed The Cuban Heels and released one album and several singles, the last one...
 
Tags: cuban heels, sweet charity, debut album, album, charlie burchill, fourth single, jim kerr, simple minds, john milarkey
 
 
 
 
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Booty Manipulation, Cuban-Style

2008-06-27 01:44:03 by ivylander of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
 
...Cuban on her father's side and a daughter of the Bronx. Which means that, unlike me - an Irish guy from a college town - she is versed in the mysteries of Latin dance. It is as effortless for her as throwing a baseball is for me. From time to time of a Friday night, when we are so moved after the single martini we each consume to mark the...
 
Tags: los van van, cuban, friday night, latin music, cuban acts, music, rare periods, horn section, time
 
 
 
 
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San Jose Jazz Fest strong on Latin, Cuban talent

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2008-08-08 07:21:12 by Jim in The Concert Blog
 
...Cuban jazz element, thanks in part to the Jazz Festival Board Chairman and musician, Arturo Riera, the man who was officially dubbed Mr. Latin Jazz by the California State Assembly in 2007 The Bay Area is the No. 1 world music market and the No. 1 market for Cuban music in the U.S., so this years line-up is very exciting, says Riera The...
 
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Cuban songstress Albita Will perform at S.O.B.s January 31

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2008-01-13 02:45:40 by Editor in World Music Central
...Cuban songstress from Havana that has moved the world with her music since arriving in Miami in 1993. Her spectacular and authentic performance of contagious Cuban music has taken her career to an international level, performing all throughout Europe, Latin America, Australia, Africa and Malaysia, where she has shared stage with such greats...
 
Tags: albita, contagious cuban music, music, cuban songstress, thursday january 31st, tony bennett, phil collins, latin america, authentic performance
 
 
 
 
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Variations on a Cuban Theme

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2008-06-18 07:26:04 by Editor in World Music Central