Salsa recommendation?
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by onile » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:24 pm
Alafia Abure Blas!
I hope that you are well and in an abundance of blessings my brother!
Welcome to the forum by the way!
As for Salsa tunes to play along with, let me suggest a bit of time travel, like back to the 70's and further! Check out some vintage Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon, Orquesta Broadway, Tipica Novel, Hansel y Raul, Tito Puente, Fania All Stars, Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, Louie Ramirez, the list goes on and on, but you get the idea. Check out Descarga.com for more on these groups. You may want to, once you decide to get some music, look around on Amazon.com for a cheaper price than the one on descarga.com though, just for shits and giggles.
Suave!
Onile!
I hope that you are well and in an abundance of blessings my brother!
Welcome to the forum by the way!
As for Salsa tunes to play along with, let me suggest a bit of time travel, like back to the 70's and further! Check out some vintage Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon, Orquesta Broadway, Tipica Novel, Hansel y Raul, Tito Puente, Fania All Stars, Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, Louie Ramirez, the list goes on and on, but you get the idea. Check out Descarga.com for more on these groups. You may want to, once you decide to get some music, look around on Amazon.com for a cheaper price than the one on descarga.com though, just for shits and giggles.
Suave!
Onile!
Que Nsambi les acutare pa' siempre!
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by JohnnyConga » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:56 pm
Hi Blas...WELCOME TO OUR DRUM FAMILY!...you will learn a lot here from many well schooled individuals....tell us a bit about yourself and your experience with the drum...paz..."JC" Johnny Conga.... 
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by Isaac » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:35 am
No one has as big a selection and in-depth
interviews on Salsa than descarga.com
So you can maybe save a buck on Amazon. Why not
support a small business that keeps you up to date
and provides great reviews by the top writers on
Salsa. This is all FREE !, and you get more info
than in any paid subscribtion magazine. It's all
been a labor of love by Bruce Polin who's
successfully run his home based business for about
a decade now. This man is 100% dedicated to
Salsa and conga drumming. He was a student
of the late Frankie Malabe (Willie Colon & Charlie Palmieri's
conguero) and plays some
beautiful Skin on Skin congas.
ISAAC
interviews on Salsa than descarga.com
So you can maybe save a buck on Amazon. Why not
support a small business that keeps you up to date
and provides great reviews by the top writers on
Salsa. This is all FREE !, and you get more info
than in any paid subscribtion magazine. It's all
been a labor of love by Bruce Polin who's
successfully run his home based business for about
a decade now. This man is 100% dedicated to
Salsa and conga drumming. He was a student
of the late Frankie Malabe (Willie Colon & Charlie Palmieri's
conguero) and plays some
beautiful Skin on Skin congas.
ISAAC
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by onile » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:57 pm
Isaac wrote:No one has as big a selection and in-depth
interviews on Salsa than descarga.com
So you can maybe save a buck on Amazon. Why not
support a small business that keeps you up to date
and provides great reviews by the top writers on
Salsa. This is all FREE !, and you get more info
than in any paid subscribtion magazine. It's all
been a labor of love by Bruce Polin who's
successfully run his home based business for about
a decade now. This man is 100% dedicated to
Salsa and conga drumming. He was a student
of the late Frankie Malabe (Willie Colon & Charlie Palmieri's
conguero) and plays some
beautiful Skin on Skin congas.
ISAAC
Alafia Abure Isaac!
Woah! When you put it that way brother Isaac!
You know, we all still shop with Bruce, even out here in the bowels of the desert, what are you kiddin' me! Bruce HAS done, and continues to do a great job at providing us with an incredible selection of otherwise forgotten albums/cds!
I appreciate your point though my brother, and understand that no disrespect was intended towards his hard efforts. There still are however, times when cost is a factor and one is wanting to enjoy some wonderful tunes. You can't blame a brother for trying to save a ducket or two on a purchase.
As for me personally, I'm always looking for a bargin, but where music is concerned, I windup with Descarga in the end. You are on point with Bruce's hard work all these years! Shout out to Brucie Baby! ¡Con cariño!
Respect!
Onile!
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Que Nsambi les acutare pa' siempre!
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by caballoballo » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:39 pm
Hermanos,
Yes,descarga has a great selection of those 70s recording which are now treasures and they keep adding more. If I can not get a cd down here,descarga is the place to go. May be kind of expensive but if you want it,they have it.
Onlile I am back in school again starting this afternoon. I'll be taking percussion lessons with Tito De Gracia,music reading and other stuff,there is always time to learn and improve during life and I have a lot of free time.
Yes,descarga has a great selection of those 70s recording which are now treasures and they keep adding more. If I can not get a cd down here,descarga is the place to go. May be kind of expensive but if you want it,they have it.
Onlile I am back in school again starting this afternoon. I'll be taking percussion lessons with Tito De Gracia,music reading and other stuff,there is always time to learn and improve during life and I have a lot of free time.
Josean
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by onile » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:00 pm
¡Chacho! Tito de Gracia, que bien mi pana!
I have a video that I taped from a Spanish TV show which was in Mexico, where Tito was with Roberto Torres, and Alfredo Valdez. Tito was cookin' Papa!
You are fortunate in my opinion, to be able to take advantage of such a great opportunity pana!
¡Gózatela!
Suave!
Onile!
I have a video that I taped from a Spanish TV show which was in Mexico, where Tito was with Roberto Torres, and Alfredo Valdez. Tito was cookin' Papa!
You are fortunate in my opinion, to be able to take advantage of such a great opportunity pana!
¡Gózatela!
Suave!
Onile!
Que Nsambi les acutare pa' siempre!
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by blas » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:57 pm
Thank you all for welcoming to the forum! The descarga.com website seems to be a good resource. Thanks also for providing that info.
A little bit about me... I live in Prospect Park, NJ (next to Paterson). I just got a job at Wachovia Bank and I also work as a waiter on the weekends. I was a business major from Rutgers Univ. in Newark. I am married to a girl from Costa Rica and I love to visit her country, I have been there 11 times and I think I want to move there as soon as I can save some $$$. I own a small property in the southern zone right by the beach (Pacific side).
I love surfing above all other activities. Paddling around in the ocean fills me with the joy of life. The sun is shining, fish are jumping all around, maybe a rain squall passes through, then the sun comes back out and steams off the beach. Ahh it's so beautiful! And when the waves are right there is no better thing to be doing.
I also practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a martial art that is grappling oriented. When I can't surf this is the best physical workout, I always encourage people to give it a try.
Well as for my experience with the drum, I am an enthusiastic beginner. Even though I played the drum set in in 7th grade, Now I am 26 and I'm starting all over.
I didn't engage in percussion again until about a year ago... I was at a bar in Paterson called Colt 45 and some guys from Peru were playing along to the Salsa from the jukebox. I was immediately interested and went to watch and hang out with them. They were playing Congas, Clave, Maracas, and Cow Bell, while just sitting around a table like the other bar customers.
I came back a few weekends in a row and I practiced playing the Clave after they showed me how. Eventually I went out and bought a set of cheap bongos and brought them to the bar. They played on them and I tried to play them too but I still don't really know the proper technique or anything. Anyway, since then I have continued to meet up with those guys once in a while, but they're not always there and I don't think they have formal training either. I mean the Conga player is good, he's like a machine on timing and he seems to know all the breaks and parts of the songs, but his strokes aren't very technical, he doesn't use much heel-toe, or slaps, so I'm kind of skeptical about learning further from him.
I have taken one formal Conga lesson from a guy named Tony Racciatti (he's cool, he's also a krav maga instructor) and I want to take more, but I'm trying not to spend too much money because, a) I was saving up for my own drums and, b) Costa Rica is my destiny, I want to send as much money there as I can to buy another property and a house.
So I just bought an LP Classic Conga and put the Tumba on layaway till next month.
I really want to learn the right way but I just like playing and having fun with it. I can't really read sheet music yet. Do you think I shoud invest some time in learning the sheet music? What other platforms can I find to develop my skills?
Pura Vida
-blas
:;):
A little bit about me... I live in Prospect Park, NJ (next to Paterson). I just got a job at Wachovia Bank and I also work as a waiter on the weekends. I was a business major from Rutgers Univ. in Newark. I am married to a girl from Costa Rica and I love to visit her country, I have been there 11 times and I think I want to move there as soon as I can save some $$$. I own a small property in the southern zone right by the beach (Pacific side).
I love surfing above all other activities. Paddling around in the ocean fills me with the joy of life. The sun is shining, fish are jumping all around, maybe a rain squall passes through, then the sun comes back out and steams off the beach. Ahh it's so beautiful! And when the waves are right there is no better thing to be doing.
I also practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a martial art that is grappling oriented. When I can't surf this is the best physical workout, I always encourage people to give it a try.
Well as for my experience with the drum, I am an enthusiastic beginner. Even though I played the drum set in in 7th grade, Now I am 26 and I'm starting all over.
I didn't engage in percussion again until about a year ago... I was at a bar in Paterson called Colt 45 and some guys from Peru were playing along to the Salsa from the jukebox. I was immediately interested and went to watch and hang out with them. They were playing Congas, Clave, Maracas, and Cow Bell, while just sitting around a table like the other bar customers.
I came back a few weekends in a row and I practiced playing the Clave after they showed me how. Eventually I went out and bought a set of cheap bongos and brought them to the bar. They played on them and I tried to play them too but I still don't really know the proper technique or anything. Anyway, since then I have continued to meet up with those guys once in a while, but they're not always there and I don't think they have formal training either. I mean the Conga player is good, he's like a machine on timing and he seems to know all the breaks and parts of the songs, but his strokes aren't very technical, he doesn't use much heel-toe, or slaps, so I'm kind of skeptical about learning further from him.
I have taken one formal Conga lesson from a guy named Tony Racciatti (he's cool, he's also a krav maga instructor) and I want to take more, but I'm trying not to spend too much money because, a) I was saving up for my own drums and, b) Costa Rica is my destiny, I want to send as much money there as I can to buy another property and a house.
So I just bought an LP Classic Conga and put the Tumba on layaway till next month.
I really want to learn the right way but I just like playing and having fun with it. I can't really read sheet music yet. Do you think I shoud invest some time in learning the sheet music? What other platforms can I find to develop my skills?
Pura Vida
-blas
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by Isaac » Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:36 pm
Blas, your a man with a plan!!
I'm happy you've include congas as part of your life.
FInd a good teacher, as that will multiply exponentially
your own growth on the instrument.
I'm in central New Jersey and hopefully we'll have
some outdoor rumbas down here this summer.
~ Isaac ~
funkytradition@yahoo.com
I'm happy you've include congas as part of your life.
FInd a good teacher, as that will multiply exponentially
your own growth on the instrument.
I'm in central New Jersey and hopefully we'll have
some outdoor rumbas down here this summer.
~ Isaac ~
funkytradition@yahoo.com
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