CHINITO BATA

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CHINITO BATA

Postby Changuiri » Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:53 pm

THOUGHT THESE SHOULD BE SHOWN.
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby Whopbamboom » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:55 pm

I saw some unfinished one-piece shells like that on craigslist/eBay... I wonder if they're the same ones and now finished??? What do you know about this set?
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby windhorse » Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:36 pm

Very nice! What's Chinito? A company? a person? or a cool way to say "fine set of" bata.
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby ralph » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:55 pm

Chinito is the name for the group of rumberos from the Corea section of Havana (I believe Corea is in La Habana or on the outskirts, can anyone confirm?) In any case a student of Los Chinitos is helping them make some bata w/ rope and w/ hardware and selling them between $800-$1000 a set. They look pretty nice and are a solid piece of cedar. Los Chinitos are credited with having "invented" the guarapachanguero rhythm. In Cuba there are a couple of famous names or Rumba Groups or families...Los Aspirinas, Los Chinitos, Los Villamil, etc....I have found it funny that the name is "Los Chinitos De Corea"...which in English translates to "The Chinese from Korea".

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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby windhorse » Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:16 pm

Thanks Ralph! Good info!
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby guarachon63 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:09 pm

You can find a translation of an interview Antoine did with Chinito member Pedro Lopez here.
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby TONE74 » Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:59 am

Ralph, yeah in Cuba all asians or even white and blacks that have slanted eyes is refered to as chino or china. I saw a video of Pio Leyva or Mayito in Japan calling a Japanese girl "china" I was bugging since there is some type or rivalry between Japanese and Chinese people but they din't take it the wrong way I guess.
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby windhorse » Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:24 pm

Great Blog Guarachon!!
Pardon me for my ignorance, but is that your blog? It's really deep and really well done!!!
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby guarachon63 » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:11 pm

thanks windhorse, yes that's my blog, glad you like it. I get lots of help from Patricio as well.

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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby antoineminiconi » Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:50 pm

Thanks very much for the comments!
We' ve just made a little video with Piri to promove the drums, he' ve made a great performance!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ykto9Cv1kyA

We propose the drums at 550€ (picture), 650€ (bigger Iya) and 800€ (cedro).


These are the 2nd generation Batas.
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby GoseFaise » Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:43 am

Beautifull , realy beautifull.
Antoine , can you still get a set of these for sale ?
Please let me know. Also can i buy any lessons on
Bata from Piri , or conga lessons aswell ?
Im realy interested, plus im a huge fan Piri & his
family. I look foward to hearing from you.
Take care . Thanks again.
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Re: CHINITO BATA

Postby Jaisen Torres » Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:23 am

Gose you bugged out kid... Where you at son....
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