Bongos Not Bombs

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One thread per person please. Feel free to share with us your photos and video clips from your gigs, jams, rumbas, etc etc. No random clips or images, this is a section for our members to post up and promote their own projects and adventures.
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby Tonio » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:24 am

bongosnotbombs wrote:That's one of those new fangled 5 string bass guitars to the left of the picture. The congas are really
suited to the laid back sound these guys have . Front man was playing sax and flute.
We did some bossa (negro orfeu), afro-blue and bebop. We also have a featured poet we back on one of the
numbers.


ah, its a 5 sting bass. Good to know, and it probably helped in the "rhythm section" then. Bajo is real important to us as you well know, I tend to listen to bass alot and use the melody/lead for tune direction on "unfamiliar" or staying"in the pocket" for small venues. I am sure having a bassist made you feel more comfortable.

Nice rounded out repertoire.

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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby bongosnotbombs » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:06 am

Tonio wrote:
bongosnotbombs wrote:That's one of those new fangled 5 string bass guitars to the left of the picture. The congas are really
suited to the laid back sound these guys have . Front man was playing sax and flute.
We did some bossa (negro orfeu), afro-blue and bebop. We also have a featured poet we back on one of the
numbers.


ah, its a 5 sting bass. Good to know, and it probably helped in the "rhythm section" then. Bajo is real important to us as you well know, I tend to listen to bass alot and use the melody/lead for tune direction on "unfamiliar" or staying"in the pocket" for small venues. I am sure having a bassist made you feel more comfortable.

Nice rounded out repertoire.

T

Mainly in this group I'm listening to the chord progression of the bass, a lot of this music is based on a 12 bar blues, so I'm
listening for the chord changes and then I'm adding fills to signal the changes with rhythmic variations for each section/solo of the
song.
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby bongosnotbombs » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:14 pm

Jazz and Poetry in Jack Kerouac Alley, San Francisco.
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby bongosnotbombs » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:53 pm

A recent shot of me accompanying a theater piece.
The play was about an English woman on Safari in Africa.
I'm playing the Abakua 3 into 2 pattern as the actors are
walking through the jungle. It was a fun little gig.

gin-batagun-gin-gon, gin-batagun-gin-gon.
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby bongosnotbombs » Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:25 pm

and a bit of the bongos and poetry thing
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby CongaTick » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:54 pm

BNB,
Great to see you in so many different venues using your talents and skills.
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby JohnnyConga » Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:45 pm

The last picture reminds me of when I started out in the Village in New York city backing up the "Beat Poets" as they were called back then, and as in the photo I would accompany them with bongos and other sounds...great shots!....Johnny Conga
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby Tonio » Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:08 am

oooh, a tie even !!

Good to see you paying with the cherries.

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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby bongosnotbombs » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:09 pm

The teddy bears loved the music, they wouldn't get off stage!
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby CongaTick » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:16 pm

That's because they're "bearly " able to.
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby bongosnotbombs » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:16 am

I threw a little event at my apartment this weekend.
I called it "A New Poetry and Percussion Party".
It was inspired by Gil Scott Heron's album "Small Talk at 125th and Lennox"
That is an album of Gil reciting spoken word poetry to some nice afro-cuban percussion.

I've been describing the event as kind of like a rumba except in place of Cuban songs in Spanish
you have American poetry in English. It was a lot of fun, not so many pics of me playing as I'm taking the
photos. Congas, bongos and even bata for a few recitals
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby bongosnotbombs » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:20 am

I'm the guy in the vest.
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby congamyk » Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:57 am

that's a great idea and it looked like fun.
The Bay area is a unique place to be as a musician.
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby yambu321 » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:06 pm

BONGOSNOTBOMBS,
THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR WONDERFUL SHOTS.


I TOTALLY DIG YOUR INVOLVEMENT/DEDICATION TO THE ARTS.


AWESOME,
CHARLIE. 8)
Keep It Real, Keep It Honest, and Alway's Be True To Yourself. Laugh and Smile When Ever You Can, and Help others do the Same; It's a Good Thing!
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Re: Bongos Not Bombs

Postby bongosnotbombs » Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:13 pm

Thanks for the compliments guys.

A little shekere and flute jam.
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