Thomas Altmann wrote:Hi Marcelo,
thanks for sharing those great photos! Seems you have virtually covered everything.
Did you make Santo, Mano de Orula, or Añá?
Anyway, are you Cuban, originally? Your name suggests you are a Spanish speaker, and your appearance definitely makes you stay unnoticed as a tourist, both of which is of advantage in Havana.
Thomas
Hi Thomas,
Im glad you liked the pics, I will put up a few more seeing there has been interest.
Regards to your questions, I received Mano de Orula & became jurado Omo Aña, at this stage, no need to make Santo, I received Olukun, so camino direct to Ifa. Unsure if I will pursue the Ifa camino to Babalao, much to think about there... regardless, next step will be left to my next trip back.
I am not Cuban, was born in Argentina, but lived in Sydney since I was 2 yrs old. Speak Spanish extremely fluently and putting on the Cuban accent to get around hustlers/taxi's/drinks etc etc over there was easy
I have many Cuban friends here, so that part was easy!
For the larger part we got about unnoticed as tourists, however in the clubs... game on! I felt like a piece of sardine on the end of a hook the way the sharks (Cuban women) surrounded us!
Oh man.. best left off the forum.
We played with Adalberto Alvarez Y Su Son, Enrique Alvarez Y Su Charanga Latina, NG La Banda, Manolito Simonet Y Su Trabuco, Pedrito Calvo y La Nueva Justicia, also hung out and partied with Alexander Abreu & Havana D'Primera, Bamboleo, Klimax, Sur Caribe, Azucar Negra, Pupy y Los Que Son Son, David Calzado, Papines, and so many more. Truly amazing trip. They couldnt get over how we were from Australia, yet knew all about thier music, plus at the level which we played! Had some massive jams also.
Garvin wrote:Wow... Awesome pictures. That is how you do it. Thanks for posting these. Congratulations on a life-changing trip.
Thanks Garvin. You're right, truly life changing.
Dangler wrote:A holiday in Havana should be mandatory for everyone,those pics make me realise I gotta get back there soon before it changes too much.
Thx
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KING CONGA wrote:awesoma ABAKUA. How about that Mat. Requinto? Did it come?
I did not ask him to send, told him I would re-establish contact upon my return. Been back a few days now, which reminds me I should call him!
TONE74 wrote:Vaya Abakua! Acuerdate que lo gozao nadie te lo quita. Esta chevere y te tiraste foto con una pila e mostro.. Como te cayo el ron, fuerte no? je je je
Es verdad! El ron Havana Club es muy comun aqui, you find it everywhere so we were used to it, however we werent used to drinking it at all hours of the day all day, all night! hahahahaha
Our tolerance to rum however has gone through the roof, on any average night by about 3 weeks into the trip it was 3 bottles per night! Añejo Blanco de 3 años, or 2 bottles Añejo de 7 años!