isla percussion - mario punchard

[ironman]

just wanted to post photos of my islas fresh out the box , im so happy i got my set , they been sitting in my house like a week & i finnally opened them up & i wanted let all you members of the board interested in isla percussion know that it is a good investment , mario i owe you my nigga , & you know you really did your thing boy....
the tumba sounds crazy crazy crazzzeeeeeeee sick !
my tres golpe has a super sweet response..
my quinto //// oh my god mario you a beast kid , hands down you really did your math cause this quinto is so crisp & clean & snappy, i cant wait to take this set out & get sick with the shine & the rumba this week, mario its about to get crazy in a minute , listen ill call you later today, ....

anyway i got my so get yours if you aint got a set.....
jaisen torres...
much respect to mario punchard & the his staff & isla percussion...

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[ironman]

ahora si la timba se pone buena...

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[ironman]

mario i told this thing was gona be official....

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[ironman]

to the board , all i can say is these things sound just so melodic & responsive , & the hardware & shape is very original , i am beyond pleased with my set , mario thanks a million.. you a monster kid !
4 real thats whats up...

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[ironman]

i had freind over today when i opened them up & we cranked them up to do the math & the first thing my label mate said was like " yo these sound like junior drums" i wna let you cats know i put my money on it aswell , this set came out nasty as all hell , & to all my niggas around thge way , get ready cause its on this weekend, & to the board & the youtube freaks get ready cause we gona film it & put it out there so yall
can see how we get down in "en~y~cee"

aight im out take care fellas i hope you like the photos & hope that those who thinking of getting a set of islas , take heed & go cop you a set , na mean ...

im gone~ jaisen torres ... mario ,go ahead , smile boy , cause you did an outstanding job with my set, take care cuzen , i will call you later today... wun...



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[Congadelica]

Too many pics of Isla`s , its driving me madddd!!!!.

I Need to have a serious talk with the financial boss tonight .

marco

sweet drums ironman .

[brownt56]

I love the excitement, but can we refrain from using the "n word " on this board? Ancestors went through too much for it to be thrown around like this and it detracts from the message.

[OLSONGO]

Yo brown 56 don't get bent out of shape the "n" word as we all know may be used in many ways and i am sure ironman didn't mean it in the way you may be thinking, so chill.

Peace out
Olsongo

[brownt56]

I'm aware of how it's used and understand how he meant it. This is not really against Ironman. I'm sure he's cool and I grew up hearing it used like this.

I also understand the history of the word and believe the word should be retired. The words we choose to use are important, and there are many others that would give the same meaning but aren't associated with the horrors that that one is. I will always respect my ancestors and our continuing worldwide struggle for dignity. It's in that spirit that I made my request. Yes, we move on and there are many things that linger -- I accept that. We also have a history of making positives out of negatives. I understand all this. None of this means that we should take these lingering effects of degradation lightly (Not when we can look around us and see from other indicators that all is not exactly well). At least I won't take it lightly - I'll chill when the problem's solved.

I'm not going to get on a soapbox, I'm just asking that we not use it here. Is that really too much to ask? I mean this is a forum for music, which has the power to uplift more than anything I know. It really is a positive, unifying force. I think this is a special board, I usually just read, but I love the fact that I'm "in touch" with percussionists from all over the world. I've learned from folks that I never would have met.

Maybe others don't understand it, but I don't want or need these sort of reminders of the negative aspects of our experience and honestly, I don't want us to spread the impression that it's ok to use names that have hurt and continue to hurt so many.

Kwesi

[Chapo]

I don't care to see or hear those words in this type of forum...they're offensive.

Luis

[ironman]

when i said my nigga i was talking about mario , the message was not meant for the board or used loosely, so i aint mean to offend anyone , listen im from the streets kid & if you aint feeling my vibe , then thats on you , na mean...

im here trying to give my man mario his props , thats all , all that other stuff i dont wana hear , thats that , period end of story ...

THE TOPIC IS "ISLA PERCUSSION" , SO LETS STICK TO IT, SO FELLAS BREATH EASY & ENJOY YOUR TIME ON THE SITE ,CAUSE THATS WHAT ITS ABOUT....



Edited By ironman on 1183674538

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...mario i owe you my NIGGA, & you know you really did your thing boy...

....i wna let you cats know i put my money on it aswell , this set came out nasty as all hell , & to all my NIGGAS around thge way , get ready cause its on this weekend, & to the board & the youtube freaks get ready cause we gona film it & put it out there so yall...

FYI, the all-caps on 2 instances of the "word" used by Ironman, which I've quoted above, are mine--for highlighting.

Intention can be a mitigating factor. I believe and agree that Ironman honestly didn't mean any malice in using the "n" word. Bizarre as it may seem for some, he actually meant this as a term of endearment.

Mario Punchard is Cuban-American and if you saw him in one of his several YouTube rumba video performances, also demonstrating his Isla drums (http://youtube.com/results?search_query ... ercussions)--he's the one to your left playing the requinto or quinto--you can see that (just like many Cubans) he's partly of African descent. He's also partly of French descent. More accurately, as he himself told me, he's Creole which explains his surname, Punchard.

I live in the East Bay Area of Northern California and occasionally go jamming (vocal harmonizing) with my some of my Afro-American brothers in Oakland. I love singing R&B songs and have been labelled by my Black brothers as someone who has "soul". As a result, they've called me their "n----" or "dawg". I know they sincerely mean this as a compliment and I've taken it as such and not as an offense by any means.

As much as Brown56 has exercised his free speech right to express his sensitivity to the "word", Ironman likewise equally expressed his own free speech right. Both exercise of free speech rights, although they appear on the surface to be conflicting, have to be respected as long as no public law is violated.

I believe that Brown56's request to Ironman to refrain from continuing to use the "word" within our Forum is a very reasonable one and was done quite civilly. Nevertheless, Ironman's use of the "word" wasn't at all meant to be a slur but, on the contrary, was meant to be a term of endearment. Furthermore, Ironman explained the cultural (his own personal one) context by which he used the "word".

Ironman has the prerogative to continue his manner of speech. Brown56 has the option of simply "tuning out" Ironman's continued use of the "word". Reasonable and mature brothers that we all are in this Forum, I'm sure that we'll all see a "happy medium".

Please forgive me for my usual paralegal and verbose bent in expressing myself. I was just a few credits away from earning my Law degree here in the U.S. Also, I spent 15 of my 18-year corporate work experience working for the legal department of some of the biggest computer companies in the so-called "Silicon Valley" here in the S.F. Bay Area--until I became permanently (but not totally) disabled and was able to return to my 2 lifelong passions: art (especially music) and cars.

Mi dos sentimos.

Peace and music to all,



Edited By mjtuazon on 1183766788

[Tonio]

Well said mj. I will stay out of the OT'ness of "the" word.

That being said.

Wow I didn't know the youtube vids was actually Mario on the requinto !! :laugh:

Good to know, and thanks for sharing that mj.

T

[bongosnotbombs]

Well said mj. I will stay out of the OT'ness of "the" word.

That being said.

Wow I didn't know the youtube vids was actually Mario on the requinto !! :laugh:

Good to know, and thanks for sharing that mj.

T

Oh that's Mario? I was wondering which one he was....
I've checked that vid a lot...

Mario sure gets into it, what with the body language and the interesting expressions....pretty exciting to watch and hear!

[Changuiri]

JUST IMAGINE HOW SWEET THOSE DRUMS ARE, CAUSE THAT REQUINTO WASN'T EVEN TUNED UP!