What music are you listening to at the moment?

[TONE74]

Calle Real is actually not Cuban they are from Sweden. Just thought I let you guys know.

[ABAKUA]

Calle Real is actually not Cuban they are from Sweden. Just thought I let you guys know.

Ah cool. Awesome sounding band.
A conguero friend of mine came across an album of theirs online, we assumed they were Cuban due to the contemporary feel of their Timba, bloques and overall sound, lyrics etc.

[tamboricua]

Marvin Diz; Habla El Tambor

http://cdbaby.com/cd/marvindiz

Puertorican Folkloric Jazz; Barriles de Bomba

http://cdbaby.com/cd/pfolkjazz

Happy Holidays,

Jorge Ginorio

[thomas newton]

I'm completely hooked by the emotion and harmonies of Pregón, Rumberos de Cuba.
I'd love to get the lyrics and a translation.

All the best for the New Year Everyone!

[Novato]

I just downloaded Paoli Mejia's, Lo Que Dice El Tambor. What a song! It moved me when I listened to the lyrics, but the chorus says it all...
"El Amo No Quiere Que Yo Toque El Tambor". Does anyone know who sings it? Obviously, I don't know much about Paoli Mejia, I know he plays the bata and conga, but does he sing in his own band? If you've heard this song, what are your thoughts.
There are many other artists who move me as well, but I'm listening to Paoli at the moment
Cheers,
Bernardo

[G-Man]

Hi to All,

Haven't posted in a while...just been lurking and practicing my butt off. Technique, technique, technique!

You MUST check out Steve Winwood's "Nine Lives" CD.

Awesome congas by Karl Van Den Bossche on all but one of the tracks. He gets into some of the coolest and cleanest rock/funk/afro grooves I've heard on any recent CD.

CHECK IT OUT!! There is a youtube video of a live concert cut of "Hungry Man". Video is lower quality than cut on CD, but a teaser.

G

[No.2-1820]

Good call G-Man, very guaguanco feeling, love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okDUPDNTOP8

Barrie

[Mike]

You MUST check out Steve Winwood's "Nine Lives" CD.

Awesome congas by Karl Van Den Bossche on all but one of the tracks. He gets into some of the coolest and cleanest rock/funk/afro grooves I've heard on any recent CD.

Yeah, just downloaded the song "Hungry Man" (album version) and it is awesome indeed!
I love pop/rock that REALLY incorporates percussion in a sensible way.
And the song does make sense - great, a pleasure to listen to!

Thanks again, G-Man, I would not have found it on my own - the latest songs I heard were "Gimme some lovin" and "I´m a man"...

Just in case you are interested: Jack Bruce produced a solo album a few years ago http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/mus ... he+Air.htm and worth mentioning there is the great conga job by no lesser than Changuito, Milton Cardona and also "El Negro" on drumset...
Especially well done as far as the percussion workis concerned are the Cream/Clapton classics "Sunshine of Your Love" and "White Room".

[niallgregory]

Hey folks .Its been a while since ive been on .Had some major computer issues for the last while but thats all sorted now hopefully .Have been recording our debut album with our afrolatinpercussion group CACHIMBO here in Ireland .So been listening to that tbh Will hopefully get some finished tracks up on online soon .Will also have an album coming out with Godsmack vocalist Sully Erna pretty soon .Its his debut solo album and weve been working on it for the last year or so .Its a pretty eclectic mix of things and i got to play lots of different instrumets on it like conga , bongo .shekere some djembe , maracas , dumbek etc .Not alot of drumset on there so will be interesting to see what people think .Good to back on here ,hope your all well

[afrocubarico]

Hey folks,
Just picked up the latest Latin Jazz album by Bobby Matos, Unity. It smokes! Can't stop playing it. He's got two giants on tambores, Robertito Melendez and Chembo Corniel. Matos also gets in on tambores on one or two tracks. This album is sweeeet!

afrocubarico

[CongaTick]

Afrocubarico,

You're right!!! Great album.

[windhorse]

I've been listening to this a bunch since congamyk turned me on to it on a skype session we had:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jEVTczB2IU

Mike sent me the lyrics, and I transcribed them to fit on clave, since we were both working singing while playing clave
Included are my transcriptions. The Xs are obviously the strikes of clave.

[JConga]

Colon 264(de Cuba), Frank Cano(Un Lindo Dia), my good buddy and X timbalero in Miami Oswaldo Rodriguez and his New release "Latin Jazz Magic"( u can email him at Congobongodude@aol.com), you won't be dissapointed!...tell him i sent ya!...I am also listening to John Santos's(La Guerra No) with his Folklorico Kindembo, next Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet(Infinity), my favorite band from England Grupo X,and the Alex Ventura-Latin Soul Band( but they really play straight up latin jazz) their recent CD is called KOROKIKI and led by timbalero Alex Ventura, the band is from Spain.

Don't forget to tune into my online radio show tomorrow for the Best in Latin Music and a tribute to Joe Cuba.... www.kbcs.fm 91.3 "AL LADO LATINO" 6pm Pacific coast time 9pm Eastern.... you can also hear my show any day after saturday as well as the shows are now "archived" ... go to site www.kbcs.fm then clik on Playlist, then clik on Archive, then type in the last saturday date, then a left column will pop up, clik on Al Lado Latino and the show comes up then clik on "horn" and show will start 2 hours of Great Classic and New Latin music from around the world... PS chek me out in Latin Beat magazine!...Johnny Conga

[lpcongaplayer]

Santana: Oye Como Va

[Isaac]

Dom Um Romao, The Complete Muse Recordings / and Hotmosphere
The late legendary Brazilian Drummer & former Weather Report Percussionist.
One of the original Samba & Bossa Nova Drumset Innovators.
I highly reccommend listening to him.

There's a whole world of great percusssion, not just from
the Caribbean. Check out some of the rhythms of Brazil,
Uganda and Kenya and Mozambique. It'll give you
new ideas to try on congas.