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FRONT PAGE - PRIMERA PLANA
Pedrito Martínez Group Tonight!
Thurs. Sept. 20 - Yoshi's Oakland
photo by Tom Ehrllich
This is really the most exciting timba development ever to come out of the U.S. It's timba - all timba - but it's a timba conjunto - it's got all the fire and great songs and great piano tumbaos and gear changes of timba but only about half as loud - so you can hear all the nuances. The only metal percussion is the bongosero's hand bell. Pedrito plays congas and cajón (playing kick drum parts) and all four members singing brilliantly. They're at Yoshi's Oakland tonight and the Monterey Jazz Fest on Friday. if you're on a budget (who isn't) it's a mere $15 for the whole night at Yoshis. This is the one, people. Don't miss it. VIDEO HERE. [Kevin Moore]
Maykel Blanco Update
Band Page @Facebook & Sneak Peek Video
Maykel Blanco has recently started a Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor Band page at Facebook where fans can keep up with all the latest information on what Maykel y los Mayores are up to. Go in and dale like so you can get all the important updates! Maykel has also uploaded a sneak preview of the video for the hit "Bembe", sung by Yordis, to YouTube.
Currently Maykel, Yordis and Yasser are in Lima, Peru where they will spend the rest of the month performing concerts around the city. There was some problem with the tickets for the rest of the band so they will be performing the first few concerts wth Timcuba as the backing band. According to Maykel's latest post the rest of the band will be there for concerts starting this week.
continue reading Timbera Mayor
Reviews: Arturo Sandoval; Poncho Sanchez
Reseñas: Arturo Sandoval; Poncho Sanchez
Arturo Sandoval and Poncho Sanchez have both released tributes to Dizzy Gillespie during the past year. Both are excellent recordings. Arturo's recording is a spectacular Jazz album, and Poncho's recording is an excellent dance album. To read our reviews of both in English, click here.
Note that Arturo will be performing at the Viper Alley in Lincolnshire, Illinois on Friday, October 5!
Arturo Sandoval y Poncho Sanchez han lanzado homenajes a Dizzy Gillespie durante el último año. Ambos son grabaciones excelentes. El proyecto de Arturo es un álbum de Jazz espectacular, y la grabación de Poncho es un disco bailable excelente. Para leer las reseñas de ambos en español, haga clic aquí.
¡Tenga en cuenta que Arturo se estará presentando en Viper Alley en Lincolnshire, Illinois el viernes, 5 de Octubre!
continue reading Sin Clave No Hay Na
Tom's Photos of Yoshi's 40th Anniversary
John Santos and the legendary Orestes Vilató with the John Santos Sextet
Tom's latest gallery features Leyder Chapman's Dos 4, with Colin Douglas on drums and the John Santos Sextet with Orestes Vilató, Kenny Washington and John Calloway.
The incredible timba conjunto, The Pedrito Martínez Group, will be at Yoshi's Oakland on Thursday, Sept. 20th and at the Monterey Jazz Festival Sept. 21st.
Book News: If you're into Afro-Cuban folkloric music, Luca Brandoli's 11 books and 7 CDs are truly amazing. Each book/CD volume teaches you about 50 songs, first with a bell so you know exactly where "1" is and then with an exquisitely recorded batá ensemble. The singing is sublime and the educational method is a godsend. The perfect combination.
As for me, I'm still slaving away at my book for non-musicians. It keeps getting longer so I can't even predict when I'll be done.
