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La Última
Incredible New Book & Podcast on Lilí Martínez!
Ben Lapidus has edited a ground-breaking new book on pianist Lilí Martínez (the McCartney to Arsenio's Lennon). All the details and more are in the new episode of The Clave Chronicles.The Clave Chronicles.
RIP Walfredo de los Reyes
One of the great giants of music has passed after an historic career that began in the 50s in Cuba and New York. Walfredo was a hugely important figure in the Bay Area in the later decades of his life and a crucial friend and advisor to all of us at timba.com. He'll be sorely missed. He's shown below with timba master Reinier Guerra. Click here for more of Tom Ehrlich's Walfredo photos.
San José Jazz Festival
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Aug. 8-10
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO & TICKETS
Tom will be photographing all 3 days. Highlights include: Changüí Majadero (an amazing changüí ensemble), Sebastián Natal (of PMG fame), Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Hermán Olivera, Common, Malo, The Headhunters, Orquesta Liberación, La's Mulatas, Juan Prado Trió, Salsa Dance Lessons with Amanda Márquez, the Saúl Sierra Quintet, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Ray Obiedo, Mavis Staples and many more.
RIP Changuito
José Luis "Changuito" Quintana passed yesterday at the age of 76 after a long illness.
Changuito reached "living legend" status decades ago for his work with Van Van, as a solo artist, as an author, and as possibly the greatest music teacher of in the entire history of the post-Revolutionary period. Tomasito Cruz and hundreds of other stars had Changuito as their primary instructor throughout their formative years and much of the educational material available to us is just one generation removed from his teachings, but perhaps the best way to learn about Changuito is through two videos he made in the VHS era, one with Giovanni Hidalgo ("Evolution of the Tumbadoras") where the two masters sit at opposite ends of a sea of congas and discuss the history of music as they jam, and the definitive "History of Songo", in which Rebeca Mauleón brilliantly guides him through mountains of well-organized information about songo. Each of these can be found on YouTube and are mandatory study material for anyone interested in Cuban music.
Rest in peace, maestro.
