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– Ken McCarthy
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The making of “Cortijo and His Time Machine” – Harvey Averne
Go to Cuba with Jazz on the Tube as your guide:
… Read moreOne player, multiple drums – Candido and NFamara
Nfamara Badjie Master drummer from Gambia watches Cándido Camero
Up until the middle part of the 20th century, hand drumming followed a pretty simple rule: One man, one drum (unless it was a two headed drum, tablas, or bongo drums.)
Then something changed.
What was it?
Bobby Sanabria interviews Cándido Camero, the most recorded conga player in jazz history.
October … Read more
The making of Machito’s “Fireworks” – Harvey Averne
Nominated for the 1977 Grammy Award
Music featured in this program
00:00 Macho (First Movement)
10:50 Soy Salsero
21:04 Mi Rito Llego
28:28 Despierta Boricua
36:22 Macho (Second Movement)
Liner Notes
Side A
Mi Ritmo Llego * (Guaguanco/4:55
(My Rhythm is Here)
(Ubaldo “Lalo” Rodriequez) (Coco Mus./BMI)
(Arr: Ray Santos)
Desilusion * (Bolero/3:45
(I’m Disillusioned)
(Ubaldo “Lalo” Rodriequez) (Coco … Read more
The Pedrito Martinez Group – Tuve Una Revelación
From Tiny Desk Concerts, one of the best things NPR does.
Recent work from the Pedrito Martinez Group…
“Tuve Una Revelación” (I had a revelation)
Medicina para el alma en el siglo XXI.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Remembering Arsenio Rodríguez – Maestro de maestros
Rene Lopez pays tribute to Arsenio Rodríguez (Ignacio de Loyola Rodríguez Scull) born Güira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba, August 30, 1911.
The Arsenio piece that Lopez refers to in his talk: “Yo Nací en África” (“I Was Born in Africa”)
A tasty instrumental version of “Bruca Manigua” recorded in 1963. Ffrom the album “La Magia de Rodríguez”
And while we’re … Read more
