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Welcome to the
December '00 Monthly Email Newsletter
Negro's Musings....
Big thanks to Hudson Video and Regal Tip sticks! They have donated my new video and my signature sticks as prizes for the "El Negro Trivia Contest" on the DrumsOnTheWeb.com site! I hope you have fun with the contest... there's a couple tricky questions on there!
I am in Dallas, TX for the PAS (Percussive Arts Society) show! It feels great to be with the classical percussionists and I hope that with years we will be able to integrate our music and cultures and all kinds of percussion even more! But, definitely, the word "drums & percussion"... I'm not going to say that any more. I think drums ARE percussion! And it was very obvious that percussion has a very big voice not only in the music scene but also in education and every day's life.
What touched me most was the young drummers who played... Tony Royster, Thomas Pridgen, Michael D'Angelo... I wish I played half as well when I was 13! Had a great time at the Pearl dinner... had the chance to see again my friend Marco Minneman... hung out with Will Kennedy, Karl Perazzo & Raul Rekow, Dave DiCenso, Ignacio Berroa... let Fausto beat me at pool... saw Dom Famularo's new book!
Speaking of books... my new book "Conversations In Clave" is here!
And speaking of conversations... when Santa asks "What do you want for Christmas?", tell him that you were VERY good this year... and have these on your list... El Negro's new book "Conversations In Clave", new video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000 ", and the new cd with Giovanni & El Negro "Traveling Through Time ".
Unfortunately, I didn't get to see any of the great clinics here at PAS. (But Pam did... and there's lots of photos in the Photo Gallery!) The first day, we (Giovanni Hidalgo & me) played twice... a clinic in the afternoon and then a concert in the evening. For the concert, we put together an amazing Salsa band with Victor Mendoza and Ruben Rodriguez. And it got even better when everybody started sitting in! There were so many great players having so much fun, we had to do it again the next night!
Just don’t stop practicing...
and as the late, great Tito Puente says... "Give me five dollars..."
El Negro & (the spirit of) Pam
The DrumsOnTheWeb site...
Music, Music, Music!!! That's what you'll find on the DrumsOnTheWeb.com website! New music from Bobby Rock, Ed Shaughnessy, Ignacio Berroa, Joey Heredia, Marco Minneman, El Negro, and Richie Gajate-Garcia!
El Negro Trivia Contest... You Could Win El Negro's video from Hudson Music or El Negro signature sticks from Regal Tip!
There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!
Upcoming Shows & Clinics with Tony Cruz w/ The Boston Pops, Joel Rosenblatt, Lewis Nash, Steve Luongo, Beat The Donkey, Glen Velez, Sue Hadjopoulos, El Negro, Terry Bozzio & Chad Wackerman clinics, Tom Teasley “The Drum: Ancient Traditions Today”, African Drum & Dance Retreats, Winter Drum Workshops, West African Drumming Workshops, Hands On With Zig, Drumsong: The Art and Spirit of Women Drumming, Paulo & Ninaya Mattioli Full Moon Rhythm Journey Drum & Dance Event, Dance and Drum Workshop to Guinea...
Drum Day LA with Tommy Lee, Stephen Perkins, Shiela E, Terry Bozzio, and more...
Y-Spirit Benefit Concert with Eddie Tudori, Adam Arkin, the kids from Y-Spirit, Luis Conte, Richie Garcia, Walfredo Reyes Jr., Danny Reyes, Cougar Estrada. Drum Talk w/ Tris Imbodin, Ralph Humphrey, Ndugu Chancler, Gary Novak, Carmine Appice, Mike Shapiro. Kevyn Lettau with Mike Shapiro, Jerry Watts, Jeff Babko plus some very special guests. Karizma w/ Vinnie Colaiuta on drums...
Artist News & Updates from Steve Smith, Gregg Gerson, Sue Hadjopoulos, and more!
Lots of new photos in the Photo Gallery!
Get all the details in the Artist Forum!
On-going Drum Circles have been updated... Check out the Drum Key!
NEW Manufacturer's News Area! Find out about all the great drum & percussion products from Ayotte, Danmar, Drum Workshop, Pacific Drums, Hudson Music, Evans drumheads, MRP drums, PMC, and PureSound!
Support those that support us! Rhythm Tech, DrumsChops.com, Hudson Music, Visu-lite Cymbals / Electronic Percussion System, Atlanta Pro Percussion, Song3 and more! See an interesting banner ad on the site? Go ahead and click on it... the DrumsOnTheWeb.com site will stay open on your computer.
The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to
www.AtlantaProPercussion.com
... "the bricks behind the clicks!"
Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! We use Liquid Audio... The sound is great! The player is free! (plays Liquid Audio, mp3 and more...) And, most importantly... the artist is involved! What a concept! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist.
Surf around... take a listen... download a few great tunes... and have fun!
Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...
www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new photos, updated itinerary and more!
www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery and more!
www.ElNegro.com manyana, manyana
www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary and more!
www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's new site... interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)
www.InGotham.com Ya gotta check out these guys!
www.MarkEpstein.com ok, he's a bass player (with Johnny Winter)... but it's a great site!
www.FreeAssociationRecords.com Dave Abbruzzese's new site!
Volume 4 Issue 12 December 2000
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Welcome to the
October '00 Monthly Email Newsletter
Negro's Musings....
I am in Tijuana, Mexico for the first International Drum Festival... me, Luis Conte, Julio Figueroa, and Joey Heredia (and his band). Pam surprised me and is here! She has been in Los Angeles (there are some great shots in the photo gallery of the many drummers she has seen in the past couple weeks....).
The festival was fun! We got there in the afternoon and went to a Press Conference at the Hard Rock Cafe. Then back to the Jai Alia arena for the festival. Luis impressed us by playing both percussion (congas and timbales) AND drumkit! Then he and the promoter, Ruben Rodriguez, played together. Then Julio was supposed to play, but he was still at the hotel trying to get a taxi back to the Jai Alia (it's Mexico!) so I judged the drum contest... Wow! Some amazing talent in Tijuana!
Julio, as always, did a great clinic... then me. After my clinic, it was very special because Julio and I got to play together! To close the show, Joey's band was killin'!
After the show, we went to a local restaurant. Even though the kitchen was already closed, they took pity on us poor hungry drummers and fed us. Thank you!! Part of the Mariachi band was still there, so we played many variations of our favorite song "Lo Mataron" and a Beatles tune or 2, and then threw in some Dark Side of the Moon...
I am back to my hotel room at 5:30am... have to leave here at 6am to catch a flight in San Diego back home.... change suitcases and fly again! I am definitely going to sleep on the plane!
Just don’t stop practicing... and buy my new video!
El Negro & (the spirit of) Pam
The DrumsOnTheWeb site...
Music, Music, Music!!! That's what you'll find on the DrumsOnTheWeb.com website! Liquid Audio is upgrading their server right now, so the new sounds from Joey Heredia, Bobby Rock and Paolo Mattioli will be up in a week or so...
Don't fret! All the current music on the site is still up and ready for you to listen! Have you really had a chance to listen to ALL the music on the site from Akira Jimbo, Bill Bruford, Bernard Purdie, Billy Ward, Chuck Silverman, Dave Abbruzzese, Don Brewer, Danny Gottlieb, Gregg Gerson, Hilary Jones, Ignacio Berroa, Ian Paice, John Bergamo, Jonathan Mover, John Reily, Kalani, Matt Chamberlain, Mike Mangini, Marco Minneman, El Negro Hernandez, Marc Quinnones, Peter Erskine, Steve Smith, Tom Teasley, Zack Danzinger...
There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!
Upcoming Shows & Clinics with El Negro, Joel Rosenblatt, Danny Reyes, Steve Smith, Cyro Baptista & Beat The Donkey, Tom Teasley, Mike Smith, Young Dubliners, Groove Collective, Diana's Grove Intensive Drumsong, Paolo's Full Moon Rhythm Journey Drum & Dance Event, RhythMix, Ta Ke Ti Na workshop, Los Pleneros de la 21 & Los Pleneros del Severo concert, WOMEX Worldwide Music Expo, Drummers w/ Disabilities Workshop, Journees de la Percussion, Montreal Drum Fest, PASIC, and lots more....
Artist News & Updates from Walfredo Reyes Jr, Ralph Humphrey, Tommy Igoe, Joey Heredia, Dave Abbruzzese, Tre Balfour...
Get all the details in the Artist Forum!
On-going Drum Circles have been updated... Check out the Drum Key!
Over 100 new photos in the photo gallery! (Joey Heredia, Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire), Dennis Chambers, Francisco Aguabella, Julio Figueroa, Airto Moreira, Jota Morelli, Luis Conte, Jimmy Brantley, Gregg Bissonette, Bobby Rock, Lenny Castro, Abe Laboriel Jr, John Bergamo & Hands On'semble, Paolo Mattioli, Simon Phillips, El Negro...)
Coming next month.... Manufacturer's News Area! Find out about all the great drum & percussion products from around the world!
The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"
Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! We use Liquid Audio... The sound is great! The player is free! (plays Liquid Audio, mp3 and more...) And, most importantly... the artist is involved! What a concept! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist.
Surf around... take a listen... download a few great tunes... and have fun!
Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...
www.WalfredoReyesJr.com updated itinerary and more!
www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery and more!
www.ElNegro.com updated itinerary and more!
www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary and more!
www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's new site... interviews, books for sale and more!
www.InGotham.com Ya gotta check out these guys!
www.MarkEpstein.com ok, he's a bass player (with Johnny Winter)... but it's a great site!
www.FreeAssociationRecords.com Dave Abbruzzese's new site!
Volume 4 Issue 10 October 2000
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Welcome to the
September '00 Monthly Email Newsletter
Negro's Musings....
It's have been so busy, it's hard to remember all the amazing things I've been doing lately! I saw Efrain Toro twice... at Berklee & Kosa. It was great to be able to be a part of his classes and see such a master! (Note from Pam.... Efrain is currently seeking a teaching position at the college level. Wherever he lands... you should definitely seek him out!)
The last concert at Berklee was with Srinivas & Global Rhythms... an ensemble of tablas, mrdangan (the indian instrument that Trichy plays) and kanjiras. Then Efrain & I sat in with Global Rhythms and it was a real world experience! I played drumset and Efrain played cajon.
Summer NAMM (I call it Summer JAMM) was a good surprise because it's alot bigger than what I thought. We had the chance to celebrate our buddy, Mike Farris' birthday with the Pearl Percussion extravaganza! Glen Caruba, Archie Pena, myself, Lalo Davila & Zoro (as guest). We were witnesses of the incredible talent of 12 year old Mike D'Angelo. After he played... nobody else wanted to play! (I wish I were 12 again!)
Kosa was as always a big drummer's hang... and for me, very special because I got my lessons! (being with Efrain... and I played a duet concert with Giovanni Hidalgo)
Been out with a million people... as a matter of fact, I'm packing my bags now to fly in a few hours to Israel! Wish me luck!
Just don’t stop practicing... and buy my new video!
El Negro & (the spirit of) Pam
From Chuck Silverman....
Study Drums and Music in Cuba
Exciting and Invigorating Two Week Courses in Cuba
Study Percussion and Drum Set in Havana and Matanzas, Cuba
A Two Week, Forty Hour Study Course designed to cover Basic Rhythms of Afro Cuban Folklore and Popular Cuban Music Styles
Feel the Rhythm**Live the Rhythm
for more information write to Chuck Silverman at cubastudy@chucksilverman.com and visit http://www.chucksilverman.com/ena.html
Two Week Tour of Cuba - dates to be announced
Focusing on the Music of Cuba
This Two Week trip takes you from La Habana to Santiago de Cuba, with at least three cities in between. The focus is on listening to and learning from the different people that make music in this beautiful country.
Please do write to me at cubastudy@chucksilverman.com for more information.
Chuck Silverman
Musician/Author/Educator/Producer
http://chucksilverman.com
mailto:chuck@chucksilverman.com
The DrumsOnTheWeb site...
Music, Music, Music!!! That's what you'll find on the DrumsOnTheWeb.com website! New sounds on the site from Steve Smith, Dave Abbruzzese, and Chuck Silverman!
There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!
Upcoming Shows & Clinics with El Negro, Joel Rosenblatt, Danny Reyes, Frank Colon, Tom Teasley, Groove Collective, Young Dubliners, Hilary Jones, RhythMix, Mamady Keita's Annual Workshop Tour 2000, Singapore PAS Day of Percussion and more... (Don't miss Nashville Percussion Institute & Johnny Rabb's "World's Fastest Drummer" Guinness World Record on VH1 Record Breakers on 9/21!)
Artist News & Updates from Joel Taylor, Simone White, Terry Santiel, Lou Stavris, Ted Parsons, Pat Mastellato, Efrain Toro, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Boo McAfee, and Steve Smith...
Get all the details in the Artist Forum!
On-going Drum Circles have been updated... Check out the Drum Key!
The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"
Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! We use Liquid Audio... The sound is great! The player is free! (plays Liquid Audio, mp3 and more...) And, most importantly... the artist is involved! What a concept! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist.
Surf around... take a listen... download a few great tunes... and have fun!
Pam & (the spirit of) El Negro
Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...
www.WalfredoReyesJr.com updated itinerary and more!
www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery and more!
www.ElNegro.com updated itinerary and more!
www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary and more!
www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's new site... interviews, books for sale and more!
www.InGotham.com Ya gotta check out these guys!
www.MarkEpstein.com ok, he's a bass player (with Johnny Winter)... but it's a great site!
www.FreeAssociationRecords.com Dave Abbruzzese's new site!
Volume 4 Issue 9 September 2000
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Welcome to the
July '00 Monthly Email Newsletter
Music, Music, Music!!! That's what you'll find on the DrumsOnTheWeb.com website! Backstage recordings from the Modern Drummer Festival (Akira Jimbo, Bill Bruford, Bernard Purdie, Bill Ward, Don Brewer, Hilary Jones, Ignacio Berroa, Ian Paice, John Reily, Matt Chamberlain, Mike Mangini, Marco Minneman, Negro Hernandez, Marc Quinones, Steve Smith, Zack Danzinger...) Side projects and solo stuff from Danny Gottlieb, Gregg Gerson, John Bergamo, Jonathan Mover, Kalani, Peter Erskine, Tom Teasley, and more....
There's LOTS of fun stuff going on! Artist News & Happenings, Photos, Great festivals, clinics, and shows coming up... Get all the details in the Artist Forum!
On-going Drum Circles have been updated... Check out the Drum Key!
The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"
Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! When El Negro & I first decided to begin this DrumsOnTheWeb.com project, we wanted an outlet for drummer's music. You know... the side projects, the solo projects... the fun stuff!
At the time, though, the technology just wasn't here.... yet. So, we worked with Atlanta Pro Percussion (a HUGE drumshop just outside of Atlanta, GA) to bring you the best drums and percussion from around the world. Don't worry... the drumshop is still here! Check out the Drum Key area... just for drummers & percussionists!
Real audio and mp3 came about, but these just weren't up to our extremely high standards. Then we found (drum roll please....) Liquid Audio! The sound is great! The player is free! And, most importantly... the artist is involved! What a concept! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist.
Surf around... take a listen... download a few great tunes... and have fun!
Pam & (the spirit of) El Negro
Negro's Musings....
I just finished this movie... the movie's gonna be called Latino Jazz and it's directed by Oscar winner Fernando Truebas w/ Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Big Band and w/ Michel Camillo. Live playing... I'm an actor now! (a very bad one, though! Fortunately, no speaking parts)
Getting ready to go out w/ Pattituchi on tour cause his record just came out... Doing a million records! Somebody told me that I should feel like the Latino Steve Gadd (and that was always my dream, by the way).
Finished the second Deep Rumba lp w/ Robby Ameen, Gio, Richie Flores, Pauli Mejias!
Another record w/ Mike Mossman, one w/ Juan Pablo Torres, and then another record w/ Sergio George. One more w/ Johnny Ray, then started the movie...
Then the Berklee World Fest (more on that later...) and finishing my studio! I'm tired!
Just don’t stop practicing... and see you soon.
El Negro & (the spirit of) Pam
Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...
www.WalfredoReyesJr.com updated itinerary and more!
www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery and more!
www.ElNegro.com manyana, manyana...
www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary and more!
www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's new site... interviews, books for sale and more!
www.In-Gotham.com Ya gotta check out these guys!
www.MarkEpstein.com ok, he's a bass player (with Johnny Winter)... but it's a great site!
www.FreeAssociationRecords.com Coming soon... Dave Abbruzzese's new site!
Volume 4 Issue 7 July 2000
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Welcome to the
January '00 Monthly Email Newsletter
Negro's Musings....
Hi.... El Negro here! Spent New Year's Eve in San Francisco w/ Steve Turre & Sanctified Shells (Pharoh Sanders, (legendary sax player) John Faddis (leader & conductor of Carnegie Hall Jazz Band))… and had the lifetime opportunity to share the stage welcoming the millenium with one of the percussionists I admire most… my brother Giovanni! So the millenium came with plenty of good music and special friends,
Then off to Japan w/ Kip Hanrahan, Deep Rumba... 2 drummers (me & Robby Ameen); 2 conga players (Richie Flores & Paoli Mejias (from Eddie Palmieri’s band)); now converted movie star from Buena Vista Social Club... Amadito Valdes on timbales; Andy Gonzales, bass; Charles Neville (from Neville Bros) on sax; and 2 Cuban chick singers. Great Band!
We played the Blue Note and the Japanese didn’t know if we were geniuses or totally out of our minds! Was a jam every single night... Tommy Campbell was there. (Tommy is sort of the jazz king of Tokyo right now… playing w/ everybody and doing great!) The Chili Peppers were playing Bokan – biggest arena in Tokyo - and somebody told Chad that we were playing. Chad came in the middle of a set while we were already playing… my back was to the public, and he started tickling me! It was out…. Was the most fun trip I ever had in my life!
Chad Smith jammed every night. Because we had 2 drummers, we had an extra set. One night, the Chili Peppers played in Yokohama (3 hrs away) and he took a car to come play with us!
The whole week in Tokyo was killin; 2 sold out shows every nite! Only sad part were the 14 hours on the plane to get there & come back home. But that’s life. Just drink alot........... of water! :-)
I have a few sessions and gigs... then off to NAMM!
Just don’t stop practicing... and see you soon.
El Negro & (the spirit of) Pam
DrumsOnTheWeb.com website new stuff this month...
There's LOTS of fun stuff going on! Great festivals, clinics, and shows coming up...
Steve Houghton, Georgia Bandmasters Convention and more; El Negro w/ Michel Camilo; Tommy Campbell at the Jazz Bakery; Craig Harris Ensemble, peforming the music of Sun Ra; Ernie Durawa, Drum Workshop; Olu Dara's blues based Okra Orchestra; Drummers of West Africa; Doudou N'Diaye Rose & the Drummers of West Africa... and more
Concert dates for Joel Rosenblatt w/ Spyro Gyra; Ernie Durawa w/ Texas Tornados & Lee Roy Parnell; Young Dubliners; Groove Collective... and more
Get all the details on these and LOTS more in the Upcoming Shows & Clinics page!
Artist News & Happenings from Janelle Burdell, Alex Alexander, Terry Santiel, Danny Reyes, Bernard Purdie, Bobby Graham, Jorge Bermudez, Sean O'Rourke, Steve Reid, John Favicchia, & Rob and Paul and Hudson Music... in the Artist News & Happenings
On-going Drum Circles have been updated... If we've missed yours, just email the details.
On-line now... LOTS of new photos!!
Tell us what you want to see... and get FREE pair of Drumsticks with your next order! Just fill out the on-line survey. The On-line Drum Shop has new products and photos... more added regularly, so bookmark and check back often!
And be sure to check the Internet Specials & Blowouts... cymbals, drumkits and more at more than 50% off list! Great Deals on Toca congas, bongos, timbales, and more!
Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...
www.WalfredoReyesJr.com updated itinerary and more!
www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery and more!
www.ElNegro.com manyana, manyana...
www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary and more!
www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's new site... interviews, books for sale and more!
www.In-Gotham.com Ya gotta check out these guys!
www.MarkEpstein.com ok, he's a bass player (with Johnny Winter)... but it's a great site!
www.FreeAssociationRecords.com Coming soon... Dave Abbruzzese's new site!
Volume 4 Issue 1 Jan 2000
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