Negro's Musings....

New El Negro and Robby at the Third World War cd is now on the www.elnegro.com site! Sound Clips and more...

Happy Holidays!

Negro

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The DrumsOnTheWeb site...

Tony Verderosa aka VFX Drum 'n' Bass/Techno Contest! Your chance to win:

a Sabian/Tony Verderosa Signature Series Cymbal
Tony Verderosa Videos (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Tony Verderosa Techno/Drum 'n Bass Books (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Promark Tony Verderosa Techno Sticks
Tony Verderosa/VFX Solo CD's
Tony Verderosa/VFX Sampling CD's (www.PocketFuel.com)

Drum'n Bass... Nu-Skool... start gettin' your techo grooves together! You'll need 'em for this contest!

Better get your music in the mail... CD's must be received in NYC no later than December 31, 2002!

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New! Contests from Hudson Music & Warner Bros!

Karl Perazzo & Raul Rekow Trivia Contest... your chance to win the Supernatural Rhythm & Grooves dvd from Warner Bros!

Hudson Music dvd Sampler Trivia Contest...

Well... it's not the complete collection, but here's your chance to win the new Hudson Music dvd Sampler!

Almost An Hour Long and has segments from their dvd's... including the new Steve Smith dvd and the unreleased / upcoming John Blackwell dvd!

Go to the contest page to enter these great contests!

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Music, Videos, Music!!! Great music from your favorite drummers and percussionists... Akira Jimbo, Alessandra Belloni, Arthur Hull, Bernard Purdie, Bill Bruford, Billy Cobham, Billy Ward, Bobby Rock, Brad Dutz, Carmine Appice, Christine Stevens, Chuck Silverman, Danny Gottlieb, Danny Reyes, Dave Abbruzzese, Dave Weckl, Don Brewer, Ed Shaughnessy, El Negro Hernandez, Furio Chirico, Giovanni Hidalgo, Graham Hawthorne, Gregg Gerson, Herman Matthews, Hilary Jones, Ian Paice, Ignacio Berroa, Jerry Steinholtz, Jim Chapin, Jim Payne, Jimmy DeGrasso, Joey Heredia, John Bergamo & Hands On'semble, John Reily, Jonathan Mover, Kalani, Kevin Ricard, Kim Atkinson, Layne Redmond, Leon Mobley, Marco Minneman, Matt Chamberlain, Mike Botts, Mike Mangini, Paolo Mattioli, Peter Erskine, Rayford Griffin, Richie Garcia, Rick Marotta, Ricky Sebastian, Steve Luongo, Steve Smith, Tal Bergman, Terry Silverlight, Thomas Lang, Tom Teasley, Tommy Igoe, Tony Braungel, Walfredo Reyes Sr, Walfreo Reyes Jr, Zack Danzinger...

DrumsOnTheWeb.com & Tower Records bring you even more great music! Don Alias, Ray Armando, John Arnold, Louis Bellson, Ed Blackwell, Art Blakey, Cecil Brooks III, Kenny Clarke, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Drums Of Bora Bora Of Tahiti, Peter Erskine, Gene Estes, Snooks Friedman, Steve Gadd, Jeff Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Louis Hayes, Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa, Shelly Manne, Babtunde Olatunji, Buddy Rich, Emil Richards, Max Roach, Scottish Pipes & Drums, Brian Slawson, Warren Smith, The Bagpipes & Drums Of Scotland, Dave Weckl, Tony Williams, Sam Woodyard...

There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!

Upcoming Shows, Festivals & Clinics with Paul Wertico, Zoro, Billy Cobham, Chad Smith, Martin Verdonk, Cyro Baptista, Paul Crosby, Nick Petrella, Rich Mangicaro & Steve Jacobs, Billy Martin, BB Borden, Bernard Purdie, Vinnie Colaiuta & friends, The Kevyn Lettau Group, Airto Moriera, Luis Conte, Mike Shapiro, Greg Bissonette, Richie Gajete Garcia, Meghan Finn, Walfredo Reyes Sr, Jorge Bermudez, Raul Pineda, Jimmy Haslip, Danny Reyes, Joe Porcaro, Steve Fister Group, Ralph Humphrey, Ron Powell & CG Ryche, Alan Cornett, Mike & Ronnie Gutierrez, Susanne Morissette, Debra Dobkin, Trieana Moon w/ her International Band, The High Spirit dancers, The Y-Spirit Drummers, Dave Weckl, Bruce Rutherford, El Negro, Layne Redmond, Tommy Brunjes, The Hip Pickles, Dede Sampaio, Mike McIntosh, Jay Webb, Eric Kitchenman, Neil Larrivee, Jimmy Finnie, Jim Thistle, Jeremy Baugh, Mat Britain, John Crabiel, Britain/Moore Duo, Kris Kohls, David Garfield, Gregg Bissonette,Vinnie Colaiuta, John Peña, Lenny Castro, Jason Scheff, Rosemary Butler, Glen Hughes, Pauline Wilson, Larry Williams, Ken Wild, John "JR" Robinson, Paul Jackson Jr., Fred Begun, Larry Snider, Bobby Sanabria, Tom Teasley...

African Drumming Workshops, Nansedy Kieta, Sayon Camara, & Chicago Djembe Project, Jim Donovan's Rhythm & Drumming Workshop, International Drummer Meetup Day, African Drum & Dance Retreat, 3rd Annual Musical Night in Africa, Trap/Club Aspire Benefit, Intermediate to advanced Bendir & Tar Workshop w/ Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes, Indiana Percussion Association's Day of Percussion, Carlos Vega Memorial Birthday Concert, Folkloric Drum & Dance Classes...

Artist News & Updates with Walfredo Reyes Jr, Roger Squitero, Tommy Campbell, Simon Phillips, Vince Wilburn...

Lots of NEW photos in the photo gallery... Bob Breithaupt Master Class at Drummers Collective, Rob Bland w/ Bobby Blue Bland at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Mike Smith... The NFL Show, Jose Rossy's home studio, Pam & the new Juvenile Delinquent bike do The Love Ride... w/ Jefferson Starship, Mick Fleetwood, Sheila E, & Jim Bogios, BB Borden, Wally Gator Watson & Lionel Hampton...

NEW! Drummers Centerfold w/ Steve Smith!

On-going Drum Circles have been updated.

Your Drum Music

Your Drums Photo Gallery... new photos!

Manufacturer's & Industry News Area updates from Hudson Music, KOTZ Custom Built Percussion (25% discount specially for DrumsOnTheWeb.com viewers!), LP, MRP, Tama, Tiger Bill, Venice Beach Drumcircle, VH1, Vic Firth, Warner Bros...

Updated Links!

The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"

Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist.

Surf around... listen to a few great tunes... and have fun!

Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...

www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new Wally's Learning Center, new photos, updated itinerary and more!

www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery, and more!

www.ElNegro.com all the info on my new book "Conversations In Clave", my video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000", and the my cds - with Giovanni Hidalgo "Traveling Through Time " & with Robby Ameen "El Negro and Robby at the Third World War"

www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's site... new NYC teaching studio open! music downloads, interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)

www.LeonMobley.com Photo gallery, itinerary, and more!

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!

www.DianeLotny.com amazing funk & blues singer... ya gotta check her out!

Volume 6 Issue 12 December 2002
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Negro's Musings....

Happy Happy Halloween, People! It's been awhile, but we're back!

Very proud to finally have our own band happening. We were in Japan at the very end of July for a week & a half, playing, I think was 3 shows, as an opening band for our good friend Chie Ayado... and we played the first 2 concerts for 5000 people and the last for 17,000! So now we are sort of a rock 'n roll band (ha ha ha).

Then I went back to New York for 2 days and flew to England for my first UK Tour. I would love to thank Mike Dolbear and Louise King... I had a great time! Also playing the Rhythm Course in the beautiful town of Bath...

And from there I continued a few dates with Jack Bruce in England and Germany... then we went back to England to record with Jack. Congratulations to the British for having these countryside recording studios where bands become family!

Then Spain to do all the filming for The Virtual Drummer School that is gonna be very soon... so if you guys want to have lessons, please just click on www.virtualdrummerschool.com

From Spain, I went to Paris to play a concert at the Cita De La Musique with Joachim Kuhn (featuring Charnett Mofett on bass). Then back home where we performed with our band (me and Robby Ameen) for the first time at The Knitting Factory and it was such a great experience where we had the chance to introduce our band to our friends for the first time!

Then on September 20, I played at the Chicago World Music Festival with a very funky and friendly band named Yerba Buena. Then the morning after I took a plane back to New York to play at Battery Park with Michel Camillo as part of the New York JVC Jazz Festival.

Next we went to Japan for 3 weeks... we played in Tokyo, Fukuoka & Osaka. Then I went to Yokohama to play with the Tokyo Zawinul Bach (the Japanese electronic band I told you about before).

Back to New York... studio time! for Jack Bruce's new album. Having to interrupt the recording to go to funky New Orleans with Michel Camillo for 1 performance at Loyola University... Great crowd! Great audience!

And then back to New York to play 2 nights with Jack Bruce at BB King's. Then a plane to Santo Domingo for a celebration of the movie "Calle 54"... four days with my buddy Giovanni Hidalgo and 1 day at home... then a beautiful clinic at Portland Music.

Then to San Francisco Jazz Festival... and now I'm back to Portland for 2 more clinics in different states! 1 in Idaho (Music Machine, Kennewick, WA) and 1 in Washington (Keeney Bros Music, Moscow, ID).

For now guys... I'll be in touch. And by the way... this is probably the biggest honor I've ever had! To be able to play a concert with my idols at the 25th Anniversary of Drummer's Collective - which I consider the best and only drum school in the biggest city in the world! (So I'm sorry Pam... for you now live in LA.)

I hope to see you there!

Negro

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Tony Verderosa aka VFX Drum 'n' Bass/Techno Contest! Your chance to win:

a Sabian/Tony Verderosa Signature Series Cymbal
Tony Verderosa Videos (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Tony Verderosa Techno/Drum 'n Bass Books (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Promark Tony Verderosa Techno Sticks
Tony Verderosa/VFX Solo CD's
Tony Verderosa/VFX Sampling CD's (www.PocketFuel.com)

Drum'n Bass... Nu-Skool... start gettin' your techo grooves together! You'll need 'em for this contest!

Go to the contest page to enter these great contests!

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New! Contests for free stuff... coming soon from Hudson Music & Warner Bros!

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Music, Videos, Music!!!

Great music from your favorite drummers and percussionists...

DrumsOnTheWeb.com & Tower Records bring you even more great music!

There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!

Upcoming Shows, Festivals & Clinics with Dom Famularo, Will Calhoun, El Negro Hernandez, Gustavo Ovalles, Javier Campos, Miguel Rios Morales, Evelyn Glennie, Jota Morelli, D’Arcy Philip Gray, Chad Smith, Zoro, Tom Teasley, Hilary Jones, Dennis Chambers, Jason Bowld, Bill Cahn, Steve Smith, Zakir Hussain, Paul Wertico, Matt Savage, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Marco Minnemann, Tony Royster Jr, Rayford Griffin, Paul DeLong, Rick Gratton, Thomas Lang, Paul Brochu, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Omar Hakim, Virtual Max, Joe Morello, Paul Brochu, Tobias Ralph, Carl Palmer, Bernard Purdie, Wilson Laurencin, Bobby Sanabria, Alan White, David Garibaldi, Billy Cobham, Michael Spiro, Mike Mangini, Ralph Peterson, Joel Rosenblatt, Ben Gillies, Jojo Mayer, BB Borden, Glen Velez, Billy Ward, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl

International Drumset Competition for Students, Euro PAS, Havana Drum Festival Trip, Rhythm Journey Retreat w/ Paulo Mattioli, 10th Montreal Drum Fest, Advanced Percussion, Arranging and Song Writing, PASIC 2002 International Drum & Percussion Expo, Bodhran & Harmonic Overtone Singing, Remo/Guitar Center Clinic Tour, Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary

Artist News & Updates with The Rhythm Arts Project, Rick Latham, BB Borden, Lionel Hampton, Steve Smith, Cougar Estrada, Mike Smith, Sean O'Rourke, Baba Olatunji

Lots of NEW photos in the photo gallery... Dave Weckl at The Bottom Line, Summer NAMM 2002, more... We Get Mail! (Alun Harries kicks off El Negro's London drum clinic, Jim Greiner's recent clinic tour, Julio Figueroa's Workshop in Brazil, & Tony Coleman with BB King & Willie Nelson)

On-going Drum Circles have been updated.

Your Drum Music

Your Drums Photo Gallery... new photos!

Manufacturer's & Industry News Area from Hudson Music, Evans Drumheads, DRUM! Magazine, Warner Bros, Wind-up Records, Vic Firth, Cape Breton Drum Festival, TempoRef, Rick Latham, Regal Tip, Puresound, Rattling Drumsticks, Mountain Rhythm, KoSA, DW Drum Workshop, Sabian, Montreal Drum Fest, Drummers Collective, Sam Rodriguez, California Percussion Rental...

Updated Links!

The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"

Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist.

Surf around... listen to a few great tunes... and have fun!

Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...

www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new Wally's Learning Center, new photos, updated itinerary and more!

www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery, and more!

www.ElNegro.com all the info on my new book "Conversations In Clave", my video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000", and the new cd with Giovanni Hidalgo "Traveling Through Time"

www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's site... new NYC teaching studio open!
music downloads, interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)

www.LeonMobley.com Photo gallery, itinerary, and more!

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!

www.DianeLotny.com amazing funk & blues singer... ya gotta check her out!

Volume 6 Issue 11 November 2002
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Negro's Musings....

Just get ready for this one! Fasten your seatbelt...

The May trip started in La La land playing at Catalina for a week with Michel Camillo. What a great time! I was surprised... and I'd like to thank all my pals that came out! Kevin Ricard, Joey Heredia, Julio Figueroa, Harvey Mason, Gregg Bissonette, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Richie "Gajate" Garcia, Coky Garcia, Fausto Cuevas, Jimmy Branley, Francisco Aguabella, Toss Panos, Aaron Saferti... and then not to mention our music friends keyboardist John Beasley, guitarist Lee Ritenour and Neal Stubbinghouse... What a wonderful week... thank you, guys!

Then we departed to the Cancun Jazz Festival in Mexico where we enjoyed some swimming pools, margaritas, and good drumming with my home fellas Julio Barreto & Francisco Mela.

So from Mexico to Atlanta - to the Atlanta Jazz Fest... free Jazz Fest for 20,000 people!

Then I was missing too much the food & margaritas so I returned to the Caribbean! This time to Puerto Rico to play the closing concert at the Heineken Jazz Festival, also with Michel Camillo's trio... and a special appearance by Giovanni Hidalgo & David Sanchez. This year's festival was dedicated to a legendary Cuban percussionist Carlos "Patato" Valdez.

Then I had the chance to hang out for 4 days with maestro Steve Berrio & Jota Morrelli from Al Jarreau's band.

I was supposed to go to Cuba for 2 days to join the KOSA Percussion Festival... but I had visa problems (nothing new!), so instead I traveled to Berlin for a wonderful concert with pianist Uli Lenz (just piano & drums!).

After 3 days home, I went to Texas for 2 clinics at Hermes Music. In McAllen, Texas... that was like a concert... 600 people! And a smaller one in San Antonio. (Hello, Bone!)

On June 16, I had the pleasure to join my friend Paul Fredrick for the 7-clinic tour through Canada... thank you Canada! What a great sounding place! Then I went back to Atlanta for 1 show with Michel Camillo at the Civic Center... and from there to Boston to celebrate my 9th year in a row at The Berklee World Percussion Fest. What can I say... that's just like being home! Hangin' with Giovanni, Egui Castrillo, John Ramsey, Steve Smith, Richi Sankaras, Glen Velez, Jamey Haddad... I was teaching the Berklee class during the day and playing at Sculler's at night with Michel Camillo.

So I took off from the 1st to the 3rd... and on the 4th, Michel Camillo's "Triangulo" European tour started. And nowhere better than in Spain, where we played 2 concerts and taught master classes in Madrid & Barcelona. We also played at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland, and the Arhus Festival in Denmark... where something great happened to me! It was having my lifetime hero, Mr. Steve Gadd, sitting right behind me for the whole concert... I was so humbled when he asked me if I didn't mind that he sit backstage right behind me... that was once in a lifetime!

So from Denmark, we went to Perugia, Italy to the Umbria Jazz Festival... and too many things happened in this day. I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Lenny White watching our concert from backstage! We went from the airport to the stage... no shower! And to make it a little better... we lost all our bags! Including my cymbals and my trap case with all my pedals and bells!!

So from Italy (with no bags at all... check-in at the airport was much quicker!) I went to Japan for my first official engagement as a bandleader. Guys... wait til you see the package of El Negro & Robby & The Third World War cd! And wait til you hear the music!! It's coming out in Japan on August 21st, so we hope we'll be in the states by September. It'll all be up on my website soon...

So we went to Japan with our own band for the 1st time and we had John Beasley on keyboards, Carlos del Puerto Jr on bass, Yosvani Terry on sax, Jesus Diaz on percussion & vocals, and Robby & myself on drums. We did beautiful concerts first as our group, and then accompanying Japanese singer Chie Ayado (for whom we also recorded 3 songs for her next record). It was a very successful trip... we'll be back in Japan in December to do our 2nd record.

But in the meantime, look for El Negro & Robby & The Third World War! It's killin'!

Negro

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The DrumsOnTheWeb site...

NEW! contest - Your chance to win the new Classic Jazz Drummers DVD (brought to you by the great folks at Hudson Music!)

"Jazz history buffs will strike buried treasure with the follow-up to Classic Drum Solos and Battles. The focus here is on drummers in their band settings...The sight of Baby Dodds behind the kit brings a founding father to life from the history pages. Quite a buzz. Ken Burns, eat your heart out."
— Jeff Potter Aug 2001 Modern Drummer

Highlights include films of the legendary Sid Catlett with Louis Armstrong, Ray Bauduc with Jack Teagarden, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich with their own orchestras, Gus Johnson with the rarely-heard Count Basie small group, Joe Harris with the pioneering Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, Panama Francis with Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, never-before-seen solo footage of Philly Joe Jones, Stan Levey with a small group, the groundbreaking bop of Kenny Clarke and many others. A certifiable find: The only existing film of that influential New Orleans pioneer, the one and only Warren “Baby” Dodds. Classic Jazz Drummers presents six decades of legendary drummers soloing and battling, but above all fulfilling their most important role: driving the band.

Tony Verderosa aka VFX Drum 'n' Bass/Techno Contest! Your chance to win:

a Sabian/Tony Verderosa Signature Series Cymbal
Tony Verderosa Videos (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Tony Verderosa Techno/Drum 'n Bass Books (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Promark Tony Verderosa Techno Sticks
Tony Verderosa/VFX Solo CD's
Tony Verderosa/VFX Sampling CD's (www.PocketFuel.com)

Drum'n Bass... Nu-Skool... start gettin' your techo grooves together! You'll need 'em for this contest!

Go to the contest page to enter these great contests!

Music, Videos, Music!!! NEW! music from Modern Drummer Festival 2002... Furio Chirico, Billy Cobham, Jimmy DeGrasso, Tommy Igoe, Thomas Lang, Rick Marotta, Daniel de Los Reyes, Walfredo Reyes Sr, Walfreo Reyes Jr... more coming soon!

Great music from your favorite drummers and percussionists... Akira Jimbo, Alessandra Belloni, Arthur Hull, Bernard Purdie, Bill Bruford, Billy Ward, Bobby Rock, Brad Dutz, Carmine Appice, Christine Stevens, Chuck Silverman, Danny Gottlieb, Danny Reyes, Dave Abbruzzese, Dave Weckl, Don Brewer, Ed Shaughnessy, El Negro Hernandez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Graham Hawthorne, Gregg Gerson, Herman Matthews, Hilary Jones, Ian Paice, Ignacio Berroa, Jerry Steinholtz, Jim Chapin, Jim Payne, Joey Heredia, John Bergamo & Hands On'semble, John Reily, Jonathan Mover, Kalani, Kevin Ricard, Kim Atkinson, Layne Redmond, Leon Mobley, Marco Minneman, Matt Chamberlain, Mike Botts, Mike Mangini, Paolo Mattioli, Peter Erskine, Rayford Griffin, Richie Garcia, Ricky Sebastian, Steve Luongo, Steve Smith, Tal Bergman, Terry Silverlight, Tom Teasley, Tony Braungel, Zack Danzinger...

DrumsOnTheWeb.com & Tower Records bring you more great music!

There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!

Upcoming Shows, Festivals & Clinics with Steve Houghton, Ricky Sebastian, Joel Rosenblatt, Carl Allen, Mickey Hart, Herman Matthews, Daniel de los Reyes, Rikki Rockett, Scott Breadman, John Lewis, Bernard Purdie, Scott Phillips, Sheila E, El Negro, Rod Bland, JD Blair, Tony Verderosa, Cyro Baptista, Billy Martin, Carmine Appice, Paul Wertico, Jota Morelli, Evelyn Glennie, Doane Perry, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Vicki Randle, Ralph Irizarry, Tom Teasley, Alessandra Belloni, Tommy Campbell, Alex Acuna, Dom Famularo...

Creating Your Own Rhythmic Compositions for Frame Drum - intensive workshop retreat w/ Layne Redmond & Tommy Brunjes, Tribal Quest Northwest, Manhattan Vibes, Arthur Hull's Facilitators Mentor Forum, Bones Fest VI, Annual Lark in the Morning Music Celebration w/ Kim Atkinson, Inanna - Sisters In Rhythm, Eitetsu Hayashi & Taikoz (Taiko), Bahia Folklorica: Roots of Brazilian Dance & Music, Songs Of The Spirit Concert & Open Drum Circle, Mahiri Keita Djembe Workshops, Brad Dutz - Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble, Arthur Hull's Facilitators Playshop, Kosa 2002 International Percussion Workshop & Festival, Tuning The Heart Retreat, Repercussions - Dana's Annual Drum Fest, DounDounba Dungeon Weekend w/ Michael Markus, Greater Milwaukee Drum Expo 2002, 27th Michigan Womyn's Music Festival w/ Vicki Randle, Firedance 2002, San Diego Community Drum Circle, Alessandra Belloni - Rhythm Is The Cure - 2nd Annual Healing Dance And Percussion Workshop, M. Lamine Dibo Camara drum workshop, Yankadi-Macrou: A Summer West African Drum & Dance Celebration, Catskill Mountain Womyn's World Drum & Percussion Happen'n 2002, Full Moon Drum Circle, Annual California Brazil Summer Camp w/ Kim Atkinson, Drum Camp California 2002, Bumbershoot 2002...

Artist News & Updates with Carmine Appice, Robby Ameen, Billy Ashbaugh, Frank Bellucci & John Blackwell, Zack Danzinger, Dennis DeLucia, Anton Fig, Joe Franco, & Danny Gottlieb, Tommy Igoe, Thomas Lang, Aldo Mazza (KOSA), Joe Morello, & Jim Payne, Shawn Pelton, Ron Thaler, Daniel de Los Reyes, Walfredo Reyes Sr, & Billy Ward...

Lots of NEW photos in the photo gallery... It Ain't easy Monday night clinics in New York... Deantoni Parks & Poogie Bell, Modern Drummer Festival 2002...

On-going Drum Circles have been updated.

Your Drum Music

Your Drums Photo Gallery... new photos!

Manufacturer's & Industry News Area updates from Hudson Music, Warner Bros, MRP Custom Drums, Kotz Handbuilt Drums & Percussion, Ayotte Drums, California Percussion, Club Drum, RB Percussion Inc, Modern Drummer, Wind-up Records, Vic Firth, Zildjian...

Updated Links!

The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"

Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist. Surf around... listen to a few great tunes... and have fun!

Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...

www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new Wally's Learning Center, new photos, updated itinerary and more!

www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery, and more!

www.ElNegro.com all the info on my new book "Conversations In Clave", my video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000", and the new cd with Giovanni Hidalgo "Traveling Through Time"

www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's site... new NYC teaching studio open!
music downloads, interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)

www.LeonMobley.com Photo gallery, itinerary, and more!

www.RayfordGriffin.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

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!

www.DianeLotny.com amazing funk & blues singer... ya gotta check her out!

Volume 6 Issue 8 August 2002
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Negro's Musings....

Hi everybody!

What a crazy few months these have been! On March 22, I departed to Verona, Italy to be a part of the Sound Expo 2002 where I had a great time playing 5 shows... just bass & drums with the one and only Daryl Jones! What a great time with such a great bass player! Then from the 25th - 28th, I did my first solo record... with a quartet that I named Italuba. It came out a wonderful, wonderful record that soon is going to be in the process of mixing. From there, I went to France with virtuoso piano player Joachim Kuhn and bass player Scott Colley for 2 sold-out shows in Paris & Nines.

Then from Paris, I flew to Japan to meet Jack Bruce and play for a week at 2 Blue Note Jazz clubs in Japan. Then from Japan, I went back home... straight into the studio to finish mixing the record with Robby Ameen (which is complete!) at the 3rd World War. It is a record where we have a million guests and will be first out in Japan in July. Coming to my website soon after that...

Then after the success of Michel Camillo's new record called "Triangulo", his world tour started in Monte Carlo, Monaco... what a beautiful place!

I came back home and did a clinic at The University Center for The Arts in Philadelphia as part of their Day Of Percussion.

On April 30, I went back with Michel to play our annual engagement in New York City... the Blue Note, of course. Then the week after, I played 4 songs at a department store in New York (that brings me back together with bass player Santi DeBriano and Brazilian piano player Elio Alves, that, believe it or not, even pays better than the most permanent jazz clubs in town!

Same week, I also reunite with my friend, piano player Arturo O'Farrill for one night at Birdland... and here I am in Salt Lake City where we will play tonite with Michel Camillo. From here we go to La La land for a week at Catalina's... and unfortunately is the same week as the Modern Drummer Fest, so I will miss a lot of my friends at home and also in LA... but you won't escape from me! I will keep going around... so I will see you soon!

Negro

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The DrumsOnTheWeb site...

NEW! contest - Your chance to win the new Classic Jazz Drummers DVD (brought to you by the great folks at Hudson Music!)

"Jazz history buffs will strike buried treasure with the follow-up to Classic Drum Solos and Battles. The focus here is on drummers in their band settings...The sight of Baby Dodds behind the kit brings a founding father to life from the history pages. Quite a buzz. Ken Burns, eat your heart out."
— Jeff Potter Aug 2001 Modern Drummer

Highlights include films of the legendary Sid Catlett with Louis Armstrong, Ray Bauduc with Jack Teagarden, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich with their own orchestras, Gus Johnson with the rarely-heard Count Basie small group, Joe Harris with the pioneering Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, Panama Francis with Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, never-before-seen solo footage of Philly Joe Jones, Stan Levey with a small group, the groundbreaking bop of Kenny Clarke and many others. A certifiable find: The only existing film of that influential New Orleans pioneer, the one and only Warren “Baby” Dodds. Classic Jazz Drummers presents six decades of legendary drummers soloing and battling, but above all fulfilling their most important role: driving the band.

NEW! contest! Your chance to win:

a Sabian/Tony Verderosa Signature Series Cymbal
Tony Verderosa Videos (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Tony Verderosa Techno/Drum 'n Bass Books (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Promark Tony Verderosa Techno Sticks
Tony Verderosa/VFX Solo CD's
Tony Verderosa/VFX Sampling CD's (www.PocketFuel.com)

Drum'n Bass... Nu-Skool... start gettin' your techno grooves together! You'll need 'em for this contest!

Go to the contest page to enter these great new contests!

Music, Videos, Music!!! click here for great music from your favorite drummers and percussionists...

DrumsOnTheWeb.com & Tower Records bring you more great music!

There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!

Upcoming Shows, Festivals & Clinics with Alex Acuna, Sola Akingbola, Carl Allen, Carmine Appice, Kenny Aronoff, Kim Atkinson, Cyro Baptista, Alessandra Belloni, Cindy Blackman, JD Blair, Rod Bland, Scott Breadman, James Brown, Will Calhoun, Tommy Campbell, Dennis Chambers, Jim Chapin, Billy Cobham, Andrew Cyrille, Liberty DeVitto, Virgil Donati, Sheila E, Evelyn Glennie, Rayford Griffin, Erik Hargrove, Norman Hassan, El Negro Hernandez, Steve Houghton, Tommy Igoe, Ralph Johnson, Tony Levin, John Lewis, Frederic Macarez, Billy Martin, Herman Matthews, Melena, Leon Mobley, Jota Morelli, Rod Morgenstein, Carl Palmer, John Paris, Doane Perry, Bernard Purdie, Vicki Randle, Daniel de los Reyes, Rikki Rockett, David Romero, Joel Rosenblatt, Terry Silverlight, Tom Teasley, Colin Woolway, Paul Wertico, Hip Pickles

TRAP Benefit, Keepers of The Rhythms Spring Renewal Gathering, West African Workshop w/ Chris Gacsi, PAS Day of Percussion, Tune Your Djembe! w/ Jeff Hanna, KoSA Cuba Drum Workshop and Festival, Duani Martins Percussion Workshop, Thirteenth Annual Earth Drum Council Weekend, Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop Weekend W/ Arthur Hull, Stepping to Euphoria: A Day of Polymeter, 9th Annual Brazilian Summer Festival 2002, Afrikan Village Dance & Drum Camp, Frame Drum Retreat on The Healing Power of Chanting and Drumming w/ Layne Redmond, Beginner Djembe Hand-drumming, Djembe Level 2 Hand-drumming, San Diego Community Drum Circle, Middle Eastern Workshop w/ Chris Gacsi, African Drum & Dance Retreat (w/ Michael Markus & Mimo Camara), Greg Giannascoli Percussion Clinic, Ethos Percussion w/ Stefon Harris, 2002 World Music Drumming Workshop, Lynn Kleiner - Early Childhood Music Workshop, Full Moon Drum Circle, Drummunity Ritual Drum Training w/ Kim Atkinson, World Percussion Festival - Berklee School Of Music, Trance Union Retreat Weekend w/ Layne Redmond

Artist News & Updates with Bill Bruford, Randy Castillo, Claudio Slon, Carmine Appice, Terry Silverlight, Jaqui MacMillan...

Lots of NEW photos in the photo gallery... Extreme Sport Drumming at the Warped Tour Kick-Off Party w/ Glen Sobel, Travis Barker, Alex Pappas, & Aaron... Carmine Appice plays jazz!... and We recently lost drumming legend Randy Castillo, so a few drummers got together to remember their friend...

On-going Drum Circles have been updated.

Your Drum Music

Your Drums Photo Gallery!

Manufacturer's & Industry News Area updates!

Updated Links!

The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"

Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist. Surf around... listen to a few great tunes... and have fun!

Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...

www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new Wally's Learning Center, new photos, updated itinerary and more!

www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery, and more!

www.ElNegro.com all the info on my new book "Conversations In Clave", my video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000", and the new cd with Giovanni Hidalgo "Traveling Through Time"

www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's site... new NYC teaching studio open! music downloads, interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)

www.LeonMobley.com Photo gallery, itinerary, and more!

www.RayfordGriffin.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

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!

www.DianeLotny.com amazing funk & blues singer... ya gotta check her out!

Volume 6 Issue 6 June 2002
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Negro's Musings....

Negro's enjoying pasta and great music in Italy... er maybe wine and great music in France... or is it toro sushi, sake & great music in Japan?!? (I'm so confused!) Details next month!

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The DrumsOnTheWeb site...

Congrats to the winners in our latest Getting Started on Drums dvd Contest (brought to you by Tommy Igoe & the great folks at Hudson Music!)

1. Jim Strunk, CO
2. Prachanda Jung Sijapati, Nepal
3. Wai Kin Khoong, KY

The next DrumsOnTheWeb.com contest starts April 15, 2002! Your chance to win:

a Sabian/Tony Verderosa Signature Series Cymbal
Tony Verderosa Videos (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Tony Verderosa Techno/Drum 'n Bass Books (Hal Leonard Publishing)
Promark Tony Verderosa Techno Sticks
Tony Verderosa/VFX Solo CD's
Tony Verderosa/VFX Sampling CD's (www.PocketFuel.com)

Drum'n Bass... Nu-Skool... start gettin' your techno grooves together! You'll need 'em for this contest!

Check the contest page starting April 15 for the full story!

Music, Videos, Music!!! New music clips from Bernard Purdie & Hilary Jones!

DrumsOnTheWeb.com & Tower Records bring you more great music! Don Alias, Ray Armando, John Arnold, Louis Bellson, Ed Blackwell, Art Blakey, Cecil Brooks III, Kenny Clarke, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Drums Of Bora Bora Of Tahiti, Peter Erskine, Gene Estes, Snooks Friedman, Steve Gadd, Jeff Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Louis Hayes, Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa, Shelly Manne, Babtunde Olatunji, Buddy Rich, Emil Richards, Max Roach, Scottish Pipes & Drums, Brian Slawson, Warren Smith, The Bagpipes & Drums Of Scotland, Dave Weckl, Tony Williams, Sam Woodyard...

There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!

Upcoming Shows, Festivals & Clinics with Steve Houghton, Steve Smith, Terry Bozzio, El Negro, Billy Hart, Nancy Zeltsman, Mark Walker, Jamey Haddad, Steve Wilkes, Larry Finn, Dave Weigert, Gary Chaffee, Yoron Israel, Ricardo Monzon, Mohamad Camara, Ernesto Diaz, Mike Mangini, Dave DiCenso, Hamid Drake, Miguel Rios Puntilla, Xavier Campos, Gustavo Ovalles, Tom Teasley, Glen Velez, Hip Pickles, Evelyn Glennie, Louie Bellson, Trilok Gurtu, Matt Darling, Joe Bergamini, Andy Harnsburger, Spirit of JSU, Luis Bennetti, Tony Royster Jr, Zoro, Greg Giannascoli, Hands On'Semble, Debra Dobkin, James Cruce, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Dom Famularo, Herman Matthews, Eddie Drayton, Frank Belluci, Joel Rosenblatt, Paul Wertico, Barry Bernstein, Chico Hamilton, Sherrie Maricle, Carl Palmer, Gregg Bissonette, Bob Bloom, Inanna, Tommy Igoe, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Frederic Macarez, Lewis Nash, Michael Lipsey, Chris Theberge, Genji Siraisi, Ralph Humphrey, Terry Longshore, M. Lamine "Dibo" Camara, Ryan M. Camara, Nene Soumah, Andy Harnsberger, Bill Patterson, Nick Petrella, Ney Rosauro, Rich Rychel, Chester Thompson, Bill Cahn, Dan Moore, Martin Verdonk, Wally Gator Watson, Lionel Hampton, David Garibaldi, Carolyn Brandy, Abdouli Diakite, Gordy Ryan, Leon Mobley, Arthur Hull, Thione Diop, Pepe Danza, Kalani, Christine Stevens, Paul Wertico, Maureen Brown, Dom Famularo, Sonny Hogan, Ethan Ardelli, Evaristo Aguilar, Bruce Aitken, Carmine Appice, Joe Bergamini, Alessandra Belloni, Scott Phillips, Ron Thaler...

Beginner Djembe Hand-drumming, Jorge Alabe drumming workshop, Samba! Percussion w/ Jeff Hanna, Community Drum Circle w/ Matt Savage, Percussion Week at Berklee 2002, Djembe Level 2 Hand-drumming, West African Drumming Classes for Children, Intermediate Djembe Weekly Workshed, Alabama Chapter of PAS Day of Percussion, Naples Drum Jam, African Drumming Workshop w/ Michael Markus & Magbana, MN Day of Percussion, Conga Workshop Series w/ Jeff Hanna, We Say Love - Baba Olatunji's 75th birthday, Community Drum Circle with Leon Mobley, Frame Drum Class w/ Glen Fittin, WGI Winterguard International, West African Drum Workshops w/ Herman Kathan, Music As A State of Wildness Workshop w/ Paul Winter, Intermediate Djembe Bi-Weekly Workshed, West African Drumming Workshop, Michael Markus: Drum and Dance workshop, Healing Drum Tour w/ Yaya Diallo, Hands On with Zig, XIII International Percussion Festival, Health Rhythms Training Program, Rhythm Journey Retreat - Celebrating the Rhythms of Life! - w/ Ninaya & Paulo Mattioli, Queens College Day of Percussion, Drum Building Workshop, San Diego Community Drum Circle, AR Day of Percussion, SOU Day of Percussion, Oklahoma Day of Percussion, Valley Day of Percussion, IN Percussion Festival, Colorado Day of Percussion, Other Voices of Percussion Ensembles w/ Jeff Hanna, Blue Ridge Mountains USA African Drum & Dance Camp, 10th Annual World Rhythm Festival, Drum Circle Facilitators Training w/ Paulo Mattioli, 20th Annual American Drum Line Association (ADLA) 2002 Championship, Drum Jam America, Cape Breton Drum Fest 2002, NJ Day of Percussion, Alessandra Belloni Hands-on Tambourine & Frame Drum Workshop, Community Drum Circle w/ Christine Stevens...

Artist News & Updates with Wally Gator Watson, Sean O'Rourke, MB Gordy, Marco Minnemann, Moyes Lucas, Roger Squitero, Rick Latham, Sheila E, Steve Smith...

Audio Artist News & Updates clips with Bernard Purdie, Billy Cobham, Bob Fernandez, Carlos Hatem, Christine Stevens, Chris Trujillo, Daniel De Los Reyes, Dann Gillen, David Garibaldi, David Sanford, Doane Perry, Glen Sobel, Gregg Bissonette, Joey Heredia, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Moffet, Jota Morelli, Kevin Ricard, Larry Aberman, Mark Shulman, Ramon Yslas, Richie Gajate Garcia, Richie Hayward, Smitty Smith, Steve Klong, Stephen Perkins, Tony James, Will Kennedy...

Lots of NEW photos in the photo gallery... Joel Taylor at The Baked Potato, Tone Cajon, El Negro, Jesus Diaz, Giovanni Hidalgo, Richie Garcia, Rick Latham, Edgar Winter, Jose Rossy & Tommy Campbell...

On-going Drum Circles have been updated.

Your Drum Music

Your Drums Photo Gallery!

Manufacturer's & Industry News Area updates from Latin Percussion, Vic Firth, Pearl Drums, Warner Bros, Wind-up Records, Zildjian...

Updated Links!

The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"

Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist. Surf around... listen to a few great tunes... and have fun!

Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...

www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new Wally's Learning Center, new photos, updated itinerary and more!

www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery, and more!

www.ElNegro.com all the info on my new book "Conversations In Clave", my video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000", and the new cd with Giovanni Hidalgo "Traveling Through Time "

www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's site... new NYC teaching studio open! music downloads, interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)

www.LeonMobley.com Photo gallery, itinerary, and more!

www.RayfordGriffin.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

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!

www.DianeLotny.com amazing funk & blues singer... ya gotta check her out!

Volume 6 Issue 4 April 2002
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Negro's Musings....

This month started with a visit to the candy store... the Zildjian Factory! I came back home with lots of new cymbals... mostly K's & A's. I got 18", 17", 16", 15", and 14" in K Dark Crash Thins and the same sizes in the A Custom Fast Crashes, and 3 hi-hats (13" & 14" K and 12" A)... no ride cymbals this time.

Then I took a plane with my good friend Richie Flores to Holland for the Slagwerk Festival (also called the Big Bang). Definitely I would love to congratulate all the Dutch guys... especially Erik Willemsen... for such a great opportunity and such a great organization! For this year's event they put together an amazing world music ensemble that included on percussion Richie Flores, Bruno Genaro (an Italian Djembe Specialist), myself on drums and Abel Sanabria (who plays vocal percussion). Our main duty was to accompany an amazing female vocal quartet named Zap Mama. We played 4 full-house concerts all around Holland and the program included a great drum duet called The Drumbassadors lead by Renee Cremes. By the way, the accommodations were amazing! So I had a beautiful hotel suite / apartment for 10 days in Amsterdam while making this great music!

From Amsterdam I went to Tokyo (thank God I was upgraded to 1st Class 'cause it was a 14-hour flight!) for a couple of records and a promotional appearance at Tower Records with Robby Ameen. We were surprised to see how many people showed up! ... including our best friend Tommy Campbell, who seems to be the busiest drummer in Japan. One of the recordings was with a very popular singer in Japan named Chie Ayado, and the other one was with a super electronic avant gard duo named Tokyo Zawinul Bach - which was for me a big remembrance of my favorite band Weather Report and all the drummers that played with them... Eddie Gravatt, Dom Um Romao, Chester Thompson, Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine, Omar Hakim, and a few more that I can't think of right now. I'm really looking forward to the release of this record!

Then from Tokyo, another 14 hours going back to Amsterdam to change planes for Milano Italy and a week clinic tour... that for a surprise, it became a clinic-tour / concert. For a great surprise, I found 4 great Cuban musicians living in Torino, Italy and we made a band! I always wanted to thank the Italian people for the time that I lived there and I think the band is the best way! The name of the band is Italuba... which is a mix between Italy & Cuba. We're planning to make our first record at the very last week of March, since I'm going back to Italy to play duets with bass extraordinare Daryl Jones (bass player for Rolling Stones, Sting, (the man) Miles Davis, and more).

Now I'm home for 2 weeks and I'm going into the studio with trombone and composer wizard, Papo Vasquez, and then... back to Italy.

Ciao!
El Negro

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The DrumsOnTheWeb site...

NEW! Getting Started on Drums dvd Contest (brought to you by Tommy Igoe & the great folks at Hudson Music!)

Music, Videos, Music!!! That's what you'll find on the DrumsOnTheWeb.com website! Akira Jimbo, Alessandra Belloni, Arthur Hull, Bernard Purdie, Bill Bruford, Billy Ward, Bobby Rock, Brad Dutz, Carmine Appice, Christine Stevens, Chuck Silverman, Danny Gottlieb, Danny Reyes, Dave Abbruzzese, Dave Weckl, Don Brewer, Ed Shaughnessy, El Negro Hernandez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Graham Hawthorne, Gregg Gerson, Herman Matthews, Hilary Jones, Ian Paice, Ignacio Berroa, Jerry Steinholtz, Jim Chapin, Jim Payne, Joey Heredia, John Bergamo & Hands On'semble, John Reily, Jonathan Mover, Kalani, Kevin Ricard, Kim Atkinson, Layne Redmond, Leon Mobley, Marco Minneman, Matt Chamberlain, Mike Botts, Mike Mangini, Paolo Mattioli, Peter Erskine, Rayford Griffin, Richie Garcia, Ricky Sebastian, Steve Luongo, Steve Smith, Tal Bergman, Terry Silverlight, Tom Teasley, Tony Braungel, Zack Danzinger...

NEW! DrumsOnTheWeb.com & Tower Records bring you more great music! Don Alias, Ray Armando, John Arnold, Louis Bellson, Ed Blackwell, Art Blakey, Cecil Brooks III, Kenny Clarke, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Drums Of Bora Bora Of Tahiti, Peter Erskine, Gene Estes, Snooks Friedman, Steve Gadd, Jeff Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Louis Hayes, Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa, Shelly Manne, Babtunde Olatunji, Buddy Rich, Emil Richards, Max Roach, Scottish Pipes & Drums, Brian Slawson, Warren Smith, The Bagpipes & Drums Of Scotland, Dave Weckl, Tony Williams, Sam Woodyard...

There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!

Upcoming Shows, Festivals & Clinics with Ray Barretto, Vince Cherico, Jerry Gonzalez, Steve Berrios, Joel Rosenblatt, Tommy Igoe, Steve Smith, Terry Bozzio, Ian Paice, Evelyn Glennie, Jonathan Haas, Mike Portnoy, Paquito D’Rivera, Patrick Forero, Renato Thoms, Tom Teasley, Bernard Purdie, Herman Matthews, Amir ziV's DROID w/ Cyro Baptista, Sule Greg Wilson, El Negro, Joe Smyth, Jose' Rossy, Will Calhoun, Carmine Appice

World Music Fair & Festival, Arthur Hull Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop, West African Drumming Ensemble, Friday Night Drum Jam, Jim's Rhythm & Drumming Workshop, Spring Intensive Drum & Dance, World Rhythm Fest, Yoruba Drum & Dance Workshops, Kalani Jamshops, Samba Classes w/ Cabello, Introduction to the Frame Drum, Drumming performance & Open Circle w/ Kenne Thomas, Build Your Own African Hand Drum Workshop, Vice Versa 2002 (600 Djembe players), Study Drums in La Habana (Havana) & Matanzas, Cuba w/ Chuck Silverman, Steve Houghton, Beginner Djembe Hand-drumming, Introduction to Djembe and Conga style drums, LUNA Drum & Dance Camp for Women & Girls, 2002 Solstice Celebration Series, Will Calhoun's Drum Wave Experience, Playing The Native American Style Hoop Drum w/ Leah Wolfsong, Afro Cuban Folkloric Dance & Drum Workshops, Arthur Hull's Facilitators Playshop, Intro to the Tambourine Procession for Women, Moonrise: Maine's All-Women Tambourine Procession Performance Group, Hands On'Semble w/ Brad Dutz Obliteration Percussion Quartet

Artist News & Updates with Carmine Appice, Mel Gaynor, Danny & Beth Gottlieb, Pat Petrillo, Steve Smith...

Lots of NEW photos in the photo gallery... Extreme Sport Drumming / World's Fastest Drummer Competition, Tony Williams Tribute Recording with Johnny Rabb

On-going Drum Circles have been updated.

Your Drum Music

New photos in Your Drums Photo Gallery!

Manufacturer's & Industry News Area updates from American Music Conference, National Monster Chops Month, Regal Tip, Sabian, Warner Bros...

Updated Links!

The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"

Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist. Surf around... listen to a few great tunes... and have fun!

Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...

www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new Wally's Learning Center, new photos, updated itinerary and more!

www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery, and more!

www.ElNegro.com all the info on my new book "Conversations In Clave", my video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000", and the new cd with Giovanni Hidalgo "Traveling Through Time "

www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's site... new NYC teaching studio open! music downloads! interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)

www.LeonMobley.com Photo gallery, itinerary, and more!

www.RayfordGriffin.com NEW Site!

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!

www.DianeLotny.com amazing funk & blues singer... ya gotta check her out!

Volume 6 Issue 3 March 2002
©All Rights Reserved

Negro's Musings....

So at the beginning of December, I went to Chile... (the southest of the world I've ever been!) for the first Percussion Festival organized by Escuela SCD. The organizer, Roberto Zamora, and his crew did a great job! And who did I find in Chile (the southest of the world I've been)... my good friend Will Calhoun, who was also attending the festival.

Then I returned to New York for the beginning of 4 dates with Jack Bruce in the US. We played first at BB King's in NY and it was great to play to the "home boys". Then we went to the "Blues City", Chicago... then the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, Ca and the last was the House of Blues in Los Angeles. That night, Pam's baby bike got stuck on the side of the road and she missed my show... and the party! So we have no pictures!!

A week off at home... thank god! Then I headed to Japan with Robby Ameen to start promoting our record which is coming out, we hope, by March... and also to play with a Japanese singer and piano player named Chie Ayado (who is a wonderful performer!). We did a television special with both Robby and me playing drums with her... we had a blast! (In Japan, they call me "Toro" which is the name of chunks of raw tuna sashimi... and by the way I am a Taurus!)

Then off to NAMM in Los Angeles. I had so much fun I went twice! I had a gig with Los Cubanos Postizos on Friday night, so I flew home on Thursday night... played on Friday night... then flew back to LA on Saturday morning!

The great tabla player Sondip Burman (Bela Fleck and many more!) came to my house for a couple days so we could play together. It was an amazing thing to collaborate with him on tabla!

Then off to Boston and the Zildjian factory. I was so honored that John King came to dinner with us (at a wonderful Cuban restaurant!). I picked out a few beautiful cymbals and then rushed home to leave for Amsterdam to play with Zap Mama. I am now preparing to go into rehearsals with Zap Mama (from Belgium) as part of the European Percussion Festival, The Big Bang (with 4 dates in Holland).

Then I pack up and go to Tokyo... then off to a clinic tour in Italy.

Have a very happy and healthy New Year. Let's keep in our prayers the ones that are here with us... and the ones that are no longer.

El Negro & Pam

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The DrumsOnTheWeb site...

Congratulations to the winners of the Classic Drums Trivia Contest (brought to you by the great folks at Hudson Music!)... Steve Cioppa, CT , Jim Collins, MA , Kelly Miller, AL!

NEW! Getting Started on Drums dvd Contest (brought to you by Tommy Igoe & the great folks at Hudson Music!)

Music, Videos, Music!!! That's what you'll find on the DrumsOnTheWeb.com website! NEW! music from Marco Minnemann & Leon Mobley... and The music is back... John Bergamo & Hand On'semble, Peter Erskine, Danny Gottlieb, Steve Smith, Tom Teasley...

NEW! DrumsOnTheWeb.com & Tower Records bring you more great music! Don Alias, Ray Armando, John Arnold, Louis Bellson, Ed Blackwell, Art Blakey, Cecil Brooks III, Kenny Clarke, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Drums Of Bora Bora Of Tahiti, Peter Erskine, Gene Estes, Snooks Friedman, Steve Gadd, Jeff Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Louis Hayes, Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa, Shelly Manne, Babtunde Olatunji, Buddy Rich, Emil Richards, Max Roach, Scottish Pipes & Drums, Brian Slawson, Warren Smith, The Bagpipes & Drums Of Scotland, Dave Weckl, Tony Williams, Sam Woodyard...

There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!

Upcoming Shows, Festivals & Clinics with Carl Allen, Paul Wertico, Poncho Sanchez, Tommy Campbell, Bernard Purdie, Steve Smith, Mike Portnoy, Gustavo Ovalles, Joe Smyth, Ian Paice, Evelyn Glennie, Rhythmix, Gary Husband, Dennis Chambers, Tom Teasley, Steve Houghton, Sule Greg Wilson, Carl Palmer, Joel Rosenblatt, Leon Mobley, Pete Lockett, Manu Katche, Julio Figueroa, Emil Richards, Repercussions

Frame Drum Clinic & RhythmSongs, Drum Circles, Songs of the Spirit Candlelight Concert w/ Judy Piazza, Inanna Drumming Workshop, Jim's Rhythm & Drumming Workshop, 8th Brazilian Carnival 2002, International Percussion Competition, Djembe Building Workshop, West African Style Hand Drumming Classes, George Gray's Second Drum & Fitness Clinic, Songs of the Spirit Candlelight Concert w/ Judy Piazza, Rhythm Journey Massage Retreat w/ Paulo Mattioli, Stage de Batterie, Taylor's Fresh From Africa workshops, 1st Annual Day of Percussion, Rusted Root's Jim Donovan drum workshops, Rhythm Is The Cure w/ Alessandra Belloni, Hemp Festival - World's Largest Drum Circle, Amir ziV's Droid : PROjECT beTa

Artist News & Updates with Wally Gator Watson, Jim Greiner, Sean O'Rourke, Steve Smith, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Marco Minnemann, Cougar Estrada, Bermuda Schwartz, Leon Mobley, Sue Hadjopoulos, Tom Teasley...

Lots of NEW photos in the photo gallery... Drum Day LA 2001, Carlos Vega 4th Annual Memorial Birthday Concert, T.R.A.P. - The Rhythmic Arts Project 2nd Annual Benefit Concert for Individuals with Special Needs at LAMA (LA Music Academy)

On-going Drum Circles have been updated.

Your Drum Music

New photos in Your Drums Photo Gallery!

Manufacturer's & Industry News Area updates from Impresario: The Ultimate Cymbal Vault, MRP Phosphor Bronze Snare / MRP Endorser News, World Fastest Drummer 2 Comes to MI Hollywood...

Updated Links!

The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"

Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist. Surf around... listen to a few great tunes... and have fun!

Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...

www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new Wally's Learning Center, new photos, updated itinerary and more!

www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery, and more!

www.ElNegro.com all the info on my new book "Conversations In Clave", my video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000", and the new cd with Giovanni Hidalgo "Traveling Through Time "

www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's site... NEW music downloads! interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)

www.LeonMobley.com Photo gallery, itinerary, and more!

www.RayfordGriffin.com NEW Site!

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!

www.DianeLotny.com amazing funk & blues singer... ya gotta check her out!

Volume 6 Issue 2 February 2002
©All Rights Reserved

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Negro's Musings....

So at the beginning of December, I went to Chile... (the southest of the world I've ever been!) for the first Percussion Festival organized by Escuela SCD. The organizer, Roberto Zamora, and his crew did a great job! And who did I find in Chile (the southest of the world I've been)... my good friend Will Calhoun, who was also attending the festival.

Then I returned to New York for the beginning of 4 dates with Jack Bruce in the US. We played first at BB King's in NY and it was great to play to the "home boys". Then we went to the "Blues City", Chicago... then the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, Ca and the last was the House of Blues in Los Angeles. That night, Pam's baby bike got stuck on the side of the road and she missed my show... and the party! So we have no pictures!!

A week off at home... thank god! Then I headed to Japan with Robby Ameen to start promoting our record which is coming out, we hope, by March... and also to play with a Japanese singer and piano player named Chie Ayado (who is a wonderful performer!). We did a television special with both Robby and me playing drums with her... we had a blast! (In Japan, they call me "Toro" which is the name of chunks of raw tuna sashimi... and by the way I am a Taurus!)

Have a very happy and healthy New Year. Let's keep in our prayers the ones that are here with us... and the ones that are no longer.

Again, Happy New Year
El Negro & Pam

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The DrumsOnTheWeb site...

Classic Drums Trivia Contest (brought to you by the great folks at Hudson Music!) - Here's your chance to win the new Classic Drum Solos dvd (fifteen of the true "legends of jazz drumming" in astounding extended solos and in rare, never-before-seen drum duels filmed over the last five decades)!

Music, Videos, Music!!! That's what you'll find on the DrumsOnTheWeb.com website! NEW! music from Marco Minnemann & Leon Mobley... and The music is back... John Bergamo & Hand On'semble, Peter Erskine, Danny Gottlieb, Steve Smith, Tom Teasley...

NEW! DrumsOnTheWeb.com & Tower Records bring you more great music! Don Alias, Ray Armando, John Arnold, Louis Bellson, Ed Blackwell, Art Blakey, Cecil Brooks III, Kenny Clarke, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Drums Of Bora Bora Of Tahiti, Peter Erskine, Gene Estes, Snooks Friedman, Steve Gadd, Jeff Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Louis Hayes, Roy Haynes, Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa, Shelly Manne, Babtunde Olatunji, Buddy Rich, Emil Richards, Max Roach, Scottish Pipes & Drums, Brian Slawson, Warren Smith, The Bagpipes & Drums Of Scotland, Dave Weckl, Tony Williams, Sam Woodyard...

There's LOTS of fun stuff going on!

Upcoming Shows, Festivals & Clinics with Evelyn Glennie, Joel Rosenblatt, Martin Verdonk, Paul Wertico, Ben Perowski, John Lewis, Steve Houghton, Bernard Purdie, Tommy Campbell, Dennis Chambers, Carmine Appice, Jonathan Haas, Will Calhoun, World's Fastest Drummer 2002, Chris DeRosa, Steve Smith, Wally Gator & Alex Alexander Drum Clinic, Carl Allen, Poncho Sanchez, Eric Mcpherson, Tom Teasley...

Mamady Keita's 3-week Djembe School, Maya Soleil, Earth Rhythms & Songs: Drums & Chants From Around the World w/ Judy Piazza, Rhythm & Song Circle w/ Judy Piazza, Djembe Workshop, African Drum Workshop, Rustycon Drum Circle, Egyptian Riqq (Tambourine Workshop) & Frame Drum Clinic w/ Judy Piazza, West African Drum Classes, Sule Greg Wilson, Michael Markus Drum & Dance Workshop, Warabi-za Taiko, Introduction to Castanets Workshop, Digeridoo Drumming w/ Judy Piazza, Afro-Cuban folklore study trip with Carol Steele, Keeping The Dream Alive Workshops - Imani Company African Drum & Dance workshops, Odo Ya Bahia - Study Afro-Brazilian Dance & Music, Pete Lockett - Taiko To Tabla, Percussion Peace Workshop: Introduction to Middle Eastern Frame drumming...

Artist News & Updates with Wally Gator Watson, Jim Greiner, Sean O'Rourke, Steve Smith, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Marco Minnemann, Cougar Estrada, Bermuda Schwartz, Leon Mobley, Sue Hadjopoulos, Tom Teasley...

Lots of NEW! photos in the photo gallery... Drum Day LA 2001, Carlos Vega 4th Annual Memorial Birthday Concert, T.R.A.P. - The Rhythmic Arts Project 2nd Annual Benefit Concert for Individuals with Special Needs at LAMA (LA Music Academy)

On-going Drum Circles have been updated.

Your Drum Music

NEW! photos in Your Drums Photo Gallery!

Manufacturer's & Industry News Area updates from Impresario: The Ultimate Cymbal Vault, MRP Phosphor Bronze Snare / MRP Endorser News, World Fastest Drummer 2 Comes to MI Hollywood...

Updated Links!

The On-line Drum Shop has been moved to http://www.AtlantaProPercussion.com... "the bricks behind the clicks!"

Note... DrumsOnTheWeb.com is Artist-Friendly!!! All music on this site is here with complete knowledge and input from the artist. Surf around... listen to a few great tunes... and have fun!

Be sure to check out the DrumsOnTheWeb.com VIP websites...

www.WalfredoReyesJr.com new Wally's Learning Center, new photos, updated itinerary and more!

www.GreggGerson.com updated itinerary, photo gallery, and more!

www.ElNegro.com all the info on my new book "Conversations In Clave", my video "Live At The Modern Drummer Festival 2000", and the new cd with Giovanni Hidalgo "Traveling Through Time "

www.TomTeasley.com updated itinerary, current news, and more!

www.FunkyDrummer.com Jim Payne's site... NEW music downloads! interviews, books for sale and more! (new Tito Puente book!)

www.LeonMobley.com Photo gallery, itinerary, and more!

www.RayfordGriffin.com NEW Site!

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!

www.DianeLotny.com amazing funk & blues singer... ya gotta check her out!

Volume 6 Issue 1 January 2002
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