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Damn, Now I'm drooling at your Rogers snare! More memories... : ) Thats a Dynasonic right?
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Well Hello!
I love Brasilian music and play as much as I can. I am sponsored by Espiritu de samba, in the USA. Sadly in my country samba is not so big. (I recently tried to put a Brasilian big band together, with rather dubious results! I left it to die on the vine.)
Today I received a new reco reco from Liverpool barqueta. I will pass it onto a great young student.
Do you play Brasilian percussion? IME most Brasialian drummers do not know their own heritage and spend time copying Dave Weckl LOL.
It's good to know that Brazilian music and Brazilian instruments transcend borders and reach on all continents. This store (Epírito de Samba) I do not know here in Brazil, unfortunately.
Here we love and we are born knowing samba drumming, because everything involves
that rhytm, especially during Carnival. But many, many musicians love and study hard the grooves Americans, especially the jazz.
You're endorser of Liverpool?
I play some percussion instruments such as tambourine (aka "caixeta"), agogô, pandeiro, tantã (aka "rebolo"), repinique (aka "repique"), surdo, triâgulo, zabumba, and that's it! But
instruments that actually play and study is the drums.
We have many influences Brazilian Drummer (I recommend you "Kiko Freitas" watch on YouTube), but idolize drummers in the world whole. I'm Particularly fond of Buddy Rich, Dave Weckl (because of him using my nickname), Joe Morello, Jojo Mayer, Benny Greb, Thomas Lang, Aaron Spears, Dennis Chambers, etc...
Sorry by my english. LOL
Thanks!
I am an endless student of the music of Brasil. I need as much information as I can get > please keep me up to date.
Of course. I'll help you ever you need.
You're endorser of Liverpool?
How about you start a thread on the top 10 Brasilian CDs of 2010?
It is hard to get this stuff here in Australia. Even harder to find information in English. I would appreciate the help.
Well, kind of. At this time I am supposed to write a review of their sticks before the NAMM show. But my dad fell down stairs and I am nursing him full time. (I had to give away a NYE gig to do it) They sent me a box of sticks a few months ago. They are quite good. I dislike the native Brasilian sticks due to lack of rebound. But the hickory sticks were amongst the best I have played. But they sent me just one pair. And one brush!!!!
How the hell could I review one brush????
They have a long way to go before they can compete with Vic, Pro Mark, regal tip etc.
But their instruments are great. I received a Liverpool reco reco the other day and its wonderful. Beautiful sound. I will give it to a student. (I have too many reco recos)
Cheers mate.
As for endorsements. I have always turned them down. I prefer to choose my own sound. I have done many favors for companies but never fully endorsed anyone. Silly because I probably could have used the press. But my ideas are my ideas. No matter how misguided. I've played to millions of people. But nobody knows who I am. We must follow our own course. I will do this for Liverpool. But no one will know.
It has always been thus.
Dude, sorry by delay answer you, but I was traveling because the new year party. The purpose, HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!
Well, your idea are great! And I start with the new instrumental CD of amazing brazilian bass player, Ney Conceição. The CD name is "Swingado" and is a mix of brazil and latin rhytms, like samba, latin-jazz, and others grooves of here. To me, the best track is "Bertrami's Song", is amazing samba-funky!
Hugs.