FLANKED BY HIS beloved conga drums, Ray Barretto was fondly recalled yesterday as a giant of Latin music who fused the worlds of jazz and salsa. “Ray was good, always – good as a person and good as a ...
A true jazz giant, Ray Barretto, who died Friday at 76 in New Jersey, made his name playing conga drums on jazz and salsa records since the late 1950s. Today, he will be buried at Riverside Memorial ...
In 1917, Ramon Santamaria Rodriquez was born into poverty in Havana, Cuba. Nicknamed “Mongo” (a tribal chief in Senegal), he began playing the conga drum at an early age and as a teen, Mongo ...
Cuban percussionist Miguel “Anga” Diaz, an acclaimed conga master who perfected a dazzling five-drum technique with a versatility that allowed him to span genres from progressive jazz to traditional ...
John Griggs, who performed with James Brown, plays his drums during a music circle at the Newark Extended Care Facility. (John Munson/The Star-Ledger) NEWARK — John Griggs slid his hands onto the ...
These congas are Thai-made Siam oak drums of stave construction, strengthened with internal reinforcement pins, and are quite substantial in both weight and dimensions. The series comprises an 11" ...
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