Congratulations on what sounded like a very special night Caballoballo! I'll bet you were tired, but a very good tired.
Saludos, last Saturday was the Humming Bird Balcony anniversary. Five Salsa bands were schedule to play, the Band where I play was the one choosen to open the show. I as usually got there an hour before play time so I could do my warmup routine consisting in about 4 beers at least to get loose enough to enjoy. Before at home I did my 30 minutes martillo and fillings routine.
About 9:30 pm we started playing, every theme was execute with excellent swing and tempo. I mean we were jamming and the dance floor was pack thus adding more to our flavor.
After a break on a theme ( a fellow bongocero played on that one ) so I could dance with my lady, the leader of the band schedule for the second hour asked me if I could play with them because his Bongocero was not going to make it in time. So me and my friend endup playing with 2 bands but we enjoyed theme after theme. The anniversary is the time when many bands play at that club, you get to meet other musicians or to salute old comrades, we had a really great time.
Congratulations on what sounded like a very special night Caballoballo! I'll bet you were tired, but a very good tired.
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Sounded like a great time had by all! It's great to sit in on the fly and just wing it sometimes.
LOL....I like the way you warm up, I will have to try the four beer warm up
Arre, sounds like you had a great gig! Not sure I'm ready for the four-beer prep, but it sounds like you've got major discipline goin' with the martillo and fills practice!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
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"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
Thanks you all. The four beer warmup is easier specially if it is hot but do not select hard beer like Heineken,Peroni, Stella Stouis or any lager beer,has to be on the lite side. A shot of Tequila or Red Wine is also good .
Giadan, the Martillo warmup routine prepares you to play smooth and also set up the fillings. It is better to have a very clean Martillo over too many fillings or improvisations. In accordance with a book by Ted Reed it is of bad taste to improvise too much thus is better to play in & out of the Martillo. So just play straight Martillo for about 10 minutes then improvise going in and out for the rest of the time.
Next week I have a gig on the 12 with the other band at the Drums Club . Then on the 20 there is another at the Humming Bird in which I won 't be able to play because I have to fly to the U.S for some training.
Maybe I should try the 4 beer warm up at Church tonight ???
uuhhmm.. well.. maybe not
Lack of confidence ? No way José, been around for too long plus doing my home work on the already know themes have me always ready to go. A couple beers under the hot tropical weather won't hurt because you will be sweating a lot thus evaporating the buzz effect.
Aha! Yeah sometimes the body ask for replenishment and you have no choice. Othertimes if you are no carefull you end up not doing your job,that is why you need to know your limits and keep yourself under control specially if you have a full 4 hours gig. In a gig like last Saturday where you are just giving 1 hour performance then it is time to have fun and share with the other musicians.
Wow! I wish I was there to check out the festivities. I haven't seen a live Latin band with all instrumentation in a very long time....there is nothing like it ! After all, its what turned me on to playing the drums !!
Bet you're talking about Progressive Steps to Bongo and Conga Drum Technique! It's still in print, and it's one of the best basic books you can get. That was the book I first used to learn hand drumming, Arre....
If you're sensitive to heat, you might want to have some non-alcoholic liquid refreshment on hand...alcoholic beverages can dehydrate you faster than anything under the sun (literally!)...
You and me both, nio!
Now if I can convince my manager at Walmart...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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