In the pocket Rick I lived in West Africa for several years ..mostly in Benin 🇧🇯..the ancient Dahomey land... Much of what transferred to Latin , cuban and Haitian..all came from Benin.. Last time i was there was for a quidah celebration ...Max Roach joined us and even Pope John Paul attended...the next day was a big event for all the bishops and clergy of Benin in the national.stadium ..which was built by communist China... I have some video from the village i was living in ..i posted on my fb page ..it's still amazes me to think I got a rare glimpse of a music form.thats probably no longer being played in those same villages ..as the younger gen had no interest . Btw I did my rivets. Next challenge is to add more rivet holes to another ride i have ..for some reason instanbul only puts in 2 ..I like them.round the cymbal I found an old drill press ..i hope it will do the job
@@rickdior sure ..I'll see if I can upload to my vimeo acct ... Are you still making your sticks...? I like 7a or lighter.. You've got a nice wood shop there ..
Hey Rick, recently I've been trying to study afro cuban grooves more and I've been studying out of Afro-Cuban Rhythms for Drumset by Bob Weiner and Frank Malabe. I have enjoyed playing these grooves so far but I've been wanting to listen to authentic Afro Cuban music to help my feel for it. Would you have anyone you would recommend listening to? Thanks.
Hi Jackson There are so many that I love but here are a few of my favorites in some different styles. I believe you can find all of these on spotify. Machete - John Santos and The Machete Ensemble- A good mix of 6/8 and dance styles played with great authenticity. Rhumba Para Monk-Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band-Steve Berrios drums. My favorite record by my favorite NYC Latin band. Con un Poco de Songo and En Aquellos Tiempos-Batacumbele-Two great records by the great Puerto Rican Songo band features a very young Giovani Hidalgo on congas and a great collection of tunes. One More Once-Michel Camilo-A smokin' Latin Big Band session featuring Cliff Almond and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on Drums.
When I try to find lesson about drums.
It always leads me here eventually .
Wow,thank you Rick what a lesson!!!
Nice to see those Paiste Traditionals put to use 😊
In the pocket Rick
I lived in West Africa for several years ..mostly in Benin 🇧🇯..the ancient Dahomey land...
Much of what transferred to Latin , cuban and Haitian..all came from Benin..
Last time i was there was for a quidah celebration ...Max Roach joined us and even Pope John Paul attended...the next day was a big event for all the bishops and clergy of Benin in the national.stadium ..which was built by communist China...
I have some video from the village i was living in ..i posted on my fb page ..it's still amazes me to think I got a rare glimpse of a music form.thats probably no longer being played in those same villages ..as the younger gen had no interest .
Btw I did my rivets. Next challenge is to add more rivet holes to another ride i have ..for some reason instanbul only puts in 2 ..I like them.round the cymbal
I found an old drill press ..i hope it will do the job
Very cool Will, thanks for the information. I am not on FB so is there a way for me to check that out?
@@rickdior sure ..I'll see if I can upload to my vimeo acct ...
Are you still making your sticks...?
I like 7a or lighter..
You've got a nice wood shop there ..
Yes I am still making them
You can read all about it here
rickdior.com/sticks/
Hey Rick, recently I've been trying to study afro cuban grooves more and I've been studying out of Afro-Cuban Rhythms for Drumset by Bob Weiner and Frank Malabe. I have enjoyed playing these grooves so far but I've been wanting to listen to authentic Afro Cuban music to help my feel for it. Would you have anyone you would recommend listening to? Thanks.
Hi Jackson
There are so many that I love but here are a few of my favorites in some different styles. I believe you can find all of these on spotify.
Machete - John Santos and The Machete Ensemble- A good mix of 6/8 and dance styles played with great authenticity.
Rhumba Para Monk-Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band-Steve Berrios drums. My favorite record by my favorite NYC Latin band.
Con un Poco de Songo and En Aquellos Tiempos-Batacumbele-Two great records by the great Puerto Rican Songo band features a very young Giovani Hidalgo on congas and a great collection of tunes.
One More Once-Michel Camilo-A smokin' Latin Big Band session featuring Cliff Almond and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on Drums.
@@rickdior Hey Rick, thank you so much, I'll definitely be checking these out. Big fan of your videos, keep it up!