Afro Cubanismo in Banff 1997
Two fabulous events in my life...both held in Banff, Alberta.
Cuba landed upon us. Drummers, pianists, folklore, and folkloric
singing and drumming by Mantanzas, Ikere, Chucho Valdez,
Jose Luis Quintana (Chanquito), Richard Eques, Bata drummers
Regino Jimenez, Jose Pilar and Grupo Ilu Ana, dancers, anthropologist,
Santeria, Cuban food, film, Wafredo Reye (Sr), Rebecca Mauleon and a slew of musicians
from San Francisco that were into Afro Cuban music.
The list goes on and on. It was held twice and
during that time Chucho Valdez and Ireke recorded at Banff. I
posted a link to an article about it.
I was an attendee, participant, music studying, playing and thoroughly
absorbing Conga lessons with Chanquito, timbale workshops, piano,
Rhumba, Descargas, and playing at concerts and going to those
put on by all the great performers that a came from Cuba.
This is the beginning of an old project. Lots of scanning to do
because I took tons of photos of the events. Now to find them and
the negatives and present this wonderful memories of the time
we had at Cubanismo.
Two fabulous events in my life...both held in Banff, Alberta.
Cuba landed upon us. Drummers, pianists, folklore, and folkloric
singing and drumming by Mantanzas, Ikere, Chucho Valdez,
Jose Luis Quintana (Chanquito), Richard Eques, Bata drummers
Regino Jimenez, Jose Pilar and Grupo Ilu Ana, dancers, anthropologist,
Santeria, Cuban food, film, Wafredo Reye (Sr), Rebecca Mauleon and a slew of musicians
from San Francisco that were into Afro Cuban music.
The list goes on and on. It was held twice and
during that time Chucho Valdez and Ireke recorded at Banff. I
posted a link to an article about it.
I was an attendee, participant, music studying, playing and thoroughly
absorbing Conga lessons with Chanquito, timbale workshops, piano,
Rhumba, Descargas, and playing at concerts and going to those
put on by all the great performers that a came from Cuba.
This is the beginning of an old project. Lots of scanning to do
because I took tons of photos of the events. Now to find them and
the negatives and present this wonderful memories of the time
we had at Cubanismo.