by Pancho » Sat Sep 22, 2001 9:34 pm
Cachaito Lopez and the band are playing in Oakland, CA at Yoshi's, a fantastic jazz club here, and I thought I'd share the experience...Fantastic! 'Anga', a young cat at 26, plays 6 drums, exquisitely tuned, is very fast at times, but tasteful always. Much more important than speed. I believe he played a Toca quinto, plus he had another quinto on his far right, which I think was fiberglass, plus 2 LP classics, and 2 Giovanni's. The Giovanni's were a conga and a tumba, and were in the front and on the right, and the classic's were on his left, same distribution.
I've seen alot of shows at Yoshi's, and this was one of the best. If you have a chance; GO!
Cheers,
Pancho