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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 12:17 pmPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:33 amPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:20 amPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:24 amPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:54 am
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:36 amABAKUA wrote:Them bitches need to go on a diet! hahahahaha huuuuge! I quite like the first ones though.
I dont know anything about them though unfortunately, Im not too in touch with things from Arg. While born there, I cant say Im too clued up about things in general from Arg. I have more ties to the general Carribean than Arg. My folks left with me as an infant in the midst of the political military dictatorship of the mid 70's, eventually residing in Sydney since '78.
Back to these drums though, they certainly look the part, skins look great, beefy hardware too. Not too crazy about the bottom ones, but the first, very nice!
The ones at the bottom on the stands would be a bitch to play seated, can them lugs be any longer?
I cant imagine freight being too bad though brother, its only about 8 hour flight to Miami from central Arg, so it couldn't be that much. Freight for Matts Requinto to me was only about $150 and arrived from across the world in about a week.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:38 amdocarroyo wrote:I Iike in the second photo the small plant just starting to grow reminds me of my youth
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:16 pmroberthelpus wrote:Lookout! Now Argentina has weapons of mass destruction.
http://tamboreselgoma.com.ar/tamboriles.html
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:52 amPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:07 amABAKUA wrote:Saludos, Candombe is neither Paraguayan nor Argentine.
Candombe drumming is uniquely Afro Uruguayan. Im often invited to participate in the 'llamadas' held by the Uruguayan community here, usually up to 50-80 drummers plus dancers & other characters.
Here's a pic from the recent International day of Candombe llamadas parade held in Sydney.
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:46 pmPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:57 pmPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:01 amPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:56 amABAKUA wrote:Candombe is heavily influenced from the Bantu people line of drumming hence the stick & hand approach.
These drums are far lighter than congas, hence able to be carried with a strap for block after block in the llamada parades.
A former student and good friend of mine gave me a 'Chico' from his set of 3, its made of Brazilian Pine, very light.
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:47 amABAKUA wrote:Candombe is heavily influenced from the Bantu people line of drumming hence the stick & hand approach.
These drums are far lighter than congas, hence able to be carried with a strap for block after block in the llamada parades.
A former student and good friend of mine gave me a 'Chico' from his set of 3, its made of Brazilian Pine, very light.
