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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 2:48 am
by joseph68
I'm still searching for a conga teacher/ need help
for miami area

PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:48 am
by JohnnyConga
Look up "Pocho" Neciosup at (FIU)Florida International University....or look up Tomas Cruz but with him it's 50 bucks an hour....Capitalism, aint it great?...."JC" Johnny Conga... :D

PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:50 am
by JohnnyConga
You might also want to go to 10th and Ocean on a sunday afternoon and see if "my boys" Louie Quinto Freddy Lugo and the others are jammin/rumbiando....."JC" Johnny Conga.... :D

PostPosted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:57 pm
by rumbaman
i take classes with tomas cruz . he is great ,as far as the money it's not a bad price considering he is an exeptional musician . Go to his web site and contact him he will be glad to teach you . Tell him carlos sent you .good luck.

rumbman

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:15 am
by vinnieL
hello all I am new here and interested in getting started anyone have the website for Tomas Cruz? I looked for him online and could not find it. Any help would be appreciated as i live near miami and think this is my best shot at learning. Thanks

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:40 am
by Derbeno
Here is:
http://www.tomasitocruz.com/page3.html
Let us know how you get on, as I sent him an email a while ago via the 'contact' page but had no acknowledgement so far. I asked when he will complete his project/book on folkloric rhythms.
(The link showing an example of him playing is a post I put up on youtube)




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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:00 am
by vinnieL
well i hope i can find someone to work with it's a shame i don't know anyone who plays to at least get me started. I will be buying a set in the next few weeks but still don't know what i'll get I put up another post looking for advice. hopefully it will all work out.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:00 am
by Omelenko
You can call Freddy Lugo, he will teach you the basics and beyond, also bongo' and timbales if you like. Freddy is a humble guy and a great player. Tell him Dario sent you.
Freddy Lugo (786) 399-6688

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:06 pm
by Derbeno
rumbaman wrote:i take classes with tomas cruz . he is great ,as far as the money it's not a bad price considering he is an exeptional musician . Go to his web site and contact him he will be glad to teach you . Tell him carlos sent you .good luck.

rumbman

Hey Carlos, perhaps you may care to ask him for us if does indeed intend to put out a book/dvd on folcloric stuff. Cheers!




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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:52 pm
by JohnnyConga
Yes I would also Recommend my main man in Miami ..Freddy Lugo...nice cat, good player...."JC" Johnny Conga.... :D

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:44 am
by vinnieL
Thank you i will contact Freddy Lugo as soon as I can buy a set of congas to get going on.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:54 pm
by OLSONGO
VinnieL what is your budget and how many congas are you looking for?
I have a set of 3 LP classics for sale. Spanking new and the price is even better.

Peace out Olsongo

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:11 pm
by vinnieL
Thank you all I got in touch with Freddy we had lunch and talked music great guy and I'm glad we got to hook up now I can get going with this!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:03 am
by Julio de Ipanema
I may intist to take a view of the percussionist department into the Virtual Drummer School, if you are into the bypass to find a physical teacher.

greetings!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:45 am
by TONE74
Derbeno, I got in contact with Kevin Moore (him and Fiol did the first dvds)at Timba.com about the Tomas Cruz Folkloric dvd and he told me to contact him. I e-mailed Tomasito from the web site and got no reply either. Kevin told me that he was pretty sure he had already done the video with a different guy from some state which I cant remember right now. This must have been a while back but so far I haven't heard anything else.