by dvon » Fri Aug 20, 2004 4:44 pm
Thanks again...
Did you perform with a group called Ballenato? Or did you play the rhythm called Vallenato... really interesting... the only person I know had congas on their "vallenato" setup is Carlos Vives, that had a percussionist who´s called, here in Colombia, "shangó" or "changó" (I guess something like Changuito, jejeje...). A friend of mine that recorded with him tells me that the guy is an amazing conguero, and a very young one also, now living in LA, I think... maybe one of you guys know him... The other traditional percussion instruments in Vallenato are called "Caja", different from the afrocuban instrument we all know, and the Guacharaca, that´s a metalic güiro, like the one used for playing merengue.