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Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:44 am**

Hi,

I'm looking for a good pair of Maracas I have been told that Columbian hand made our the best, is this true where can I find the best Maracas.

Thanks,

Neftali Rosado

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:48 am**

The best Maracas, are the ones that fit the genre the best NO? If your playing Colombian music, get a colombian Maracas.

Otherwise, theres wooden ones, plastic, leather. Just have to try them out.
T

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:41 pm**

Greetings,

I have LP plastic maracas (a gift).. They are horrible.. I bought some wooden ones in Santiago de Cuba for about $2 which are ten times better..

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:32 pm**

some of the BEST made maracas come out of Venezuela-"Pan con Queso" maracas....made the way Pan used to make them which sombody else makes now....."JC" Johnny Conga....Goto La Feria Del Disco-Caracas....

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:11 pm**

I brought back a pair of nice hand-stiched leather ones from Cuba that i love, sound great, much better than the LP version.
PC

Posted: **Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:10 am**

Hi,

Guys thanks for the response the Maracas I heard of were the ones JC mentioned I thought they were from Columbia. A friend of mine has a pair of Pan Con Quesos but will not part with them is there a web site or contact # where I can purchase a pair.

Un Millon De Gracias,

Neftali Rosado

Posted: **Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:28 pm**

Goto...La Feria Del Disco....maybe they have a site. They are a record store in Caracas that also sells Bongos, claves and maracas. I have been there, that is how I know.... there are "replicated" Pan con Queso maracas there....."JC" Johnny Conga....

Posted: **Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:03 am**

JC,

Gracias mi hermano I'll give it a try.

Neftali Rosado

Posted: **Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:03 pm**

The Venezuelan Maracas in general are very good.
My good friend Coro singer and percussionist (guiro & maracas) Peter Gomez recently brought me back a rawhide set from one of his tours to Venezuela. He now uses them in his work.
Peter has worked with Louie Ramirez, Johnny Ray, Africando, and many others. He's also in the band in the upcoming movie "Lavoe" starring Marc Anthony. These are the maracas he used. They're not Pan con Queso, but excellent nonetheless. Very dry and good volume.
We're hope to start carrying them at JCR Percussion.

Isaac Gutwilik
Percussionist / Sales Rep. JCR Percussion Co.
funkytradition@yahoo.com

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:12 pm**

I got some maracas while I was in Maracaibo Venezuela and they are some of the best sounding maracas that I have heard. They are not Pan Con Queso but still excellent, several people have asked me about them. So much so that I was planning on bringing several pair back on my next trip to Maracaibo. If they are the same ones that Isaac is talking about you won't have any problems selling them.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:15 pm**

I got some maracas while I was in Maracaibo Venezuela and they are some of the best sounding maracas that I have heard. They are not Pan Con Queso but still excellent, several people have asked me about them. So much so that I was planning on bringing several pair back on my next trip to Maracaibo. If they are the same ones that Isaac is talking about you won't have any problems selling them.

Posted: **Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:21 pm**

Lp has a set of Maracas with the PuertoRican Flag emblem. Do not buy them because the paint peel off very easy.

Posted: **Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:41 am**

I have a set of LP Ebony plastic ones, the little round ones, and I really like them.

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