leedy2 wrote:bongosnotbombs wrote:Anga Diaz, and Echu Mingua, nobody ever sounded like that before! and they never will
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Anga was very good , but then you got Giovanni ,Richie Flores ,Cristian Rivera ,Rafael (Ralph) Martinez Jr and a few more that give Anga a run for the money if he was alive. You also had an excellent two conga player also died that what many are doing they did years ago Franky Malave the first guy to play with five drums then you have an other great Frankie Rodriguez these guys you had to here them there problem drugs got the best of them.
bongosnotbombs wrote:I am speaking more about the album and the great sound that was created in it more than about Anga himself, Cachaito, Magik Malik, the combination of DJ mixing with bata rhythms, etc etc. That is the sound I mean, "rumbadelica".
niallgregory wrote:IMO angas album cannot be compared to anything giovanni has recorded as a solo album ! I love Giovanni and he is my all time favourite drummer of any kind , not just a conguero . But i dont like any of his solo albums , i think they are all quite bland and he plays it so safe its just boring to me , cheesy keyboard sounds and really clean production etc .His album hands of rhythm with Michael Camillo is the best work he has done imo . On the other hand the anga album is experimental , gritty and extremely adventurous ! His version of a love supreme with so many tuned congas is amazing ! RIP Anga .
congamyk wrote:Gio is inspiring & a great all-around percussionist, but Anga is was more inspiring and far more creative IMO.
Easily a tremendous rhythmic innovator and one of the all-time greats.
congamyk wrote:But I find him musically uninspiring within a group context.I've seen him play live on a few occasions and he didn't add anything to the overall musicality of the group's performance.After you've seen him solo for 3 minutes once at a million miles an hour, it becomes almost boring to me after that.His solos, while very fast and technical, don't really have a "groove' to them. He inadvertantly changes tempo throughout the solo making the overall context less musical and all flash. Richie Flores is even worse - never understood how anyone could even listen to that. Check out the lack of musicality in this solo- it has no musicality or swing at all.
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