Im loging on to see if i can find some advice on New Orleans im due there durring dec. and wanted to hang out in the street and jam , see my topic title and topic discription for ideas,
As far as I know there is NO street drum "jamming", just good ol Norleans Jazz....u might want to look up Hector Gallardo...he is a local perc. there......if u find him tell him I said HI!...."JC" Johnny Conga....
Jconga, thanks for the info. i neglected to check this forum before leaving "BUT> did find a voodoo store that was apparenlty a hangout for some voodoo drumers, the website is http://www.voodooshop.com, i was asking for info on Bata drumers, but was not sucessfull.
Well the person for Bata in New Orleans now is Bill Summers, who is a member of the band Los Hombres Caliente from New Orleans, where he also has a gig at the local University......."JC" Johnny Conga.... :;):
JohnnyConga before you direct me to check your profile for your bio stats. i wanted to put down "on the record" this guy has unusual qualifications as a percussion expert- historian, JohnnyConga i speak . of, lets see what his profile has to offer. thanks man, New Orleans was a great releaf to my soul. even durring harsh"cold" weather i managed to find street musicians and networking contacts for lodging , soupkitchens, and social support, not to mention tactics for putting out the "hat" in various sections of town, i may become one of you "soon" I had very minimal sensations of being on the verge of police harassment, which was a delight, its fun being scared of criminals for a change,"humor:?" haha clownmanus2000 \ oh yea http://krishna.tv/Merchan....ode=MRD
I may have posted a similar post but i was interested in Bata and Mrdanga similarities, technique wise, i have a love for the Mrdanga and these fiberglass drums have amazing tone, i am partial to fiberglass as my posts might suggest. would Senior' JohnnyConga wish to recite what is known to him on this subject. clownmaus2000
man i love the sound of that mrdanga drum. we have a krishna group that plays on the streets here in KC and they sound great. You can hear the bottom end of that drum for blocks.