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Dario ,
Sorry it repeated itself
Olsongo



Edited By OLSONGO on 1202318599

Omelenko wrote:This is a group I play with here in Miami, a town with no gigs, maybe we paly once a month. The group is "Vista Alegre Club". I'm just doing straight tumbao on a salsa tune. It's hard to see my congas since I'm playing seating down, I'm playing my Skin on Skin cherry wood.

"A Esa Negra Se Respeta, No Le Pegues"

Dario

Omelenko i dont see a video link for your video Im interested in seeing it could you please post it again? thanks.

here is a link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zt2HCnXfq4

are u serious? what a joke, the group sucks, theyre playing with a show track, Dario isnt even playing the congas, its already recorded! he's doing a straight march while the tumba is being heard on the track, the drummer is a joke, who told that lady she could hold or even play the maracas?? wow no wonder that group only gets gigs once a month...

Takes some balls to post a vid of yourself conga-synching (like lip-synch) on this site, that's for sure. I'd rather hear moderately OK conga playing than a pre-recorded track. I'm kind of harsh sometimes, but I'd probably heckle someone if I saw it happening live.

i too am not a fan of playing along with traks..i do know it's done a LOT.. the first guy i saw do it was Larry Lopez..who can sequence a whole latin band ,but he could at least play piano and sing...he worked 7 nights a week...for many years like that...it is a thing that i also saw happen at Calle Ocho with the bands...rather than hire sound companies they would use back traks ...while the whole band is on stage playing to the traks...that is a major problem for years in Mi-a- mi...

I do gigs with tracks A LOT. Fridaysand Saturdays at restaurants, me and a guitar player. Gotta work baby, nobody's hiring 7 piece bands these days.
PC

As l, Iong as at the end of the night there is $130, I could care less.

there is always a controversy ...play along with traks...WE know for latin music it's like WTF?...BUT..looking back at all those gigs i did with traks in Miami bands, I was happy to be playing AND make some money along the way...to me IMHO if your a player(one who makes a living out of performing) is one thing, and the guys who are the weekend warriors are another..I have been both, and still am...I have met many many GREAT players in my almost 50 years involved with the music and quite a few are not professionals, but yet can play there asses off!...and never cared to make a living out of it...If I was coming up today..I don't know if I would want to become a musician...it's a tough nut today, and I feel for all those 'undiscovered talents' that are just playing at home or in neighborhood bars and clubs, without a place to go with that talent.....when you can become an ITT tech and make your $80,ooo grand a year...or an Accountant and just play when u can...just thinking out loud here...

Like they say you have to take the thorns with the roses. Currently there are some big stage acts with incorporated tracks in the show, I know of a drumer with a big Smooth Jazz act where he is the triger man to kick off the tracks , Is just another tool ...it all depends, how it is used to the point that is not overkill and the art does not suffer.

Peace
olsongo

Can someone get me a list of sites I can get play along tracks for latin salsa?
tks

Rebeca Mauleon put out a 24 trak play along CD..just the rhythm section to play along with...

JohnnyConga wrote:Rebeca Mauleon put out a 24 trak play along CD..just the rhythm section to play along with...

Gracias Juanito