(SENTIMIENTO Part 1, Video Credit: beautyfullone01)
(SENTIMIENTO Part 2, Video Credit: beautyfullone01)
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sentimiento Documentary - Part 1 & 2
I came across a documentary featuring Emery Damon and Danny Maldonado from the Ilu Aye and Anya Ade crew. They discuss aspects of the Ocha Religion, as well as race/color in the NYC drumming scene. There are some great clips of Ilu Aye in action and even a rare treat where they are doing a little bachata at La Pregunta...pero que Sentimiento! These guys are talents man, nuff said...
(SENTIMIENTO Part 1, Video Credit: beautyfullone01)
(SENTIMIENTO Part 2, Video Credit: beautyfullone01)
(SENTIMIENTO Part 1, Video Credit: beautyfullone01)
(SENTIMIENTO Part 2, Video Credit: beautyfullone01)
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This is particularly poignant for me, because I walked away from Ocha and from playing the music because of fears of participating in "cultural theft" in the early '90s. I will be saying more in my blog soon I hope, but am glad other people are having a different experience and vanquishing such fears.
I would like to hear from Barry Cox. Please ask him to write Jim Austin at jaustin@ajbank.com
jauston, I have forwarded your message to Barry...if you haven't already you may want to contact him through his excellent blog...
http://esquinarumbera.blogspot.com/
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