By Les Moncada & Marco Moncada There are individuals that are drummers, and then there are personalities that are drummers with heart, with the grand…
Les Moncada Chats with Master Conguero & Batalero Virgilio Figueroa
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Artist Profiles: Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto was born on April 29, 1929 in Brooklyn (New York City) of Puerto Rican parents. His first contacts with music came via the…
Les Moncada Chats with Master Conguero and Batalero Tony Rosa
There are drummers, then there are drummers. Some go out of their way for exceptional things to happen to them. Tony Rosa, master conguero and…
Artist Profiles: Poncho Sanchez
Poncho Sanchez was born in Laredo, Texas. He was the youngest of 11 children. Poncho grew up in Norwalk, California and remembers hearing Afro-Cuban music…
Artist Profiles: Giovanni Hidalgo
Widely acknowledged among the greatest congueros of his generation, Giovanni Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1963, first taking up the drums…
Les Moncada Remembering Conga Bata Master Francisco Aguabella in 2016
Francisco Aguabella was one of the greatest Latin drummers. He was a conga and bata master, a Latin Jazz orchestra leader, and composer. Francisco was…
Les Moncada Chats With Legendary Latin Percussionist and Orchestra Leader Angel “Cachete” Maldonado
There are at times special musicians with the utmost talent and creativity. Angel “Cachete” Maldonado is this type of musician. We will refer to him…
Les Moncada Chats with MOPERC Company owner, Michel Ouellet
When you talk about drums, there are the handmade versions of drums and then there are also mass manufactured drums. Michel Ouellet the owner of…