CORAZON

Seeing as I am on the subject of Issac Delgado check this out, it has some great photos accompanying the music.Corazon - Issac Delgado

New Day

Yes, it is a new day and a good day.  The sun is shining and the weather is brisk and warm for Vancouver. The cherry blossoms are out and the daffodils have bloomed.  All this, during the winter Olympic games.
Can you believe it?
I have two new blog friends, one is my good friend Haakon Graf.  He pops up on the YouTube videos above now and then.   If you get a chance, check him out at http://www.myspace.com/hgraf.  He has embraced and been playing the Cuban style for quite some time now.   Maybe he will fill us in on his new cd next time he shows up here.
Ciao for now.
Thought this image might get your attention.  Issace Delgado - La Formula
ISSAC DELGADO

This is my first post on my first blog.  It is kind of exciting and I am hoping to stimulate a network of people love latin music whether it is pop latin, traditional latin, or the more intellectually stimulating styles of fusion with jazz; also musicians, composer, fokloric musicians and dancers, teacher and artists interested in Latin Jazz Music of all kinds: from Cuba (my personal favourite), but also Brazil, and Argentia, and other South American countries.  Over the last 10 to 15 years the movement of fusion of all styles on the island of Cuba and especially in Habana is breathtaking.  Traditional rhythms, more sophisticated jazz changes, the soulfully sweet singing, but also the use of the rap stylings.  All in all, I find Afro Cubans have brought it all together more than others.  American has brought it more the capture the English language and more pop audiences.  We never stop growing.
And it is delightful to see about time that our North American culture especially has embrace Salsa and all its derivatives.
Perhaps we will discover more opinions about he progress and growth into mainstream pop culture.
For now I would like you to know that I define what i truly like to play in music is afrocuba jazz, brazilian styles structurally and compositionally as well as the complexity of how many Latin Cultures
overlay their percussion until the grooves are polyrhythmically strong, syncopated and powerful. I began as a percussionst, embraced the Brazililan and Cuba styles, of which there are many.  We can talk about how it came here, who came first etc. Influences of it musicallity and sound on our American sound of jazz which I know most about. BUT THERE ARE THOSE OF YOU who know not only the history but the musicians who have and  are playing this sound in great bands, great artist and literary figures, cultural influences and dancers from these countries.  Their is so much depth and mastery of music in the Brazilian, Cuban and Puerto Rican cultures all atuned to the roots of their music.

We have a couple groups of Canadian musicians who love Tango. They have become very impressive.

So this is a beginning for me to get going on a long dream, once I became a website builder and researcher.

Let get across....Come and join, bring your talents, knowledge, skill and interesting personalities to this forum for networking and connecting. Peace, Love and Blessings from http://latinjazzmusic.blogspot.com/ Bookmark this, send it to friends by Joining in the Followers widget.