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Greetings, usully the problem is with the snare tuning, there are a lot of recording which I do not like it because the snare have not been properly tune up. The same thing when playing on stage. I have played with other drummers set, and I ask if they would like me to tune the snare before...

Greetings, for those people which like Afro Cuban Percussion, there is an article with the history of percussion in the Caribbean, 'Zaragemca's Ph D. in Guaguanco', also another one about Jazz, 'Zaragemca's Brief on Jazz'. Both are available at the International Music Council,( forum). Gerry...

That was the reason for which i created this article a few years ago, por people to have something in order to compare drummers. 'Classification of an Advanced Drummer'. Not drummer need to be classified as, ' Advanced' to play, if you are making money which what you are playing, or doing...

Greetings. I really was no confused about what is a cover band, but point it out that the diversity of the genre which we were playing, ( a rarity in a Reggae band), would place the band, (Dr. King Cobra Band), in a position of being able to close the show, ( something which is reserved for the...

Greetings. When I was playing with Dr. King Cobra Band, it was all cover, (with a few exceptions), but the musical / roster we had, Reggae, Calipso, Soca, Afropop, Afro Jazz, and Latin Jazz, would make the audience to stay to the end to figure out which song was going to be next, being the only...

Greetings, after some years away from it, we did a jam at, The Galveston Mardi Gras, on Saturday, ( 26/2/11). We were keeping the heat on for an hour, (including our Latin Jazz Rumba Jam), and after we were going to stop, audience started with, ( one more song, etc., etc.,), so we ended up...

Greetings. We are continuing the Musical Production, and In House/Supervision. The genre of music we are working up are. Jazz- Gospel- R & B- Salsa/Merengue- Reggae/ Soca/ Calipso- House/Hip Pop. We are working out of Studios in, Clear lake, Houston and Austin, but we accomodate. Gerry...

We are now continuing the percussion instruction covering. Afro Cuban, African Patterns, Caribbean, Afro Jazz, and Brazilian. Level of teaching. Beginers, Intermediate, and Advanced/Complex Patterns, ( Afro Cuban- African- Afro Jazz). Also Drum Set. In Houston. 281 250 32 80. Tim...

Greetings, I have been playing and recording in Austin, there are a lot of good thing going on there. Gerry Zaragemca

There were many people which asked me why I did not advertise my engagement before the gig. During the late 1990's to some point still now, I was advertising the engagement but there was a 'Program' to sabotage my music business, and when they would know where the engagement was going to take...

The Haitian Relief Jam, was excellent. It took place on Friday/22/ 10, at 'the Warehouse Live', in Houston. I started playing a show with the DJ, ( something that I have done in Houston when I'm no playing with my bands), and later I jumped in the stage to play with our Reggae/brother in...

Well right now I'm mostly playing timbales and Congas, but when I seat down, it is mostly a Tama drum set, or whatever the drummer is using, (mostly to play Cuban tunes). Gerry Zaragemca

We had a good jamming in this Hotel and Convention Center in Galveston, yesterday, and it was real cool, they have a World Pool Tournament and the player were trying to show their skill and to win prizes, ( it was my first time observing these tournament), so we had a good time. Gerry Zaragemca

This was a project for a friend of mine from Argentina. The three conga players, (Steve, Reyes and Ray), are my ex student, I did the recording of the timbales and Steve did the recording of the congas. the video is at Youtube.com. as , 'Tabu Tribute Band'. Gerry Zaragemca

The pattern would depends also of the type of music which you are playing. Gerry Zaragemca