MACHITO -FRANK GRILLO : EL ECO DEL TAMBOR - FOREVER

[cesarchalon]

Linda melodia...

[1968mancho]

Este es el verdadero generador de lo que hoy llamamos "Salsa" junto con Mario Bauzá. Viva Machito por siempre. Además de ser gran gestor del latin jazz junto con su compatriota Chano Pozo. Ah y recuerden que en el 40 ya tenia dentro de su orquesta a un joven prodigioso en los timbales llamado Tito Puente.

[LINICO1985]

esto si es un clasico de latioamerica

[onasugol]

Abajo Fidel.

[luisraluisra]

Excelente calidad interpretativa,al igual que el arreglo musical muy bien balanceado,único en su clase.

[ElectricBlueOil]

I'm East African, but I love this kind of music.

[Dina1962]

Well, even if you are East African, Cuban music came from the african slaves in cuba, so we are connected. Cuban music is a mixture of african and Spaniard, and the big band sound. You may not have latin ancestry in you but cubans have african ancestry in them.

[ElectricBlueOil]

I know, cultures are more than welcome to expose themselves to different music genres, in my case, Latin jazz.

[williebori1]

@Dina1962 ,everything about music came from africa 100%100. cubans,puertorrican,dominicans­,colombians,venezuelans,paname­nias,peru,hunduras and usa...AFRO-HUMANS.

[watermelon3003]

@williebori1 The lenguage is from Spain, some of the instrument are European, Hermano bori no mescles los frijoles con el arroz, esto es musica criolla cubana (made in Cuba)

[opus88888]

@williebori1 Are you a retard?

[ElectricBlueOil]

Jazz with Latin musical influences--simply beautiful.

[heratahora]

BUYU EN EL BONGO!

[josevilla999]

Tomado del estilo inconfundible del Gran Miguelito Valdez

[heratahora]

Esta bien el comentario, pero en esta epoca que fue aproximadamente en el 1947, Miguelito que era un bravo de verdad no sonaba tanto como la orquesta de Frank Machito Grillo.

[ronpolla]

Carlos Vidal!!!Uno de los grandes sino el mas grande dandole a la conga!!!

[gsoler2]

The Great Machito !!!!! And in Bongos the Great of all times... Jose Mangual Sr.

[Zaragemca]

I point out, Machito Band, in my article..'Zaragemca's bongos,Congas,timbales and Bata'..Available in the internet..(Gerry Zaragemca is a world's known authority in Afrocuban Percussion and Music).

[quebolaqba]

i like perez prado better and beny more than machito way better mambo.

[cascaret]

Machito didn't play/sing mambo..

[eloseddie]

One should always refer to this individual as THE GREAT MACHITO....

[Soapking1965]

I SO AGREE !!!!

[juanbosco31]

dedico esto  Luisito Falcon

[bujanski]

Puro fundamento sabrosa musica cubana de la decada de los 50's

[cubbruto]

I love machito,i use to live in the same building as he did,i also knew his sister graciela,love you always!

[BbFrank2]

which building? on 111th in Harlem or 172 in Bronx?

[ronpo3]

del barrio de jesuz maria en la habana,viva machito y la musica cubana

[ronpo3]

viva la musica cubana,por siempre

[BayonneNick]

nice vid... put more on !

[alberzzz]

El gran Machito. Muchas gracias desde Canarias.

[locinty]

I'd like to see Machito w/Miguelito Valdes,if you have any ponlo.

[carlos27c]

Tremendo video Buenisimo.....

[kikiboomboom1]

Ok. This is great! That's my father! The great Carlos Vidal top left playing the conga drum! Thank God for Youtube! Mario if you put this on, thank you. My name is Brian Vidal.Please call I would love to talk to you or anyone who knew of my father.

[aionsob]

Hi Brian,

I tried to send this before but I hadn't confirmed my e-mail addres so I don't know if it went through. I was wondering if you were by any chance related to Anselmo Vidal of NYC? I was in the army with him in 1958 and he was a timbales player in a band called Conjunto La Vid. We were good buddies but got out of touch when we got out.

Thanks,

Frank Rogers

[kikiboomboom1]

Hello Frank. I know that My father had a son in New York. I am not clear on his name however. Bernardo I think. Is he Cuban? What was his age back then? That would help me because my father arrived in NYC in 1943. that would have had my father's age at 29 years old. The age would work. He was very close to Chano Pozo as well. This could be a chance that they are related if he is. I will dig the name up on a search.talk to you soon

[aionsob]

Hi Brian,

I found a site about some band that Anselmo Vidal Jr. lead in a concert benefit or something. I think it was him because he is described as being 72 and 5'2". I was 18 when I met him in 1958 so that would be right. It didn't say how to look him up. Maybe he is a relative of yours.

Frank

[aionsob]

Hey Brian,

I forgot to answer a couple of the questions you asked. According to the site Anselmo was brought to NYC from Aquadilla PR when he was nine. He would have been born in 1935 or 1936. People usually got drafted into the Army at 23. I had volunteered for the draft so I was 18.

Talk to you soon,

Frank

[billynark]

I have just been recently turned on to mambo/rumba/Afro Cuban jazz, through Kerouac "On The Road" and Perez Prado

Machito may be my favorite...love it!

[latinphil27]

Don Machito representing!! The brother as always cool as a fan!! God Bless his Soul!!

[jvum]

FRANK RAUL GRILLO GUTIERREZ, MACHITO, from Habana Cuba, song with CUARTETO CANEY (39-40), along with Mario Bauza, forms the AFROCUBANOS 1941 New York ,Palladium CD series, Parents of the Latin Modern Jazz, I touch to Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon Along with and other lights of music, Their influence Music American.Europe.

[jvum]

FRANK RAUL GRILLO GUTIERREZ, MACHITO,dela Habana Cuba , canto con Cuarteto Caney(39-40),junto con Mario Bauza, forman los AFROCUBANOS 1941 New York Palladium CD series,Padres del Latin Jazz Moderno ,Toco Junto con Charlie Parker ,Dexter Gordon y demas luminarias de la musica ,Su influencia Musical en America y Europa es notable .

[mariogrillo]

it's great to hear the great machito band in its heyday

i believe this was done in hollywood,awesome...

[latinphil27]

hey mario, if you are don machito's son you should be very very proud. i get a big grin on my face everytime i see clips of him singing or speaking. MAY GOD BLESS HIM ALWAYS!