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"Sehr angenehm"

Arthur Reginald Adler

"Sehr angenehm" (2008)

Copyright by Arthur R. Adler

Ausführende:

Matthias Bucher und Thomas Weigel

Einstudierung: Arthur A...

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UD Latin Percussion Ensemble

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UD Latin Percussion Ensemble 2011

UD Latin Percussion Ensemble - Chart
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2 months ago

"In The Box" Mastering Tutorial with Pro Tools 9 and Waves Plug-ins

This tutorial demonstrates several techniques for mastering different types of music in the home studio. We are using Pro Tools 9 and several Wave...

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Folkloric Styles

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Conga Drum Guaguanco Overview

Indiana University World Percussion Ensemble-PASIC 2011

Quinto Cell #1-Overview-Close Up Conga Drum

Quinto Rhythmic Cell Structure Overview
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Basic Vocaburay

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Conga Drum Open Tone Technique

Karl Perazzo Demonstrates How to Create a Solo (Part 1)

Karl Perazzo Demonstrates How to Create a Solo (Part 2)

Karl Perazzo Demonstrates How to Create a Solo (Part 3)

Poncho Sanchez- Fundimentals of Latin Music- Timbale

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Salsa Trio Conga Drum Bongo and Timbales

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Timbales lessons with El Panga - Independence & Synchronisation
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Ensemble- Basic

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Drums Poncho Sanchez Cha-Cha.wmv

Percussioni - DrumVision - Salsa

Poncho Sanchez- Fundimentals of Latin Music- Mambo
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Anga Lesson 6/8 Gold

Anga Diaz demonstrates his amazing chops. May he rest in peace in the hands of God.

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Indiana University World Percussion Ensemble-PASIC 2011

An epic performance from the Indiana Unversity World Percussion Ensemble's PASIC Performance 2011. http://www.congamasterclass...

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Chanté Moore sings Guess Who I Saw Today

Chanté Moore sings Guess Who I Saw Today in her first appearance at the 8th Java Jazz Festival.

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3 months ago

solo jhair Sala y pedro martinez

Pedrito Martinez: Conga

Jhair Sala: Bongó

Ariacne Trujillo: Piano

Alvaro Benavides: Bass

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Marvin Diz and Carlos Caro

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Kara Tointon: Don't Call Me Stupid - Part 1

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Social Anxiety, Social Phobia and Facial Blushing

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About Orlando Cotto

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Latest Activity

Jan 2, 2012

Date Joined

Dec 1, 2006

About this user

Raised in the traditions of Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican music, Orlando Cotto learned to play the conga drums when he was just five years old. He has since developed a successful career as a marimbist and percussionist. As a student, Orlando has the dual distinction as the first marimbist to receive the Artist Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and to win the Yale Gordon Concerto Competition. He was also recognized as the most outstanding student while studying at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. For his achievements in music, the Mayor of his hometown Cayey has honored him as a distinguished resident.
According to the San Juan Star, Orlando is "an artist of musical sensitivity and accomplished technique." As a solo marimbist, Orlando unites his solid classical training and Latin American background to create a powerful combination of rhythm and music previously uncharted in the marimba world. He regularly performs at international festivals, including Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and conducts workshops and master classes in colleges and universities throughout the United States. He has also been invited to perform in Asia, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Central and South American.

A sought-after performing and recording artist, Orlando has collaborated with music legends of this generation, including Darin Atwater, Andy Gonzalez, Giovanni Hidalgo, and Edwin Colón Zayas. On the congas, Latin Beat magazine calls Orlando's "solid conga drumming . . . a percussive pillar." He has been the conguero of Panoramic, a fusion band lead by Pan virtuoso Liam Teague. He was the lead conguero of Rumba Club, one of East Coast's popular Latin Jazz ensembles. These collaborations have lead to performances at major venues in the U.S. including the Telluride Jazz Celebration in Colorado, The Blue Room in Kansas City, Blue Note and Birdland in New York City, Blues Ally and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. As one of the Semifinalists at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Hand Drum Competition, Orlando performed in front of an impressive panel of judges including Candido, Ray Barretto, Milton Cardona, Big Black, and Babatunde Olatunji.

His first solo marimba recording Caribeños -- Latin American Music for the Marimba received critical and popular acclaim. Percussive Notes praised it: "The immediacy and vitality of the music on [Caribeños] impresses the listener from the very first selection." His subsequent recordings A Little Prayer paid tribute to his classical training whereas Wild Hands demonstrated an amalgamation of his creativity, classical training and Latin roots. Orlando's newest CD
Landmark - Afro-Cuban Music for the Marimba features artist Michael Spiro will be release in the spring of 2010. Orlando is a performing artist endorsed by Yamaha, ProMark, Sabian and Latin Percussion. He is a faculty member at University of Delaware and Nathan Carter School of Music in Baltimore City.

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United States

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Musician

Companies

Yamaha, Latin Percussion, Pro-Mark and Sabian

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