On May 27, 2010, my last day in Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, had arrived. After a nice breakfast I checked out of the Barcelo Oviedo Cervantes Hotel and started driving through the mountains towards a village called Arriondas. On my schedule for this rather drizzly and cool day was a canoe run down the Sella River with an outdoor adventure company called Fronteraverde. When I arrived there before noon, Juan Feliz, the owner, informed me that a big group had already left to go down the river. The prospect of staying dry on this clammy day seemed rather exciting, so Juan and I started working on an alternate program for today. Since Juan has grown up in this area he has indepth knowledge of local attractions and places to visit. So we started to work on an alternate independent sightseeing program for me and he suggested that I explore the main town of Cangas de Onís, the historic village of Covadonga and the nearby mountain lakes Enol and Ercina which are jointly called the Lagos de Covadonga, I thanked Juan for his suggestions and started my drive to Cangas de Onís where I checked into my hotel for the next two days, the Hotel La Cepada. Located on a hillside above Cangas, a mountain town of about 6700 people, Cangas de Onís has huge historical significance as the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias, which was established in 722 AD after the first major victory by a Christian military following the Islamic conquest. Built in 2001, the Hotel La Cepada has a gorgeous ...
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Baby Ryan arena Mini-Conga
My nephew Baby Ryan Correa, at about a year and a half... Mi sobrino Ryan aqui tiene un año y medio...
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Mini Bachata Bongos Solo (Eddy Tambora - Magia Negra)
Me playing some bongos, still in the process of learning the techniques 100% basically teaching myself right now. Enjoy the video and show the love Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Jo-Jo Moceri INTENSE ad-lib bang abandoned at 1:09 mark!
Mini Conga solo at the 1:09 mark. This was completely improvised and the 3rd time I have ever played bongo's/Conga's in my life. Also ckeck out Heathersullivan.com, Myspace.com/drumkillla, and Facebook / Jo-Jo Moceri
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
hand percussion, drums, mini kit, conga, bongo, djembe, meinl bottom cabasa, cajon, duke allurement drum
not a good video of me playing, but the sound came out pretty good
Friday, January 6, 2012
Baby Ryan (1year and 4months) arena shuffles/manoteo on Mini-Congas
Baby Ryan just woke up and right back to practicing his great chops!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
The Wedding Crashers @ Striens Musikfestival Fanø 2010
The Wedding Crashers playing a selection of songs at the annual garden party at "Strien" in Nordby on the island of Fanø in Denmark. Rebecca Overgaard Udsen: Voc; Lars Kiehn: Harp, gtr & harm. voc; Bent Overgaard: Mini conga; Nils Maaetoft: Gtr, voc.
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