About Me
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*****************Born-June 25, 1974---Cambridge, MA
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Instruments: Congas, tenor saxophone, timbales, bongo, assorted latin percussion, trap drums and vocals.
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Education: UMASS, Amherst/Lowell; Berklee College of Music
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Yahuba: In the language of the Puerto Rican ancestors, the Taino Indians, Yahuba means music or a 'grito fuerte y sonoro' (strong musical scream).
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Yahuba was born into music. His father and uncle were founding members of the legendary Puerto Rican Nueva Trova pioneers: Haciendo Punto en Otro Son. A band who's music is timeless and known to Puerto Ricans of all generations. Yahuba's uncle, Irvin Garcia played the drums and sang, while his dad Jose 'Chiqui' Garcia played flute and percussion. The apple didnt fall too far from the tree as Yahuba picked up the saxophone at the age of 8 and the drum set at the age of 11. Yahuba's mother, Paula Torres-Ortiz ran the light show for the band and this became the soil Yahuba planted his roots in at a very young age. Yahuba has been performing in one way or another his entire life.
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The Boston-born Puerto Rican Conga sensation has been lighting up the Boston music scene with so many different bands, it is hard to keep track. He has recently been seen on stage with Percy Hill, Blacksnake, Jen Kearney & The Lost Onion, The Boston Horns, Assembly of Dust &, The Ryan Montbleau Band, just to name a handful. This list only keeps getting longer as more Boston musicians hear and see him play.
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As an educator he has been visiting schools, speaking and performing in front of children of all ages about his Puerto Rican culture, music and heritage. Yahuba is also a private percussion instructor in the Boston area.
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As a musician, Yahuba knows no boundaries, he embraces every style of music as if it was his own, and is true to the craft of showmanship. One only needs to see the charismatic joy he delivers through his music to understand how he got his name.
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Full Roster of Musicians/Bands performed with (listed chrohnologically):
Taller Inaru, Quetzal, Tribal Etiquet, Eno Washington Dance Co., Mentos & New Horizon Band, Spice, Erotica, Skin, Fat Tomato, Cotton Mouth (Bootmill Flavor), Nesta, Michigan Blacksnake, The Eggmobile Co., Ron Levys Wild Kingdom, Patio Vazquez & Mondo Sweetie, The Royal Family, Jen Kearney & The Lost Onion, The Freelance Bishops, Hyptonic, Mothers Favorite Child, Boston Horns, The Soul Force, Afrotronik, Assembly of Dust, Percy Hill, The Pollotronik All Stars & The Ryan Montbleau Band.
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Other Artists recorded or performed with:
Los Lobos, Melvin Sparks, Karl Denson, Mike Clark, Tony Vaugn, Steve Hunt, Reuben Wilson, Les Claypool, Sam Kineger, Rob Derhak, Peter Prince, Fuzz, Russ Lawton, Warren Grant, Jeff Lockhart, Peter Fedele, Steve Hunt, Sax Gordon Beadle, Entrain, The Bamidele Drummers and Dancers, Ken Clarke Organ Trio & and many more, the list is forever expanding!
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Yahubas Discography:
The Bootmill Flavor-Were Still Cotton Mouth-released 1998***
The Alienist Outfit-Self tittled-released 2001***
Andrew Clarke-Jay Walking-released 2001***
The Evan Goodrow Band-Gettup-released May, 2002***
The Royal Family-Face the Music (maxi-single)-released summer, 2002***
Jen Kearney-Bravery-released September, 2002***
Freelance Bishops - Blowin in Style - released December, 2002***
Ron Levys Wild Kingdom - Green Eyed Soul - released April, 2003***
Boston Horns - East Coast Funk - released April, 2003***
Mondo Sweetie - Infusion - released August, 2003***
Boston Horns - Live 03 - Released October 2003***
Ron Levys Wild Kingdom - After Midnight Grooves - Released May, 2004***
Ron Levys Wild Kingdom - Organ Colossus - The Very Best of Ron Levys Wild Kingdom (special Japanese import from the prestigious P-Vine label.) Released May, 2004***
Blacksnake - Mind Over Matter - Released June, 2004***
Boston Horns - Youve Got to Find Your Own Groove - Released June, 2004***
Ron Levys Wild Kingdom - Best of RLWK: B-3 Organic Grooves Released September, 2004***
The Pollotronik All Stars - An Evening with Toads - Released November, 2004***
Percy Hill - Instant Live (The Paradise, Boston, MA 11/13/04) - Released November 13, 2004***
Ron Levys Wild Kingdom - Voodoo Boogaloo - Released January, 2005***
Percy Hill - After All - Released March , 2005***
M.O. Joe - Welcome to my Face - Released June, 2005***
Two Ton Shoe - Move In The Light (EP) - Korean Import on the Pastel Music label - Released August 12, 2005***
Boston Horns - A Thousand Souls - Released Fall of 2005***
Assembly of Dust - Instant Live Release (Live at The Paradise, Boston, MA 12-31-05) - Released January 1, 2006***
Ryan Montbleau Band - One Fine Color - Released February, 2006***
Boston Horns - Bring on the Funk (Japanese import from the prestigious P-Vine Label***
Jen Kearney & The Lost Onion - EAT - Released September 2006***
Boston Horns - Live '06 - Released October, 2006***
Assembly of Dust - Recollection - To be released March 6, 2007***
Evan Goodrow Band - Modern Soul Vol 1 - Released September, 2007***
Ryan Montbleau Band - Patience on Friday - Released October 9, 2007***
Peter Fedele - Hullabaloo - Spice-Rack Records - 2007***
Boston Horns - BoHo - Released Fall 2007***
hi8us - The Superficial Deep - Release summer 2008***
Jesse Dee - Bittersweet Batch - Released August, 2008***
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Other Album Appearences:
Cotton Mouth - Shady - Wrote liner notes***
Freelance Bishops - Live in the year 2000 - band introduction at beginning of CD***
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Check out Jen Kearney & The Lost Onion live at Boarding House Park - Lowell, MA - 9/1/06
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Peep The Nate Wilson Group live at Strangecreek 2007:
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And here is a cool little drum session with my boy James Cohen from Syracuse, NY, summer 2007:
