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Jonathan

About Me

Drummer, Percussionist, Bassist, Philosopher, Rumbero, Child of Production, Music Disciple + Educator, Artist, Photographer, Conguero/Timbalero

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Dalai Lama, Juan Carlos Alfonso (Dan Den), Alain Perez, Larry Graham, Tony Allen (Fela Kuti), Amadito Valdes, Los Munequitos de Matanzas, Geoff Brennan, Hamid Drake, Samuel Torres, Alexi Laiho, Don Chezina, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Lamine Faye and among others-
Mr. Wono of the Accounting Department:

My Blog

Spam Poetry

Whether made by a generator or a hopeful spammer copying and pasting search terms, the Internet has birthed a new generation of cut & paste poets a la William S. Burroughs. You will find them post...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:18:00 GMT

Spice Rubs the Wrong Way--- Fresno, CA 9/7/08

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Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:55:00 GMT

Internet poetry- creative spam search keywords

  Found this on Antibalas' forums posted by a porn spammer. Willy Burroughs and the rest would be proud.   decorating candles for weddings champagne weddings emersons green fish weir de...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:09:00 GMT

Sergio George (Latin Music Super Producer) Interviews

..Thanks to Sivoo (Above) Sergio George on pianoThanks to salsaweb.com(Below):Portrait of a Future Legend...Sergio Georgeby Victor HugoSalsa music has evolved greatly from the "...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:50:00 GMT

Omar Sosa Interview 2

Thanks to ucsf.edu/synapse UCSF Student Newspaper:   Interview With Cuban Musician Omar Sosa By Phil ReserContributing Writer "My religion gave me the force and the music is the message. I l...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 19:39:00 GMT

Louis Armstrong- multi-dimensional artist!

Thanks to theparisreview.com:In a typical year, Louis Armstrong spent more than three hundred days on the road, bringing his music to audiences around the world. He always traveled with a steamer trun...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 19:18:00 GMT

Alain Perez (Heavy Cuban Bass Player) Interview

Thanks to timba.com:   INTERVIEW WITH ALAIN PÉREZ Alain Pérez with Pepe MartínezInterview conducted and conceived by Pepe Martínez in Madrid, Spain - November, 2002 translated to Englis...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Omar Sosa Interview: Spirits Up Above

Thanks to artistdirect.com:   Interview Omar Sosa Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:21:49 We get in tune with our spiritual ancestors, the power of connectivity and what it means to be "free." Uncompromising...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 01:08:00 GMT

Rhymefest review "Man in the Mirror"

  Rhymefest' mixtape tribute to the Man in the Mirror himself- Michael Jackson, features some old-school voices (Dres of Black Sheep, Camp Lo- "Luchini") and new (Talib Kweli, Ghostface Killa) w...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:16:00 GMT

French translator for Dalai Lama, Mathieu Ricard on happiness

The happiest man in the world? ... and you can learn how he does it, says academic-turned-Buddhist monk By Anthony Barnes Published: 21 January 2007 To scientists, he is the world's happi...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:51:00 GMT