Classic
Leslie Cartaya at Congahead Studios
Leslie Cartaya stops by our studio while touring around the New York area to perform one of compositions, Bolero Blue.
How LP (Latin Percussion) Began-Over 50 Years of Untold Stories
This video tells of how the first bongo was conceived of and created. The first hardware was created in a company building military instrumentation. That very same bongo was recreated in 2014 as the 50th Anniversary model that has already become the go to bongo by the leading players who have passed through the congahead.com studio.
Remembering Martin Henriquez. March 29, 2014.
Ralph MacDonald. March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011. R.I.P.
R.I.P. Rudy Regalado
Venezuelan born percussionist died in Las Vegas on November 5, 2010. I first met Rudy in Puerto Rico in the 1960s. I knew him while he was a fixture on the LA music scene and later got to see him in Los Vegas. He was 73 years old.
Classic Photos 1
Classic Photos is a peek at the early years of my photography covering the jazz and emerging Latin/Salsa scenes including icons such as Tito Puente, Carlos “Patato” Valdez, Arsenio Rodriguez and more