ALBUM/CD CREDITS (SEE ALBUM PAGE)
MADONNA - “GREATEST HITS VOL. 2”
MARIAH CAREY - “I STILL BELIEVE” DANCE RE-MIX
SADE - "BY YOUR SIDE - DANCE REMIX"
AVERAGE WHITE BAND “- LIVING IN COLOUR”
EARTH, WIND & FIRE - "SEPTEMBER - THE ERIC KUPPER REMIXES"
QUINCY JONES - “Q DIGS DANCERS" /“SOUL BOSSA NOSTRA" /"
THE BEST OF QUINCY JONES" / “CD JAPAN - THIS IS HOW WE FEEL ABOUT “Q" /
“BIG BAND BOSSA NOVA” / “AUSTIN POWERS THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME MOVIE SOUNDTRACK”
EARTHA KITT - LIVE AT CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL"
CELIA CRUZ - “QUEEN OF SALSA” AUDIOBOOK CD
ARTURO SANDOVAL "- DANZON (DANCE ON)” / "DREAM COME TRUE" / “THE PEREZ FAMILY”
LISA STANFIELD - "831"
PETSHOP BOYS - POP ART" / “NIGHT LIFE”
MORY KANTE - "DIMINI"
CHI CHI PERALTA - "UN DIA MAS”
MOLOKO - "THE TIME IS NOW” DANCE RE-MIX
PATTY SMYTH - “GREATEST HITS FEATURING SCANDAL”
RINOCEROSE "- MES VACANCES A RIO” FRANCOIS K. REMIX
BIG MUFF - "MY FUNNY VALENTINE”
TOM & JOYCE - "VAI MINHA TRISTEZA"
CON FUNK SHUN "- ELECTRIC LADY" (1985 - #1 SINGLE) ,“FEVER"
NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN - "THE NATURE OF THINGS"
MICKEY HART/AIRTO/FLORA PURIM - "DAPHOS" MAXWELL “- FORTUNATE” DANCE REMIX
SATOSHI TOMIIE - “UP IN FLAMES”
LOVETRONIC - “YOU ARE LOVED
BOBBY D’AMBROSIO - “HERE I AM” - DAVID MORALES REMIX
CARLOS GOGO GOMEZ/DEEP AND SEXY 2 (Compilation) - "BRAZILICA"
CARLOS GOGO GOMEZ - "NEW PARADIGM GLOBAL MUSIC"
CARLOS GOGO GOMEZ - “HOMENAJE AL ASMATICO”
CARLOS GOGO GOMEZ - "BRAZILICA, "LIGAYA"
JOSE CONDE - “AY QUE RIQO”
A GO GO GOMEZ/VARIOUS ARTISTS - "FIRES WITHIN" , ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
BOBBY RODRIGUEZ & THE HISPANIC - "HISPANIC MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION BAND"
CHAIN REACTION - "SALSA - THE MOVIE" - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
ROBERT KRAFT - ROBERT KRAFT ALBUM
IMAGINATION - "IMAGINATION"
SEGUIDA - "ON OUR WAY TO TOMORROW"
DEVOSHUN “- NO, NO, NO MY FRIEND”
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EARTHA KITT - LEGENDARY DIVA GIPSY KINGS - NOVO FLAMENCO LAURA BRANIGAN / Musical Director - POP PATTI AUSTIN - R&B, JAZZ ARTURO SANDOVAL - JAZZ, LATIN JAZZ TITO PUENTE - SALSA MALO - LATIN ROCK PETE & SHEILA ESCOVEDO - LATIN JAZZ AIRTO/FLORA PURIM - BRAZILIAN JAZZ ROY AYRES - R&B JOCELYN BROWN - R&B JODY WATLEY - R&B PHARAOH SANDERS - JAZZ JOSE FELICIANO - LATIN POP MANHATTAN TRANSFER - POP CON FUNK SHUN - R&B JESSIE JOHNSON R&B BOBBY HUTCHERSON - JAZZ MARTHA WASHINGTON - POP/DANCE VICKI SUE ROBINSON - HOUSE/DISCO GATO BARBIERI JAZZ, LATIN JAZZ FRANCOIS K - ELECTRONICA, HOUSE NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN - ROCK/POP ALI JACKSON LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ENSEMBLE JUSTO ALMARIO - LATIN JAZZ CHARLIE PALMIERI - SALSA STRUNZ & FARAH NEW AGE FRANCISCO AGUABELLA - LATIN JAZZ SEGUIDA - LATIN ROCK RODNEY FRANKLIN - FUSION/POP MICKEY HART - EXPERIMENTAL JOE FARRELL - BRAZILIAN JAZZ CHUCK RAINEY - FUSION TOM BROWN - R&B/FUSION JOHN HANDY FUSION O. J. EKEMODE & NIGERIAN ALL STARS - JUJU BABATUNDE OLATUNJI - TRADITIONAL NIGERIAN GRUPO AFRO-CUBA DE MATANZAS - TRADITIONAL AFRO-CUBAN YMA SUMAC - VOCAL VIRTUOSO BABATUNDE/MOMENT'S NOTICE JAZZ/LATIN JAZZ BILL SUMMERS/JUNGLE BOOK - PAN-AFRICAN/JAZZ DAVE VALENTIN - LATIN JAZZ JOSE CONDE Y OLA FRESCA - SON CUBANO SONY SHOWCASE BAND - Various Sony Artists - R&B BONGO LOGIC - LATIN JAZZ HENRY FIOL - SALSA PAQUITO GUZMAN - SALSA NOO VOO DOO - WORLD MUSIC/HAITIAN ROCK RHYTHM TRIBE - WORLD MUSIC/HISPANIC FUNK E.W. WAINWRIGHT & THE AFRICAN ROOTS OF JAZZ JAZZ CONJUNTO UHURU - SALSA/LATIN JAZZ ALBERTO D'ALMAR - NUEVO FLAMENCO MARTIK - PERSIAN POP LITTLE LOUIE VEGA/NUYORICAN SOUL ORCHESTRA - SOUL, LATIN SOUL DARIUSH - PERSIAN VOCALIST FARAMARZ ASEF - PERSIAN POP BLACK CATS - PERSIAN POP SONIA SANTOS - AFRO-SAMBA ANDY - PERSIAN POP WARREN HILL - LATIN JAZZ LA SORPRESA - SALSA RUDY REGALADO/CHEVERE - SALSA CONJUNTO CESPEDES - SON CUBANO JU PERCUSSION GROUP INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE TALUJON PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE MULTI-CULTURAL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
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MOVIE CREDITS “GIRL FIGHT” SOUNDTRACK MUSICIAN/TED SHAPIRO, PRODUCER “DANGEROUS TOUCH” SOUNDTRACK MUSICIAN/LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR "FIRES WITHIN" ACTOR /SOUNDTRACK MUSICIAN LEADER OF A GO GO GOMEZ - FEATURED BAND IN FILM AND SOUNDTRACK "SALSA - THE MOVIE" - ACTOR/SOUNDTRACK MUSICIAN "HOW TO DANCE SALSA" - VIDEO ACTOR/SOUNDTRACK MUSICIAN "HOWARD THE DUCK" - EXTRA CAST "THREE BY THREE" - FEATURED MUSICIAN IN FILM STAGE CREDITS KENNY ORTEGA'S "LATIN QUARTERS" PERCUSSIONIST/ACTOR/SINGER/DANCER STAGE SHOW - RIVIERA HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA |
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QUEENS COLLEGE OF CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK - Queens, New York Music Department-Continuing Education Department - Instructor in Afro-Cuban Percussion & Music TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION SUMMER CAMP - Taipei, Taiwan Guest Instructor - Afro-Cuban Percussion & Music OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE - Pasadena, California Anthropology Department - Guest Lecturer - “Santeria and IFA in the US Today” Dance Department - Lecturer/Dance Accompanist - Elizabeth Chin's Afro-Haitian Dance Class UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles, California Dance Department - Lecturer/Dance Accompanist - Margot Dinnerman's Afro-Cuban Dance Class Dance Department - Lecturer/Dance Accompanist - Linda Johnson's Afro-Haitian Dance Class Ethnomusicology Department - Performer - Steve Losa's Ethnomusicology Class RUMBAFROSON AFRO-CUBAN DANCE COMPANY - San Francisco, California Musical Director/Instructor EVERYBODY’S CREATIVE ARTS CENTER DANCE DEPARTMENT - Oakland, California Dance Accompanist - Halifu Osumare''s Advanced Pan-Afro-Carribean/Modern/Jazz/Contemporary Dance Class CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO DANCE DEPARTMENT - San Francisco, California Lecturer/Dance Accompanist - Paula McCullum's Afro-Haitian Dance Class SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY DANCE DEPARTMENT - San Francisco, California Lecturer/Dance Accompanist - Blanche Brown's Afro-Haitian Dance Class COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS MUSIC DEPARTMENT - Eureka, California Instructor - Beginning Conga Technique Lecturer - Afro-Cuban Music Director - Afro-Cuban Music and Dance Ensemble PACE UNIVERSITY PUERTO RICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION - New York, New York Instructor - Beginning Conga Technique LEE STRASSBERG INSTITUTE DANCE ACCOMPANIST - New York, New York N.Y. BALLET ACADEMY DANCE ACCOMPANIST - New York, New York
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EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF MATANZAS - Matanzas, Cuba
Certification in Advanced Percussion
FOLKCUBA-INSTITUTO FOLKLORICO NACIONAL DE CUBA - Havana, Cuba
Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba Certification in Advanced Percussion
COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS - Eureka, California
CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK - New York, New York
DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL - New York, New York
Private Instruction:
Pedro Jesus “El Asmatico” Orta - Bata (Okonkolo, Itotele, Iya)
Francisco "Menini" Zamorea Chirino - Bata, Iyesa
Mario Jauregui - Congas, Palito, Clave, Chekere, Bata, Iyesa
Eugenio Arango - Congas, Palito, Clave, Chekere, Bata
Carlos Aldama - Congas, Palito, Clave, Chekere, Bata
Pancho Quinto - Cajon, Bata
Tony Mondesire - Bongos, Bata, Tambora
John Amira Afro-Cuban Traditional Rhythms - Congas
Afro-Haitian Traditional Rhythms - Rada and Petro
Zak Diouf - Djembe, Djundjun (Traditional Senegalese Music)
Angel Nater - Timbales
Loremil Machado - Berimbau, Pandeiro, Agogo, Atabaque, Caxixi
Jose Lorenzo - Repenique, Surdo, Atabaque, Tamborim, Reco-reco, Cuica
Bill Summers - Bata
Badal Roy - Tabla
Susan Rosenblum - Tabla
O.J. Ekemode - Dundun (Talking Drum) [Nigerian Contemporary Music]
Wasiu Sakara - Double Gong [Yoruba Traditional Music]
Morty Sanders - Chekere, Berimbau
Polash Gomes - Tabla
Sam Skaf - Dumbek