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Yaounde at Terraza 7 Live Music
Courtesy of Terraza 7 Live Music (Queens, NY) | Posted on April 20, 2012
Where
Terraza 7 Live Music
40-19 Gleane St
Queens, NY
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When
Fri, May 4, 2012
10:30pm
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Musicians
Samuel Torres
percussionPeter Brainin
saxophoneRuben Rodriguez
bassMichael Rodriguez
guitarLudwig Afonso
drumsAbout
The music on Yaoundé, the second recording from percussionist/composer Samuel Torres, is the product of one of today’s most versatile and formidable Latin jazz artists absorbing the richness of some of the world’s greatest cultural melting pots. Yaoundé, confirms that this multifaceted musician’s prowess as a composer has come to rival his international acclaim as one of the best percussionists of his generation.
Torres was born September 4, 1976 in Colombia’s capital city of Bogotá and was nurtured in this culturally sophisticated metropolis where jazz and classical music share the stage with salsa and Colombian folkloric idioms. His earliest exposure to music came at home, thanks to an extended family of musicians and ready access to a wealth of Colombian genres. By the age of 12, Torres was performing with various Bogotá ensembles, developing techniques that allowed him to quickly adapt to the demands of jazz, pop music and salsa. A classically trained percussionist, he earned a degree in Music Composition from Bogotá’s esteemed Universidad Javeriana. Before departing for the U.S. in 1999, the resourceful young artist had become an established figure on Colombia’s fertile music scene, backing leading Colombian performers while serving as an arranger and music director for his country’s highly regarded telenovelas (TV soap operas) and films....