Nelson Rivera – Island Music Percussionist
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, we are pleased to share this intimate interview with Gerardo “Jerry” Velez, the conga player with Jimi Hendrix in The Gypsy Sun and Rainbows Band. Gerardo is best known for playing the congas while performing at the original Woodstock with the infamous Jimi Hendrix in 1969. This month…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/lildrummergirl/FINAL__ZEB_TRIBAL_SEEDS_9-17.mp3 Today I have very fun, cool and special guest – Zeb a/k/a Jamey Dekofsky who is the drummer for Tribal Seeds. Zeb is from L.A. and has been playing drums since he was 8 years and old and by age 10 he was gigging in a punk and classic rock. All the while…
When I learned that Stick Figure would be headlining with Slightly Stoopid and Pepper this summer at the Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, FL I knew I had to meet up with them and catch their show. Kevin Offitzer is here today. He is the drummer with Stick Figure. If you’re not familiar with…
Reggae Rise Up, the three-day reggae festival was back in full swing at the Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Rebelution was on the bill on the opening night and their drummer Wesley Finley was gracious enough to give me an live interview before his show. For those of you who may not be…
I recently was at my 3rd annual Reggae Rise Up Festival in downtown St. Petersburg when I had the chance to see the band HIRIE live in person (finally), I’ve been trying to catch them since I learned of them about 3 years ago. Today’s special guest is Kurtis Parsons, A/K/A “Conga Kurty” is…
Ken Mary, is an American musician who is a drummer, producer, engineer, singer, record executive and song writer on over thirty-five albums that combined have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. He has worked in genres from heavy rock to choral music. He’s played drums with Alice Cooper, John Waite, and now with his current band…
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