Post-Oquendo y Libre
Also hitting the ground running is the rumor that Charlie Santiago will be the guest timbalero to fill Manny Oquendo's position in Libre for the tribute concert at the Bronx Museum on May 30. Said spokesman Mike Reyes,
"As long as the public desires to hear quality music and the members of Libre want to continue in honor of Manny, the band will continue to play. Manny's chair will rotate from a cast of "special" invitees. The first set of gigs (NYC, Mexico, Chicago) will involve Charlie Santiago."
Here is a clip of Charlie in action; the first timbalero to solo is Andy Alfonso, who hands off the pailas to Charlie. Thanks to Edgar Omar Arteaga for sending the link.
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gosh that's confusing. well, that's label consolidation for you: a crazy maze of assets and revolving-door management. It took me awhile to figure out who I had to approach to obtain the proper mechanical licenses so GarDel could distribute it's little demo EP (2 of the 3 songs are originally published by Fania) (ended up at the EMusica folks).
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