[RhythmAgogo] All Kinds of Stuff

Wed Jul 29 15:59:59 PDT 2015

I won't be in town Saturday, but this sounds like a really cool
opportunity! I think it's good if we keep Rhythm Agogo clearly an open
membership community ensemble, but it occurred to me: What if we call such
spin-off ensembles, for example (in this case): Salsa Agogo. Thoughts?

On 29 July 2015 at 16:19, Corey M <swirl_cm at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> I plan to see him (José) at the Oral Fuentes show Saturday at the Capitol.
> If anyone is interested, that might be a great time to show the enthusiasm
> and arrange the initial day to meet and learn salsa drumming!
>
> That said, we only need two of us plus José to begin!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 29, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Carolyn Doi <caro.doi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Corey,
>
> I like the idea of the salsa trio for sure! If be up for learning some
> parts.
>
> Carolyn
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 24, 2015, at 2:37 PM, Corey M <swirl_cm at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> I've made some connections.
>
> Cathy Chicoine, from Ness, who runs local drum circles, loves the true
> community concept of Rhythm Agogo!
>
> Also José Fuenzalida, Oral Fuentes' percussionist, would love to foster a
> salsa trio (conguero, bongocero and timbalero) for our own work and gigging
> with other bands... So we could have us learn the parts, and just find
> whoever is available if a gig comes up!
>
> Just thinking that if we have a gig opportunity for say an hour-long set,
> we could break it up where we have "teams" for different styles that take
> turns until a finale. We could make good money for that, as opposed to
> playing for 20 minutes til our arms all fall off like usual.
>
> There... My random thoughts.
>
> Should I pursue recruiting Cathy and José?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 21, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Corey M <swirl_cm at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> I think that solving the yellow bracelet controversy and responding to
> fundraising activities can be addressed in one fell swoop (for next year
> anyway...) Apply to have Rhythm Agogo perform and do workshops at Ness
> 2016! Free camping, get paid, and have performer bracelets for backstage
> access!  I think we as a group could have done better than I did especially
> with my drum circle basics workshop! Plus there was good networking where
> we could be welcoming some gifted and locally known people who are
> genuinely attracted to our grassroots and socially conscious approach!
>
> On present fundraising efforts such as gigs, Neil did remind me to re
> activate our conversations about forming a separate NPO that would maybe
> get access to grants to support the group with instruments and access to
> rehearsal space.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 21, 2015, at 10:09 AM, Carolyn Doi <caro.doi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey everyone.
>
> Thanks for the message, Fred. I'd be up for some fundraising. The week of
> August 17th isn't great for me, though as I'll be out in BC/Cali. I'm still
> figuring out dates, but might be away from the 18 - 27th.
>
> Thanks,
> Carolyn
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Fred Reibin <f.reibin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sooo good playing with you all at Ness!  We've been talking fundraising a
>> bit here and there.  Is anyone interested in getting together one evening a
>> putting some intention behind it?  I'm out west for a few weeks coming up,
>> but maybe the week of August 17th?
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 11:30 PM, Neil Jones <neil.edward.jones at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Welp, this is a bit of a long email. It's been a while!
>>>
>>> *Gigs:* Our second gig, at the We > Tar Sands rally and march on Sat,
>>> July 4th, went pretty damned well, if you ask me! I'm sure you've all seen
>>> the wonderful feedback from organizers and attendees alike that Carolyn has
>>> shared by now. Let's keep it up! Anyone have a lead on a potential next gig?
>>>
>>> *Rehearsals:* Last time, at Rhythm Agogo practice (read with TV
>>> announcer voice), the intrepid percussionists learned a new tune called
>>> Crazy Monkey. It's billed as "tricky" by RoR, the first such tune we've
>>> tried, and we pretty much nailed it. So that's pretty exciting! Here is the
>>> link to the music:
>>>
>>> https://www.rhythms-of-resistance.org/spip.php?page=resources-tunes-big&id_rubrique=42&lang=en.
>>>
>>>
>>> I won't be able to make it to the next few rehearsals, as my choir
>>> schedule has become suddenly and temporarily very demanding. I hope some of
>>> you will keep the momentum going!
>>>
>>> *Facebook Fanpage:* Carolyn created a page for us:
>>> https://www.facebook.com/RhythmAgogoYXE?fref=ts. Thanks Carolyn; you
>>> rock! I suggest we develop and add more content ("about us," photos,
>>> videos) before we start sharing or inviting widely. If anyone has any
>>> videos or photos, you can upload them to our Dropbox account; if you don't
>>> know how to do that, talk to me, or check my earlier email about it.
>>>
>>> *New Members: *Marina and Jay joined us this week. Welcome, dudes! I'm
>>> working on a few other friends who seem like likely joins at some point.
>>> Anyone else know anyone who might be down? I say invite away! (I should
>>> check: Anyone feel we should be keeping the membership closed at this
>>> point?)
>>>
>>> *Sambatoon Stuff: *Michelle confronted me at work today and we had a
>>> rather stressful talk about a number of things. I doubt she will ever
>>> forgive me, but maybe, just maybe, she will now leave us alone. One notable
>>> takeaway is her insistence that Sambatoon is “about respect;” she says she
>>> looked at the Rhythms of Resistance website, and was very upset by what she
>>> saw. Apparently she equates opposition to systems of oppression with
>>> disrespect toward human beings. Our philosophies, I’ve come to realize, are
>>> opposed enough to make argument counterproductive at best.
>>>
>>> The upshot of this is that it sounds like Sambatoon will never
>>> collaborate with Rhythm Agogo in any way. She seems opposed enough to what
>>> we are about that even cross-promotion, formal or informal, is probably out
>>> of the question. She did say, however, that she has no problem with anyone
>>> being involved in both Sambatoon and Rhythm Agogo. Hopefully that is true.
>>> For those interested in participating in Sambatoon, heads up that she has
>>> some new written policy that you have to read and sign in order to
>>> participate.
>>>
>>> *Rhythms of Resistance:* On that note, who thinks we should join
>>> Rhythms of Resistance, i.e. start calling ourselves a RoR band, ask them to
>>> link to our Facebook page (/possible future website), and connect and
>>> collaborate with other RoR ensembles? (Jana, are you still in touch with
>>> those folks in Toronto?) Here is the website again if you want to examine
>>> it more closely, which I highly encourage:
>>> https://www.rhythms-of-resistance.org/
>>>
>>> *Location:* Turning the Tide may be possible, but it`s still too early
>>> to tell. I think we could be looking at end of summer before it's known
>>> whether we could become a permanent fixture there. Anyone else have any
>>> leads?
>>>
>>> *Fundraising:* I believe a meeting to brainstorm a fundraising strategy
>>> is in the works. Stay tuned...
>>>
>>> Thanks for reading/skimming, amigos!
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
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