[RhythmAgogo] All Kinds of Stuff

Wed Jul 29 17:04:05 PDT 2015

I agree with Corey on the name. One name, less confusion. I think we could
benefit from a f2f meeting to discuss some of these things further at some
point.

I nominate Fred to work on a logo because I know how awesome his designs
are! (no pressure, Fred).

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Corey M <swirl_cm at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> I think that we can really promote the Rhythm Agogo brand where at a
> salsa, samba, Afro or other world gig that our participating members are
> introduced as "Neil, Carolyn and Kyle of Rhythm Agogo!"  Our rep in various
> world beats will grow! Different names for different projects will not
> bring more bookings, only confusion. Plus we can sell Rhythm Agogo merch at
> every appearance! ;). Anyone dream up a logo yet? Lol
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 29, 2015, at 4:59 PM, Neil Jones <neil.edward.jones at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 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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