[RhythmAgogo] All Kinds of Stuff

Wed Jul 29 17:06:04 PDT 2015

Agree on the name and can definitely contribute some energy to a logo!  :)

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Carolyn Doi <caro.doi at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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