Results for "Marvin Bugalu Smith"

Marvin Bugalu Smith

Born: December 29, 1948

Marvin "Bugalu" Smith is a master drummer and the best way to understand him, is to listen to his own words...

I started playing drums at age 2 and in that time I studied with all of the great master drummers: Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Hayes, Art Taylor, and my brother Earl "Buster" Smith. My out look on music is without end. Right now what I'm doing is teaching young people, to understand how the master drummers got there power on the drums. Understanding the basic foundation of the drums. Teaching them that it was used for communication, a way to talk to people

Buddha of the Rainforest

By Jon Weiss

Label: Vajra Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Microtonic; Buddha of the Rainforest; Blues for Another Day; Along Came Mary; I Got Schisms; Gilding the Lily; Sixth Sense; Medios Pasos.

More Music for a Free World

By Dave Sewelson

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2020
Track listing: Memories; Dreams; Reflections.

Dave Sewelson: Music for a Free World

by Glenn Astarita
December 10, 2018

This is baritone saxophonist Dave Sewelson's (William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, Microscopic Septet) first recording as a leader since the 1979 release, Synchro-incity for the TFYM record label. Indeed, that's a long stretch, but Sewelson seems to be busy collaborating with others, and is a veteran of New York City's bleeding-edge downtown scene. On ...