Ti roro music biography films
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The Music of Max Roach
Track credits:
1. Blues Waltz
composed by Max Roach (arranged by Marcus Printup)
2. Garvey’s Ghost
composed by Max Roach (arranged by Carlos Henriquez)
3. The Drum Also Waltzes
composed by Max Roach
4. Lonesome Lover
composed by Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln (arranged by Chris Crenshaw)
5. Freedom Day
composed by Max Roach and Oscar Brown (arranged by Vincent Gardner)
6. Conversation
composed by Max Roach
7. Driva’ Man
composed by Max Roach and Oscar Brown (arranged by Obed Calvaire)
8. Between Max and Ti-Roro
composed and arranged by Obed Calvaire
Personnel
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
REEDS
Sherman Irby
Alexa Tarantino
Chris Lewis
Abdias Armenteros
Paul Nedzela
TRUMPETS
Ryan Kisor
Geoff Gallante
Marcus Printup
Wynton Marsalis
TROMBONES
Vincent Gardner
Chris Crenshaw
Elliot Mason
RHYTHM
Dan Nimmer – piano
Carlos Henriquez – bass
Obed Calvaire – drums, music director
Special Guests:
Shenel
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The famous Haitian drummer, Ti RoRo, and his exquisite use of the Vodou drums were explored at the third week of the Jamaica Music Museum�s Grounation series last Sunday, February 15 at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall. Senior lecturer of History at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Matthew Smith, presented on the topic, Ti RoRo: Haitian Drums of Sprits and Fire, which was about the Haitian artiste and his rise to fame in the 1950s.
Dr. Matthew Smith first explained the importance of the drum in Haitian folk culture. He pointed out that between the 1930s and the 1950s, following the United States brief occupation of Haiti, Haitian folk culture became prominent in the country�s national project to promote its rich history. During this period, a number of Haitian artistes and musicians gained international acclaim including a man called Raymond Ballergeau� also known as Ti Ro Ro, �King of the Drum�.
Using sound bites and video clips of performances, Dr. Smith showed
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Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007)
Musical artist
Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924[a] – August 16, 2007) was an American jazzdrummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history.[2][3] He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, and Booker Little. He also played with his daughter Maxine Roach, a Grammy nominated violist. He was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer ingång of Fame in 1992.[4]
In the mid-1950s, Roach co-led a pioneering quintet along with trumpeter Clifford Brown. In 1970, he founded the percussion ensembleM'Boom.