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Eric Bobo
Cypress Hill'stretching Percussion BoundariesAlthough Eric Bobo
would tag Cypress Hill as his main gig, his current focus is a solo
project.
"It's a Latin jazz album, a return to roots for me, because
that's my background," Bobo explains. "It's not really
anything that
goes with the whole recent Latin explosion. It's just something I've
been wanting to do for a while. I
figure there's a lot more people who
are open to this type of music now, so I'm giving it a shot."
In creating
his upcoming solo record, Bobo has been working
with Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato. It should be noted that
Bobo
worked with The Beasties well before he worked with Cypress Hill. He
cut tracks on Ill Communication and Hello Nasty,
playing both
percussion and drums. (His primary instrument is the timbales.) Bobo
has also been a percussionist with The
Black Crowes (on Amorica) and is
credited with performing on 311's Transistor.
Taking sharp turns in his career
isn't new to Bobo. In fact,
he got his start jamming Latin jazz over twenty-five years ago,
learning in a scene that's
quite remote from the stages his current
band shares (most recently with Limp Bizkit on a Napster-sponsored
tour). However,
Eric is quick to explain that the education he received
back in the day - thanks in part to his father, legendary
percussionist
Willie Bobo - was vital to his present success as a prolific
percussionist.
Waleed Rashidi
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