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Latin Percussion Icon Milton Cardona Remembered

  by Victor Rendón and Ken Ross   On September 19, 2014, Milton Cardona, a fixture of the New York salsa and Latin-jazz scene, passed away of heart failure. He was sixty-nine. Cardona, a Puerto Rican who grew up in…

Modern Drummer
Dec 19, 2014

Famed Afro-Caribbean Drummer Steve Berrios Passes

Steve Berrios in 1994, standing at the corner of Broadway and 52nd Street in New York City, where the original Birdland club once stood   Modern Drummer is sad to announce that Steve Berrios died this past week at the…

Modern Drummer
Jul 29, 2013

Jose Rosa

Hello, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Jose Rosa, and I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, tell you about my latest book, The Art of Latin Drumming, and share information about the Contemporary Drums & Percussion Camp.…

Modern Drummer
Mar 26, 2012
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