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High Times
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Agogo bells that Sola uses
hi,
i am big Sola's fan, and always wanted to know more about percussion
he uses. i tried to find out, but still dont know which exactly agogos Sola plays.
his site says : just "Agogo bells"
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1. LP Galaxy Wood Generation II bongos
2. LP Quinto Fibre Glass (dark blue tinted)
3. LP Conga Fibre Glass (dark blue tinted)
4. LP Tumba Fibre Glass (dark blue tinted)
5. LP Bata Oak Wood
6. Timbalitos
7. Rack with Pete Engelhart cowbells
8. LP Timbales 12" and 13" Stainless Steel
9. LP Tambourine
10. Agogo bells
11. Rack with LP Jam Blocks, mounted cow bells various sizes
12. Sabian cymbals 6", 8" and 10" splashes and 12" China crash mixture of H & H and AAX
13. Sabian cymbal 12" AAX crash
14. Box of toys containing special goodies
15. LP foot cowbell
16. Wind Chimes
17. Rack with 2 LP Jam Blocks and 6" cow bell |
http://www.solaakingbola.com/tourrig.html
he has rack with Pete Engelhart cowbells
Peter Engelhart Series Mountable Cowbell - Cha Cha Bell
but sometimes agogos
are called agogo cowbells, so maybe he uses these? >>>
Agogo Bells, Pete Engelhart
also there is a well know percussion company called "Latin Percussion",
and Sola plays some of their things
http://www.latinpercussion.com/Pros_That_Play_LP/Players_Roster/akingbola.html
Sola Akingbola and Latin Percussion
Percussionist Sola Akingbola says his career has been "turbo-charged" by the success of British acid-funk band Jamiroquai, whose first two albums rocked the UK charts in the mid-90s. Akingbola appears on Jamiroquai's third release, "Travelling Without Moving," which extended the group's popularity to the US. He has also recorded in recent years with prominent soul-jazz guitarist Ronny Jordan, and performed with Aswad, Britain's most enduring reggae band. In addition, he is a percussionist and musical director for Yoruba Jazzpeople (YJP), who have just completed a successful UK tour and will be touring the US later this year.
Of Nigerian, specifically Yoruba descent, Akingbola grew up listening to traditional drum-centric Yoruba music. He was influenced by several Yoruba artists, including some now familiar to Western audiences -- King Sunny Ade, Ayinla Kollington, and Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He began his career as a vocalist ten years ago in London, when percussionist Gaspar Lawal, after working with such 60s rock giants as Ginger Baker and Stevie Winwood, asked him to join The Oro Band. "Oro was an incredible combination of the music I'd heard as a child, but with a modern dimension, and always with an emphasis on drums." The backup singer soon began experimenting with agogos and cowbells, and after two years "graduated" to a percussion slot. Akingbola still considers Lawal's innovative grooves "an inspiration" and today, YJP (which performs many Yoruba standards and includes one other member of Oro) is fronted by four powerful percussionists - on bata, talking drums, congas, and timbales.
Akingbola still has the first LP drums he acquired: two fiberglass and one wood conga. "All my LP instruments give me a beautiful tone, and once I hear them, my imagination is sparked.... And LP helps me keep abreast of new advances in music technology."
To learn more about Sola Akingbola, please visit his website: http://www.solaakingbola.com
Equipment list: LP Bata Drums, LP Tito Puente Timbales, LP Classic Congas (Quinto, Conga, and Tumbadora models), LP Galaxy Bongos, LP Cyclops Tambourines (hand-held and mountable), LP Jam Blocks (high and low-pitched), LP Afuche/Cabasa, LP Everything Rack, LP Gajate Bracket, LP Salsa Cowbell, LP Tapon Cowbell, LP Timbale Cowbell, LP Super Conga Stands, LP Tri-tone Samba Whistle, LP Pro Maracas, LP Cricket, LP Utters, LP Vibra-Slap, LP Tube Shekere, LP Shake-It, LP Traditional Rainstick, LP Bar Chimes & LP Ice Bell
but there is no agogo mentioned among all these cool things.
so does anybody know which agogos he uses? |
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jamirokaki
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:21 |
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i guess the agogo's should be sometihng so close to the pic you have put of the agogo's....
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deesh
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 13:12 |
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i don't know..but you can email him and ask..i'm sure he will respond after this crazy weekend:
sola@solaakingbola.com |
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High Times
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 13:38 |
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Maurizio Ravalico, italian percussionist who recorded first 2 albums and Space Clav with jamiroquai played Latin Percussion agogas, because i have him playing 2-piece set that looks like this>>>>>
btw there also exists 5 piece agogo set from Latin Percussion
each agogo produces different pitch
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High Times
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 14:03 |
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| deesh wrote: |
i don't know..but you can email him and ask..i'm sure he will respond after this crazy weekend:
sola@solaakingbola.com |
ok!!!! you know i met Sola (as well as all the band except JK) in person 2 times on the same day, but was so much happy and delighted and amazed that discussed only playing triangles and congas with him, and when i said he is my favourite percussionist together with marvin gaye's percussionist, he said "yes, marvin gaye had a cool percussion player",
he shook my hand several times, gave me 2 autographs and said "thanks man". He is a fantastic brilliant musician and great person.
these are autographs he gave me!! 
and later i will tell how i met Derrick, Rob, Paul and Matt. |
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