Eddie Palmieri, Jimi Hendrix, Cortijo y su Combo, Mongo Santamaria, Fishbone, Ray Barretto, Hector LaVoe, Los Van Van, Funkadelic, Curtis Mayfield, Caetano Veloso, Elis Regina, Salif Keita, Orchestra Baobob, Super Rail Band, Bembeya Jazz, Grant Green, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cachao, Hermeto Pascoal, James Brown, Fela Kuti
Sounds Like
Ozomatli, Marc Ribot & Los Cubanos Prostizos, Santana, Buena Vista Social Club, Beat the Donkey, Antibalas, Jerry Gonzalez & Fort Apache, Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil, Seu Jorge, Irakere, Fania All Stars, Yerba Buena
Bryan Vargas & Ya Está invoke the spirits with the rumble of drums and the screams of distorted guitars. Rumba, Mambo and Son get electrified into a new school Latino groove. This band creates some serious party music, all while giving props to the Orishas.Playing a unique style of music they call simply "Afro Latino Soul", you can forget the pop stars, this is the REAL Latin music revolution.
¡Ya Está!, have appeared in front of capacity crowds at Central Park Summerstage, Prospect Park Bandshell, the Knitting Factory, SOB's and many more.
Ya Está's debut CD "Afro Latino Soul", produced by latin jazz great Arturo O'Farrill was released on June 1st 2004. You can hear Ya Está, and learn more at yaestamusica.com.
"...imagine Jimi Hendrix jamming with the Buena Vista Social Club If you believe that great music begins at a popular level, then you should listen to Bryan Vargas & Ya Está,"
- NY Newsday
"...infectious percussive assaults...that thump to a downtown funk undercurrent"
- Village Voice
"Ya Está's music brought me back to my naked pagan roots..." - Un Chín Magazine
That's Right! Oh yes. Me and my 7-piece band are teaming up with the amazing Hula-Hoop Queen Miss Saturn to bring you night of Original Rock Music and Sexy Sexy Sexy Stripping and Dancing featuring Clams Casino and Darlinda Just Darlinda.
Pinch me--is this really my life?
Come on out this Thursday, May 14th at the Slipper Room Two sets starting pretty sharply at 10.30 pm.
The band features:
Mary "Freakin" Feaster on the Electric Bass Guitar Sean "On it" Dixon on the Drums Chuck The MacKinnon on the Trumpet Tina "Bo Bina" Richarson on the Tenor Saxophone Young Danny Lubin on the Slide Trombone and Matt Katz-Bohen on the Synthesizer
+ + + It only costs $5. The Slipper Room is located at
167 Orchard Street at Stanton on Manhattan's Lower East Side
Sunday, May 3rd, 8. 30 pm Rose's Live Music 345 Grand Street Brooklyn Seven piece band! $5 Suggested Donation
Wednesday, May 6th Independent Music Awards with Ekayani Chamberlain Wicked Willy's 149 Bleeker b/w Thompson and Laguardia Evening starts at 8 pm, We play at 10, $8 Power Trio!
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Page xiii of my new book says: "Raquel Z. Rivera would like to thank Bryan Vargas of Mofongo Music & Media, Jorge "Georgie" Vazquez and Jonathan J-Blak Troncoso, for the many, many musical consultations[...]"
I've got a copy stashed away for you as a humble token of appreciation!
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