For the first time in history two of the music world’s most innovative and exciting Latin percussionists will be performing a series of workshops and concerts all over Europe. During their \'Traveling Through Time\' clinic tour Giovanni Hidalgo, widely regarded as the greatest living conga player, and the master of Latin drumming Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez give 19 shows in Spain, Italy, Holland and Austria.
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Called the ‘Traveling Through Time Tour’ after their critically acclaimed and ground-breaking DVD, they will be performing music from the DVD , which was described by Modern Drummer as \"a percussion lover’s dream come true.\"
During the shows the artists will be explaining how each duet was conceived, how they approach their individual parts, and their approach to improvising within each piece. This is a unique and rare opportunity to get up close and personal with these influential players and to learn and explore the bold textures and rhythmic complexities of Latin percussion.
Traveling Through Time 2009
25 January - Vals-Tarragona ... Spain - xQbeat Festival (concert)
28 January - Valencia ... Spain - Auditorium (concert)
29 January - Milan ... Italy (workshop)
31 January - Verona ... Italy (workshop)
01 February - Brescia ... Italy (workshop)
02 February - Barcelona ... Spain (workshop)
03 February - Barcelona ... Spain (workshop)
04 February - Huesca ... Spain - Theatre (concert)
05 February - Zaragoza ... Spain - Theatre (concert)
07 February - Barcelona ... Spain - Auditoriun Percussion Festival (concert)
13 February - Cagliari ... Italy (workshop)
14 February - Roma ... Italy - Auditorium (concert + workshop)
16 February - Salerno ... Italy - Il Moro Club (concert)
19 February - Lecce ... Italy (workshop at Conservatory)
20 February - Larino ... Italy (workshop)
21 February - Urbania ... Italy (workshop+concert)
22 February - Udine ... Italy (workshop)
23 February - Amsterdam ... Holland - Bimhius (concert) + Conservatory (workshop)
25 February - Vienna ... Austria - (workshop)
26 February - Gmunden ... Austria (workshop)
For more information on tickets and venues see www.elnegro.com.