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Ignacio Berroa Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Montreal Drum Festival
HIS TRIUMPHANT REGAL RETURN The Montréal Drum Fest is proud to announce the return of the king—the great Ignacio Berroa. Let the bells and the banners fly! Nobody forgets how he ignited the crowd last visit. And he’s gotten tighter, slicker, hotter, and more exciting. This is going to be good. At once a veteran and a pioneer, the Cuban-born drummer has been applauded through the years for his facility in combining folkloric rhythms with contemporary jazz and funk. It’s a fiery blend that swings like a mother, grooves like a locomotive, never forgetting old country roots. For a pre Drum Fest taste, Google “Se Le Ve”, a hit track Berroa cut with the Puerto Rican band Batacumbele decades back. [...]
Ignacio Live, Móstoles Jazz Festival 2010
By Gatillo Dentro de la programación de MóstolesAtodoJAZZ, en su sexta edición, actuó el pasado sábado el cuarteto del batería cubano Ignacio Berroa, que contó con la colaboración especial del saxofonista David Sánchez. En un Teatro del Bosque que registró una gran entrada, los aficionados al jazz pudieron comprobar el alto nivel que atesoran ambos músicos, considerados como grandes exponentes del jazz latino. El concierto, al que asistió Mirina Cortés, Concejal de Educación y Cultura, fue presentado por Luis Martín, crítico de jazz del diario ABC.
Ignacio Sits-In with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Friends at Bennett Studios
Ignacio Berroa lays down some percussion on the tune “Moor” by Paul Bley. This amazing cut is a haunting tribute to Paul Bley’s free jazz masterpeace and features Ignacio along with Marcus Gilmore on drums , Matt Brewer on Bass and Gonzalo Rubalcaba on Piano.
