ENCOUNTER WITH SANTANA CREW

Last Saturday, 23rd February we had an opportunity to meet and talk to some of musicians that are traveling with Carlos Santana. They are in Adelaide for a Concert at the Clipsal-500.

Watching Live Hip Hop by the Adelaide African Massive at the Enfield Community centre on saturday. (Backrow from left: Tony Lindsay, Benny Rietveld and Jeff Cressman)

Phil, from the MCCSA arranged the meeting with the musos at Enfield Community Hall where some young people from West African backgrounds were putting finishing touches on their website - which will have forums and other useful functions. (Phil is helping them out)

Anyway, some of the young people already involved with NeoVoices Radio program or have appeared in our shows are also Hip Hop dancers and musicians (I mean rappers as well - they practice every Saturday at Inadifs Studios).

Immanuel who is a member of NeoVoices and his mates dropped a few verses and some sweet melodies for the Santana crew. And no doubt the guys were impressed... in return they gave the boys some good advice - that if they have decided to pursue music career and if they want to make it they have to focus and never give up!

We all had to listen. When a guy like Tony Lindsay (been singing for 44 years! played with Santana for 22 years! got involved in Dancing with the Stars... etc, etc) gives you an insight about something to do with singing you have to pay attention.

And Benny Rietveld (plays Bass)- sort of youngish and cool said "if you are serious about music practice everyday, carry with you something that you can record your ideas as they flow, if you know how to write notes then you gotta have pen and a pad, whatever, and be ready all the time to go into the studio and record or to do any job... commercials on radio, TV... whatever...

Jeff Cressman (plays trombone) also dropped some wisdom, serious stuff ... about music.