PlayCajon EP 26: Walfredo Reyes Jr

Walfredo Reyes Jr is the drummer with the band Chicago and formerly the drummer for Santana, Gloria Estefan, Jackson Browne, Steve Winwood, Mickey Hart, and the former percussionist with Lindsey Buckingham. Walfredo plays both drum set and percussion and also both at the same time. His father, Cuban percussionist and famous timbalero Walfredo Reyes Sr. was an early pioneer of this technique of performing on conventional drum set along with percussion such as congas, bongos, cow bells, and timbales. Walfredo Jr. is also a pioneer of this technique and sees drums and percussion as the same thing. Ingredients all working together to create a kind of sonic meal. Walfredo is a wonderfully positive person, dedicated to his art and this deffinitly comes across in the episode. He invited me into his home in Las Vegas to record this episode and was incredibly welcoming.

(First published Feb 23rd 2018)