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| - | '''Daniel Ponce''' (July 21, 1953 – March 14, 2013) was a Cuban-American [[jazz]] percussionist. His album ''[[New York Now!]]'' (1983) on [[Celluloid Records]] features one of his [[conga]] solos. | ||
| - | Ponce played locally in Havana from age 11 and played percussion in a group called Watusi. He was [[exile]]d from Cuba in 1980 and fled to New York City, soon after working there with [[Paquito D'Rivera]], [[José Fajardo (musician)|Jose Fajardo]], [[Andy González (musician)|Andy Gonzalez]], [[Jerry Gonzalez]], and [[Eddie Palmieri]]. In 1982 he played three [[batá drum]]s as a [[session musician]] for the [[Herbie Hancock]] song "[[Rockit (song)|Rockit]]". Producer [[Bill Laswell]] said "Ponce essentially was a musician/priest, and all the rhythms he would play on those batá drums were associated with a Yoruba deity. It was basically [[Santeria]]." | + | '''''Starpeace''''' is [[Yoko Ono]]'s 1985 concept album, designed to spread a message of peace around the world as an opposition to [[Ronald Reagan]]'s "Star Wars" [[Strategic Defense Initiative|missile defense system]]. As with most Ono albums, it did not chart extensively but the single release of "[[Hell in Paradise]]" reached #16 on the US dance charts. The album was subtitled "An Earth Play for Sun and Air" in the booklet and on the disc. |
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| - | After "Rockit" was a major hit in 1983, Ponce began recording under his own name, and soon after worked in jazz idioms with Laswell, Hancock, [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[McCoy Tyner]], [[Hilton Ruiz]], and [[Bobby McFerrin]]. He also did work as a session musician and as a touring percussionist, for, among others, [[Laurie Anderson]], [[Mick Jagger]], and [[Yoko Ono]]. | + | |
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| - | He died on March 14, 2013, in Miami, Florida. | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[She's the Boss]] | + | |
| - | *[[Funkcronomicon]] | + | |
| - | *[[Home of the Brave (soundtrack)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Starpeace]] | + | |
| - | *[[Celluloid Records]] | + | |
| - | *[[Seducción (album)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Kip Hanrahan]] | + | |
| - | *[[Mister Heartbreak]] | + | |
| - | *[[Paquito D'Rivera]] | + | |
| - | *[[Celluloid Records]] | + | |
| - | *[[Desert Lady / Fantasy]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ignacio Berroa]] | + | |
| - | *[[La Leyenda de La Hora]] | + | |
| - | *[[Bobby Sanabria]] | + | |
| - | *[[Elektra/Musician]] | + | |
| - | *[[Language Barrier (Sly and Robbie album)]] | + | |
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Starpeace is Yoko Ono's 1985 concept album, designed to spread a message of peace around the world as an opposition to Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" missile defense system. As with most Ono albums, it did not chart extensively but the single release of "Hell in Paradise" reached #16 on the US dance charts. The album was subtitled "An Earth Play for Sun and Air" in the booklet and on the disc.
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