Manley "Piri" López Herrera
Specialist Afro-Cuban percussion
insider-Musician of the entire Yoruba drumming rituals " Aña Obba Tola ", belonging to his family. Musician-rituals in " Cajones al Muerto" or spiristes ceremonies, also with his family.
-Member of the International Company " Raices Profunda " Juan de Dios Ramos "El Colo".
-A recorded 17 cds distributed Worldwide.
Born June 15, 1981, Manley was the youngest of a family of drummers known as "Los Chinitos " neighborhood of Corea, located in the borough of San Miguel del Padrón, Havana.
This family consists of four brothers López : Reynaldo , Berto, Irian and Pedro, and his son Manley. This family was nicknamed "los Chinitos" (small Chinese) because they are, as said Pedro Lopez, "achinados" (they have "Chinese" - in their face).
Photo credits: Christine Ammour)
Professional Experience: In-
1991: Manley began to play in Yoruba rituals at the age of 10 years and already knew all the sacred rhythms of the drums accompanying he had learned his uncle Irian.
-Between the years 1991 and 1997 he joined several bands of musicians whose rituals " Tambor de Amador", the "Tambor Pedro Aspirina " and in 1997 finally joined the "Tambor Lázaro Cuesta "called" Aña Obba Tola "which is now run by his father, Pedro López . Manley is now the main musician in the group.
-In 1995, Manley joined the group " Aspirina Guaguancó " consisting of young talent. The family of " Aspirinas "of Guanabacoa is the most famous family rumberos Havana since the 1940s.
-From 1997, the " Chinitos " began to make commercial recordings of Bata drums, with the project " Abbilona ", consisting of 45 CDs, recorded in 4 seasons . These discs are recognized worldwide as the most accomplished work in the field of Afro-Cuban, but also comme les mieux appropriés à l'étude de la musique yoruba de Cuba. Irian López en est le directeur artistique, et dirige les séances d'enregistrement. Les joueurs de tambour invités n'accomplissant pas le travail demandé de façon satisfaisante, Irián décide de faire appel au jeune Manley, qui a tout juste 16 ans , pour les remplacer au dernier moment. Manley pose pour la première fois de sa vie un casque audio sur sa tête, et, nullement impresionné par les conditions du studio, fait preuve d'un grand professionnalisme en enregistrant toutes les parties qu'il a à jouer en une seule prise . Il prend donc d'emblée une place prédominante dans le projet "Abbilona". Les musiciens cubains et les occidentaux ayant accès aux cds auront du mal à croire que les parties d'itótele (second tambour), difficiles car demandant une concentration permanente sur le jeu du tambour principal, et qui de plus comportent des variations nombreuses et sophistiquées, sont jouées par cet adolescent de 16 ans. Manley enregistre, sans jamais faillir, la matière sonore nécéssaire à la réalisation des 45 cds prévus par le projet.
-En 2004 il entre dans la compagnie folklorique " Raíces Profundas " dirigée par le grand chanteur Juan de Diós Ramós "El Colo". La compagnie is one of the most prestigious Cuban folkloric troupes. It turns internationally over the past fifteen years. Within this company, Piri perfected in all styles of Cuban folklore, and teaches the workings of modern choreography and ballet, non-traditional Cuban dance and folklore using all these elements in a "contemporary" .
Manley mastering improvisation and accompanying dance on almost all 100 styles of afrocuban world.
He plays and teaches the following styles: •
Rumba (Columbia, Guaguanco, Yambu, Guarapachanguero) •
Comparsa (Carnival musique)
• Yoruba (Tambours Gowns, Guiro, Bembe, Iyesá)
• Congo (Yuka, Makuta, Makuta, Palo)
• Arará (Hebbioso, Afrekete, Asoyí , Asojanú, Mase, Tiñosa)
• Trinity Tonada
• Folklore East "(Gaga, Voodoo, Haitian Merengue Cubain, Tomb French Tajona, Yubá coppersmith, Yubá Macot, Mason, Front, Manganzila)
Les " Chinitos " sont également des musiciens professionnels d'autres styles Afro-Cuban rituals such as " Guïro " and " Cajon Espiritual " or " Cajon Muerto al. They often participate in " Sábados de la Rumba" weekly demonstrations at the initiative of Conjunto Nacional Foklórico .
Manley is engaged in at least 15 events per month Afro-Cuban at least 10 of which are ceremonies where he plays the Yoruba Bata drums.
Manley is known to show great creativity, improvisation and its influence now markedly changing styles of play Afro-Cuban in Havana. It is a Young Artists most noticed in Havana.
Teaching Experience:
Transmission of Afro-Cuban music has until now largely oral manner. Manley learned this way since childhood with his uncles. Art schools and universities also teach these Cuban music since their inception in the 1960s. This does not prevent the oral tradition to continue, and remain a preferred mode of learning among Cubans as among foreigners venus study in Cuba.
Since the early 80s, " Chinitos " home teach Afro-Cuban music, many students from around the world. In 25 years they were a great number of students, and Manley, at the age of 10 years, began to accompany the course with his uncles. Hence was born the special purpose of transmitting his knowledge. To all those who show interest in this music, he often says himself:
"I'll do fine among the best in my field, I will disappear once: that he will remain with me? By cons, if I transmit my knowledge, my culture will continue to exist and may well do we speak to me one day as a teacher? ".
Manley has been teaching for 6 years in Cuba. He taught in Italy in Belgium and France .
(Interview by Anthony Miniconi).
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