This is a window for drummers’s work from my hometown: San Cristobal (Tachira, Venezuela).

Everything started on late’s 70’s when a New Yorker Percussionist called Benjamin Carriel arrived, since, several drummers and percussionists have developped their ideas and styles creating an important “reference” in Venezuelan music life; THANKS BEN !

Their names:

(I’m sure that I’m forgetting some people and all new generation, please send me a mail with propositions and I’ll include them)

José “Cheo” Cardenas, Javier “El Flaco” Rosales, Richard Wagner, Julio D’Santiago, Jorge Enrique “Kike” Quintero, Jerry Cardenas, Mirny Duque, Rosendo Peña, Juan Carlos Figueredo, Jose Alberto Marquez, Nelson Sanchez, Wilman Gomez, Armando Gomez “Piña”, Alexander “Piña” Gomez, Javier Hernandez, Julio Hernandez, Javier Gutierrez, Marco Mendoza, Ray Contreras, Orestes Gomez