Sunday 9 April 2017
I've long been fascinated by cajons – which seem to be little more than expensive wooden boxes. But I've never thought you could do that much with them in terms of rivalling a drum kit.
I had to think again after seeing percussionist Demi Garcia playing cajon with flamenco guitar whizz Ramon Ruiz at the excellent gipsy jazz venue Le Quecumbar in London.
Demi is simply a drumming genius and he not only played full on and in perfect unison with Ruiz's guitar improvisation and the footsteps of dancer Araceli Garcia but he also never played one unnecessary stroke.
On top of this he is totally modest – which makes him even more endearing. When Ruiz asked him to tell the audience something about himself, he said: 'My name is Demi – that's it.' His drumming told everything else.
I had to think again after seeing percussionist Demi Garcia playing cajon with flamenco guitar whizz Ramon Ruiz at the excellent gipsy jazz venue Le Quecumbar in London.
Demi is simply a drumming genius and he not only played full on and in perfect unison with Ruiz's guitar improvisation and the footsteps of dancer Araceli Garcia but he also never played one unnecessary stroke.
On top of this he is totally modest – which makes him even more endearing. When Ruiz asked him to tell the audience something about himself, he said: 'My name is Demi – that's it.' His drumming told everything else.
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