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Very early in my career, I so much wanted to go everywhere. As it worked out, I didn’t get to Europe until I was 32 years old, but I did get to Haiti early on. I always dreamt of Haiti being exotic and mysterious.
I’ve now been playing conga drums since I was 25. The unfortunate part is I’ve gotten worse each year. My drumming is a contradiction of the quote by Bucky Fuller: “You always learn more; you can never learn less.”
I was a few years into the business. I put a few bucks together and went to Haiti. This was a land of voodoo, artists, and magnificent drumming. I would photograph them all.
Everyone said I must photograph Ti Roro. I met him. He was spectacular, a showman, technically amazing, a tour de force of drumming. I ...
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