1978_11 The Daily Collegian November 1978

              La Voz de Aztlan
Sounds of Santana
personal life has gone through s few
changes sine* the days of his first band
When he first started, he was nothing
more than a Mission District street
youth with s love for the blues and latin
music    Now.   he's
n-rtdl
us 10 year recording
career, Santana eventually dropped the
bad habits that had begun to plague his
music Drug arresta, overdoses and
other problems are what eventually led
to the disbanding of the first Santana
Band Right after the breakup. Carlos
announced the abandoning of his old
bad habits and his new-found spiritual
conciousneas in guru Sri Chinmoy
Santanas music of that period
reflect the change. Through Chinmoy,
Carlos met musicisns like John
McGlaughlm and Alice Coltrane Iwife
of the late John Coltrane). both
disciples of Chinmoy Carlos' musical
conciousness began to expand as he
started hearing new music from new
musicians 1973 Caravanian. '73 s
HV(com«. and 74's Borboteta illustrate
hi* new found musical direction Carlos
even went as far as to include such jazz
' rV^~ ""    F
luminaries as John McGlaughlm.
Stanley Clark, l«nny White. Flora
Purim and Airto on those albums The
musical output of these people fused
witlj Carlos background created some
music that can hardly be matched by
many of todays artists.
Despite these jazz influenced
albums being tog sellers in Europe.
iBorboleta Ul in Italy), they —fled tu
catch on commercially here in the
States So. in 1976. with yet more
personel changes, Santana released
' Amigos ", an all-out effort to get back
in the mainstream of American popular
music Even though it was considered
his weakest album, musically, the
record has Its strong points. "Europe'
has become a favorite among.
Clncanos. Japanese, Italians, Germans-
it has crossed many harriers with its
popularity
Gitano ", penned by conga master
Armando Peraza. emphasized that
even though the album strived for
commercial acceptance, it didn't
abandon Carlos' Latin roots.
"Moon/lower', released last year,
comes close to being the perfect
Santana album Containing songs that
»*re both musically and commercially
appealing, the album covers almost all
facets of Carlos'musical history Songs
like "III Be Waiting' and "She's Not
There" showed that Santana was
capable of producing "hits" "Zulu"
'TVancendence' . "F,l Morocco' and
others delved into his jazz expet.ee
The live tracks were symbolic to the
fact that his earlier material remains
his best. "Savor" and "Soul Sacrifice"
are from the very first Santana album.
an a record that undeniably changed
the popular music "Tuossaint
L'Overture" comes from the third
Santana album ever released. Con
■idered a masterpiece by many, it
practically defines the term "latin
rock". Carlos has yet to put out an
album better than the Third Album
1978 finds the released of "Inner
Secrets". Die hard Santana fans will
find the old spark in songs like
•Dealer". "WHAM" and 'Life is
See Page g
Another Masterpiece
for Palmieri
tor Felix J Confreres re-introduces
tils column. -Para Los Rumberos -
(For the Rumberos) Through inter
views and reviews. Rumberos focus
points out that they don't necessarily
Stic* to music with Spanish lyrics
'Latino' covers areas from Freddy
Fender a Tex-Mex to Emllio Castil
lo'a Tower ol Power From El Chic
ano'a soul to Tito Puente' salsa, and
everything else In between (believe
It or not. there's a lot In between)
The first Installment centers on two
Latinos, each with different ap
proachea to their muslc-Devndlp
Carloa Santana and Eddie Palmieri
What makes todle Palmieri such
a great musician/songwriter Is his
love for Latin music. He has such a
passion   and   understanding   of   the
own work that explores the dlmen
slons of Latin music to Ihe utmost
Quite capable of producing the
standard salsa dance tunes. Palmieri
goes beyond that and employs Jazz
musical structures within the com
plex    Afro-Caribbean    salsa    frame^
 —    ...J    musical     ideology
Throughout the album. Palmieri
takes the listener on a musical tour
of Latin America 'Un Dla Bonlto"
fuses the Improvlsatlonal themes ot
American jazz with the traditional
rumba of Cuba to create a masterpiece of a song Havana. Columbia
and New York City are a few of the
musical locales thai are visited
On his latest album, Lucuml
Macumba, Vodoo. Palmieri explores
and expands upon traditional Puerto
Rlcan religious music, Cuban folk
music and Latin-Jazz
The title track employs traditional folk Instruments from Cuba and
Brazil as a primitive base for Palmier! 'a orchestra to p'ay a very modern
Jazz-ealaa tune. It's another Palmieri exploration Into the many applications of Latin rhythms.
"Spirit of Love* Is the only non-
Palmleri written song on the album,
yet his signature is evident through
the addition of his conga-bata'
rhythm. Actually, what It Is Is a funk
song superimposed over the conga-
bata' rhythm. Very dancable to both
disco dancers and hard core aalseros.
From the album Jacket: "My spirit
of investigation has led me to this
musical concept. The mythology be-
hl-id the Lucuml' religion has completely Intrigued me and has me In a
constant and endlessly enjoyable
search -E. Palmieri.' '
The Lucuml religion (from Cuba
and Puerto Rico) is one that centers
around the worshiping of saints
Complex In Its structure, Lucuml has
music functioning as the central
organizing feature of the different
events of the religious ceremony. Th*
beta' drum Is used as a sacred Instru-
called
upon to accompany prayers and
chants to the different deities.
The "Ml Conga Te Llama (Medley)*, on side 2, Is an exploration Into
the complexity of a religion that some
may consider primitive. Through the
linear notes and the music, the llsten-
& explores the musical structure that
is Ozaln. the highest and moat Impor-
tart Lucuml dlety. Palmieri take* the
piece, step by step, through an actual
prayer accompanied by the bata
drums, to a cello, bass and piano
"Theme to Ozaln"
After giving us a musical Insight
into the religion, Palmieri explain*,
'Finally,, the dance orchestra arrives ' with full force, th* band sets
up Francisco Aguabella's conga solo,
and that' s what the song Is all about
Agaubella plays with the expertise
and experience that has made him a
respected congero by all In Latin
music Francisco's solo la followed
by a trumpet solo by El Chocolate
(Alfredo Armenteroa), a man who has
been on (he New York scene for many
years, and a mainstay of Palmieri'a
The most enjoyable tune on the
album Is 'Columbia Te Canto". It
starts with two pianos and 3 cellos
playing a very beautiful melody In
the form of a danzon (from Cuba)
its followed by another Cuban song
form, rumba, with Aguabeila singing
the wordless melody first, trwn fhe
'ull verse After the full orchestra
introduces Itself, the song abruptly
stops, and the groove switches to
Afro-Caribbean/New York city salsa,
which immediately enters the body
and sets It Into motion.
The beat aspect of this album Is
that It teaches. In addition to provld-
r?2Jnl?yment Verv dl'nxont from
Eddie Palmieri s past albums In that
n goes beyond offering just dance
tunes, it explores a musical concept
in varying degrees and showcases
raimierl's musical prowess
Another masterpiece from the Sun
Of Latin Music.
EOP Sports:
A Variety of Activities
< onnie    Arevalo
-.5 school slides into the 12th week.
.ia.iv students feel the stress and
st-.iin of taking mid-term exams. And
.vhen they finally get back the results,
••onio of these students would like to
tdke out their aggression] on the
professors But don't do that 11 There's
h more constructive pressure release-
t O P Intramural Sports Flag Foot
ball. Basketball, Racketball, Bowling,
Wrestling, Tennis, and Soccer-for
recreation, fun and those Utile aggrcs
Right now the most popular recreational sport Is the EOP Volleyball
teams, which consists of a Men's team.
a   Women's  team,   and   two  COED
Practices are held on Monday's and
Tuesday's at 3:00 p.m behind the
Women's Cym The Mens team is
played on Monday nights at 9:00 p.m .
in the Men's Cym, while the Women's
team is played on Thursday nights at
6 30p.m., also in the Men's Cym The
two COED teams are played Wednes-
ts at*6:30 p.m. I
ieM|Ven'sCvm
According . Head Coach Ilarbaru
Gomez, a CSUF senior, the volleyball
players are EOP students who are
out to have a good time and win their
matches  But also as they practice and
Assistant Coach Tony Carduque
insists that even though the players are
putting lots of time and effort into the
practices and the games, the players
have certain rules that they must
follow
to keep up with their studies,
to concentrate on what they are doing
on the court, and most importantly,,
to have a good time
The matches started Monday,
Oct 30, with the Men's team winning
their first victory The second match
was held on Wednesday night of the
same week at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. with
the COED team playing against their
defensive teams While losing their
first match, they recovered with their
second team gaining an advantage over
the opposing team. Thursday night,
Nov 2, at 630 there was an upset on
the Women's team, but the following
week the Women's team made a great
comeback with only four players and no
substitutes, making a gain over the
last week's loss.
If you can't try out for the team, why
don't you take some time out, and
watch the thrills and excitment of the
EOP teams in action
Learn to    , Disco
Rumba,   and    Zapatiar
Key to Chieano Future:
Involvement now!
In the last four or five years, certain trends have become evident
among Chicano student organizations
at the university and college level. To
some extent, these new trends reflect
different issues and problems, and the
way students respond to them. The
times and the issues are changing, and
the composition of Chicanos on college
campuses has also changed. Because
of this change, activist groups have had
to alter their efforts to recruit students
into their work force.
A six year veteran of teaching Chicano studies, CSUFLa Raza Studies
Professor Alex Saracen sees the
and explores its implications.
"The changes I see have both
a positive and negative twist to
them. On the negative side, I
find more and more students indifferent and unaware of the import
arte* of student organization™. Many
students seem compl-rtety ignorant of
the goals and work of MEChA,
NCHO, CBSA, Trabajadores, etc..
What's worse is that these students
don't realize the importance of their
own participation in these organizations.
"Of course, there are always those
students whose work and class loads
prevent them from getting involved,
but I find that complaints about
work' and 'studying' are more excuses
then real reasons for their non-
involvement."
:Saragaza went on to point out that
many students have miscijnceptions
about Chicano student groups, e.g.
that they are'too political'.
off campus. What a lot of people
don't know is that MEChA committees
are responsible for the Chicano Youth
CBSA, NCHO, CHE and other
groups also sponsor activities that
are non-political, and extremely valuable to the community NCHO, for
example, works hard to interest high
school students in health careers.
Projects like these will mean, in the
long run, more professionals, to deal
with the haahh problems of  the
Maw n        	
Still,
BySAND.CRAIl.l-AS
Valley residents now have the
opportunity to learn the intricate steps
of el Jarabe Tapatio, or the sophisticated disco movements of the Latin
Hustle at the newfy opened Ernesto's
Dance Studio. The studio will provide
private Latin disco and Mexican
regional dance lessons to adults and
children.
Ernesto Martinez, CSUF La Raza
Studies Instructor, opened the studio
as a home basis for his dance group,
Los Danzantes de Aztlan, to practice
the various Mexican traditional and
In addition to providing a place to
practice, classes are being offered 'or
a beginners Latin disco class for adults
between the ages of 30-40 and a
Mexican regional dance class for
children (also adults). The classes are
held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Fridays.
Funding for the dance studio comes
from Los Danzantes' performances and
the private dance lessons that are sold,
to help pay for rent and bills owed
Presently, Los Danzantes de Aztlan
are working on a fund-raising project
with the objective of -ending 20
Danzante members to Puebla and
Cuadalajara, Mexico this summer.
The dance studio is located at 148
No. Maple For further information
contact Ernesto Martinez, at the CSUF
La Raza Studies.
y Chicano
organizations. As a result, the
amount of work these groups can
accomplish is limited because of the
lack   of   sufficient   student   involve
CYC representatives and
Education Outlook
for Minorities
at     (mar
risited by
SACRAMENTO UPl-By the year
2000, minority students in the Califor-
nia  public schools and  rnethods  of
ized tests of basic skills."
Kirst   said   the   report's
effort to promote the interest of Chicanos on and off campus. People
like Elvia Ruiz of the La Voz de
Aztlan staff, Prisdlla Contreras and
Bobby Cahran of MEChA, Martha
Altamirane of the Semana Conwnittee
and many others too numerous to mention. In addition, several frtrsrimen,
like Terry Lozano of Semana, and
Sandy Cradillas and Margarita Martinez of La Voz, give me hope
for the future.
Board of Education said Tuesday
A new state report showed 36 S per-
oerrt of the nearly 4.3 million students
in California schools last October were
members of minority groups, up 25
percent from 1967 totals. Black student
enrollment rose from 8.4 percent to 10
percent during the last 10 years,
while Hispanic enrollment Increased
from 13.9perotntto20.e percent.
The vary high leap in the Hispanic
student population is the thing that
stands out,* said board president
Michael Kirst. He said he saw high
cost implications in meeting the chat-
priority. This Is n
operation,  it j sort of am
not a relatively small state _._
a relatively small population*
employees represented 14.S pi
the educational work force last year.
Administrators and other professionals
employed by district and county
school divisions comprised 21 percent.
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