You have played with all kinds of artists and worked in almost any genre imaginable, but Latin (including its many variations) seems to be the one style you really clicked with. How come you ended up behind a kit? Was drums always your first option?Īside from a brief and unsuccessful year playing the recorder, drums were my first serious instrument – starting with a homemade kit I made when I was about eight or nine years old… I am originally from New Haven, Connecticut and started playing professionally at 14, but also got a degree in Literature from Yale University before moving to NYC in the early eighties. Tell us a little bit about your background! Welcome to two custom kits tailored for Latin and Cuban music, recorded in the aura of a classic New York room by one of the most well-versed drummers in the field – all at your fingertips. In fact, Robby is arguably one of the most influential Latin-oriented drummers of the past few decades with books, instructional videos and much more on his CV – all on the subject of drums in Latin music.
Between them, their work spans from the early ’80s through to today and includes collaborations with numerous top artists, awards and accolades. It was all captured at the famed Sear Sound Studios in New York by a team with a much-prominent status in the broad field of Latin music: Grammy Award-winning and Emmy-nominated engineer Dave Kowalski and drummer Robby Ameen. The Latin Cuban Drums EZX features a handpicked collection of drums and a selection of mounted percussion pieces such as bells, woodblocks and a timbale. Welcome to the Latin Cuban EZX, a mix-ready battery of kits tailored for just that – infectious latin-flavored rhythms for anything from traditional to modern.
In fact, in many ways the groove is the song. While rhythm may be the heartbeat of most genres, in Latin music the pulse and the beat is the very lifeblood.
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