Samuel Torres acclaimed percussionist/composer

"... a keen-eared, light-handed percussionist [who] can draw a rainbow of intriguing sounds." The Washington Post.
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"... a ferocious conga solo by Samuel Torres that seemed not humanly possible." The Boston Globe.
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" [Samuel Torres] playing is full of joy and that’s what music is all about.” Richard Bona.
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"Skin Tones is at once intelligent, sophisticated and explosive." Jazz Times.
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"... a skillful musician coming into his own." Latin Beat Magazine.
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About Skin Tones "...a modern Classic for all jazz lovers " Jazz Review.
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" ...he had not met an arranger/producer so talented in over 25 years." Martin Cohen, Latin Percussion Founder.
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"[Samuel Torres].. has written and recorded music for his project that is inventive, lyrical, and important work. He is a special artist." Jeff "Tain" Watts, legendary jazz drummer .
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" ... artfully accompanying Sandoval's pianistic excursions." The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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"...the stage is stolen at the end by percussionist Samuel Torres, who brings enough fury to his skins to alarm his hometown PETA chapter... The roar from the audience could have been heard at the end of a $15 taxi ride...." All About Jazz
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"What a fantastic study tool for congueros, timbaleros and bongoceros......One of the best instructional DVDs I have seen. Highly recommended." about "Drum Solos Revisited", music composed, produced and arranged by Samuel Torres. Descarga.com
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"... quien asombro a todos por su destreza en el manejo de las maracas al estilo de los ritmos y músicos de los grandes llanos ganaderos de Colombia y Venezuela. El público le brindó una ovación a este joven percusionista de Bogotá, Colombia." Elmer Gonzales, EL VOCERO, Puerto Rico.
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"... the percussionist Samuel Torres who did things with the maraca and congas that were the best I have heard. He accompanied Sandoval alone on the piano using only maraca. His four conga solo was fluid and built inward and out to all four drums easily." SagaZ.com