--- title: Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums description: Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums image: https://simeonmorrow.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/omar-sosas-88-well-tuned-drums-thumbnail_pdf.jpg --- [![viennalive](https://simeonmorrow.com/hubfs/viennalive.webp)](https://simeonmorrow.com) - [Episodes](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live) - [About](https://simeonmorrow.com/about) - [Tune In](https://simeonmorrow.com/watch) - [Join the Wednesday Webinar](https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdeirrT8tHtD4QDkUUf6QXoFkzbbhVbkA?_x_zm_rtaid=f0-MHpkbT5eqI7h7M5RQEQ.1713819449296.c5695eb620bad67d1faf6b75afb50f8b&_x_zm_rhtaid=266#/registration) - [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vienna-live-with-simeon-morrow/id1735993243) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/7w5bY1VKP9HMUXQtvDB7jP?si=9823384893304894) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@viennalive/playlists) - [Linkedin Live](https://www.linkedin.com/company/75388129/) [Become a Sponsor for $5/month](https://simeonmorrow.com/sponsor) Subscribe # Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums [Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/author/simeonmorrow) Mar 5, 2024 ---   Poster to the forthcoming feature-length documentary,  *Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums* \[2024\] > In order to fully appreciate the magnitude of Sosa’s artistry, it is important to know the cultural and musical environment that nurtured it.  Born on April 10, 1965 in Camagũey, Cuba, conservatory-trained Sosa grew up in a musical culture where folkloric, classical and jazz music co-existed, but not on equal terms.  Pianistically, Sosa is the latest in a long line of incredible Cuban pianists, from Bebo and Chucho Valdés, to Emiliano Salvador and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, to name a very select few.  But unlike those aforementioned masters, who primarily play Latin jazz extensions of the mambo, cha-cha rumba and the danzón, Sosa set forth to adapt those Afro-Cuban genres to the far-flung African-derived music, dances and instruments of the Black Diaspora, dispersed throughout the infamous Middle Passage, creating a true “world music” with black, brown and beige tinges. > > Eugene Holley, Jr. - Contributor, *DownBeat* HAVANA, CUBA: *Come welcome Omar Sosa to Vienna Live!* Listen to the Podcast ### Omar Sosa's 88 Well-Tuned Drums [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/omar-sosas-88-well-tuned-drums/id1735993243?i=1000652337303)     [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ircwsw8MLDCiOfgOqE2Sm)   ## Similar posts Jazz ### [Omar Sosa: Music Starts with a Meal](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/music-begins-with-a-meal) In this inspiring video, jazz pianist Omar Sosa tells us how he chooses musicians. The most important information, he gets by sharing a meal with... Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow Apr 18, 2024 VIENNA LIVE EN FRANÇAIS ### [Welcome to Normandy American Cemetery](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/normandy-american-cemetery) Simeon brings us to the D-Day Beaches, where we spend time with some of the servicemen who gave their lives for the cause of freedom and proved that... Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow Jun 2, 2024 Entrepreneurship & Innovation ### [Gino Cattani & Simone Ferriani: Tradition vs. Innovation?](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/gino-cattani-simone-ferriani-tradition-vs-innovation) The shockingly-close relationship between innovation and tradition Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow Feb 28, 2025 Every Friday, Simeon sends out programming news.  Please sign up by entering your email and clicking subscribe. [![cropped-vienna-live-social-graphic-feb-2023-Jan-22-2024-03-55-30-5508-PM](https://simeonmorrow.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cropped-vienna-live-social-graphic-feb-2023-Jan-22-2024-03-55-30-5508-PM.png)](https://simeonmorrow.com)   ViennaLive™ is a brand name and trademark of the Simeon Morrow company. ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow", "url" : "https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/author/simeonmorrow" }, "dateModified" : "2024-04-18T21:11:35.319Z", "datePublished" : "2024-03-05T15:45:20.000Z", "headline" : "Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums", "image" : [ "https://simeonmorrow.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/omar-sosas-88-well-tuned-drums-thumbnail_pdf.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/2024/03/05/omar-sosas-88-well-tuned-drums", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://simeonmorrow.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cropped-vienna-live-social-graphic-feb-2023-2.png" } } } ```