SwingandSoul.com | Special Guests

Instructors:
Peter Strom

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Naomi Uyama

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Ramiro Gonzalez

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Manu Smith

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Tena Morales

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Todd Yannacone
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DJs:
Peter Strom
Victor Loveira
David Frutos

Soul Soldiers in the House:
Sylvia Sykes
Syke Humphries
Naomi Uyama
Mikey Pedroza
Mike Roberts
Laura Glaess
Valerie Salstrom
Andrew Thigpen
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Special Appearances

Bob Babbitt:
Swing and Soul is honored to present one of Motown's legendary Funk Brothers! Motown's unsung heros..The Funk Brothers created music that has played a major role in the cultural fabric of all of our lives.

Over the past four decades Bob Babbitt's bass lines have graced over 200 top 40 hits.

Bob's bass artistry can be found on landmark recordings like:

Smokey Robinson's "Tears of a Clown", Marvin Gaye's "Mercy, Mercy Me" and "What's going on", Stevie Wonder's "Signed Sealed and Delivered", Gladys Knights' "Midnight Train to Georgia", The Temptations "Ball of Confusion", Diana Ross' "Touch Me in the Morning", the list goes on and on!

More on The Funk Brothers

Bob's discography

Ramiro Gonzalez :
Swing and Soul welcomes Ramiro Gonzales! We can promise you something special whenever Ramiro is around. He'll be teaching along with us during the weekend and you for sure don't want to miss it.

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Rob Bowman:
Apart from his work as director of York University's Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology & Musicology in Toronto, he has written many liner notes, studies and books on popular music.

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Victor Loveira:
In 1984, I started Dee Jaying at dance clubs in Houston, TX. I also did mixes for a local radio station....

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David Frutos :
Dave will be spinning for us over the weekend. Dave, along with his partner Kim Clever, are nationally known instructors, competitors and judges. Hailing from California, when home, they run the Juke Joint on Tuesday nights at Paladinos. As a DJ, David is known for playing a wide variety of music, his love of Soul music and for always keeping the dance floor moving.

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