Yesterday, shortly after my first video post ever, I decided to visit
The Adventures of Sydney & Her Accordion, a blog published by the fellow blogger Sydney.

Considering Sydney's background as an ethnomusicologist and her strong interest in Merengue Típico, I was very hopeful to find a picture of someone playing the tambora in a conventional position. I even guessed that maybe Sydney had something on Pablitodrum (very roughly translated as "lil'Pablo the drummer") from yesterday's video.

Friends, I couldn't be happier today, since I found not one, but two great pictures of tamboreros! Even if I'd still need Sydney to confirm this information, it seems to me that if you visit her post entitled Food and percussion, the first picture there shows a nice shot of Pablitodrum (aka Pablito); if you scroll down you will meet Sydney herself holding the tambora with style.

Visit Sydney's blog, ask her there to share with us more about Pablito, her tambora and local cooking lessons, her trip to the Dominican Republic and the study of Merengue Típico.

I learned about Sydney thanks to The Chiri Chronicles (forever obrigado, Chiri!).

Update: Sydney confirmed he is known as Pablito Drum. Pablito is very talented and currently undergoing scholarship studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
Errata: I think I found Sydney's blog via a Technorati query. (@11:19 p.m.)