Talk:Lenny Castro

Can someone unsalt this?

I don't think this should've been permanently, fully protected. I believe that there's enough significant coverage on Castro, although it takes some digging to do. In any case, I don't believe someone who's appeared and been a part of several hundreds of bands should redirect to Toto. Here are some sources for him: he appeared on the cover of and had an interview with Modern Drummer; [1], a biography in the SmoothViews magazine; [2], topped or been a runner-up in several polls in DRUM!; [3], and been the subject of a newspaper entry by the Maui News; [4]. And that's just the sources that go into detail on Castro himself; there are also independent reviews that mention him as more than just a listing with the bands he's worked with, such as some of these: [5], [6], [7], [8]. Here are some slightly less reliable sources; some are podcasts including Castro or may be considered self-published (including one by John Robinson which should qualify as an expert source), but I believe they can establish general notability: [9], [10], [11], [12]. Again, this is just from a basic search, so I'm sure I can dig up some more sources if necessary. There are also some more mentions in some music trade journals, as he has several models named after him by companies such as Latin Percussion, although I worry that may be too promotional. Why? I Ask (talk) 15:24, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Here a couple more sources including an interview and analysis conducted by Alex Pertout, a professor at the University of Melbourne [13] and Pertout's follow up thesis [14] citing Castro as important to the conga drum's development. Here's another interview that briefly discusses Castro's and Bernard Fowler's relationship from Modern Drummer [15]. Why? I Ask (talk) 17:26, 27 April 2022 (UTC)