Vinny Appice Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer of Italian descent and the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. He is best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and Big Noize. Appice took up the drums at the age of nine, taking lessons from the same teacher as his brother Carmine Appice. When he was sixteen, Appice and his band BOMF met John Lennon at Record Plant Studios, leading to him appearing on several Lennon recordings. He moved on to record with Rick Derringer on Derringer (1976),
Siku (instrument) musicians were required to play the siku, each one taking one row of the instrument. One part of instrument is called "ira", another "arka". It is considered that spiritually "ira" corresponds to male principle and "arka" to female. When many musicians divide in two parts, first playing "ira" and second playing "arka", this gives Andean music a distinctive stereophonic sound. Hear . Now it is more common to see one musician playing both rows of the instrument together, but rustic ensembles retain traditional playing. The most widespread variety of siku, "siku ch'alla", contains 13 pipes (6 in "ira" and 7