A rumba using the very fine drums made by Mario of Isla Percussion. I saw his work shop and some of his drums. They are beautiful. He also makes bongos. http://islapercussio ns.com/
An intermediate level bongo lesson by Matt Dubuque
Here Matt shows how to develop martillo phrasing for purposes of soloing in a "call and response" format; how to play triplets; how to play hip hop bongo (by accompanying Tupac Shakur) and more.
A bembe using the very fine drums made by Mario of Isla Percussion. I saw his work shop and some of his drums. They are beautiful. Great folkloric sound. I bought a quinto! He also makes bongos. http://islapercussio ns.com/
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Here is the great Tata, an innovator of modern conga playing and Latin music. Filmed by Michelle White, a writer and editor at Timba.com. For those of you who want to find out about timba, a beautiful popular music from Cuba, log on to timba.com. Michelle has a very large library of films of many great artists available there.
Here is the great Tata, an innovator of modern conga playing and Latin music. Filmed by Michelle White, a writer and editor at Timba.com. For those of you who want to find out about timba, a beautiful popular music from Cuba, log on to timba.com. Michelle has a very large library of films of many great artists available there.
Eliel, from Cuba, is a very lyrical player.
From the wonderful movie Under the Radar. Please visit www.undertheradarfil ms.org and help support this important project
Part of a series originally produced by Matthew Dubuque and Zeno Okeanos. Robertito is a very active professional player in the Los Angeles, California area.
I found this as part of a concert video that Herbie Hancock produced and arranged in Japan 2002. A very short but convincing solo. Too bad I can't post the whole concert. However it is available as a torrent from dimeadozen.org.