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Afro-Cuban Rhythms for Drumset
Frank Malabe, Bob Weiner, Dan Thress (Editor)
Description
An introduction to Afro-Cuban rhythms, including the history, traditional instruments and basic styles of Afro-Cuban music. The book explores the complexities of these various styles in a simple, understandable way. The companion audio is invaluable to anyone interested in adapting these rhythms to ...
Welcome to the rhythm Bembe! This book/CD set is a self-study method designed to reveal the beautiful music that has been developed and maintained in Cuban culture. This is accomplished through reading, interpreting percussion charts, and interacting with a series of audio recordings and exercises w ...
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Voices of the Doumbek
Robin Adnan Anders
Description
A viewer from Topeka, KS USA:
"Anders does a fine job of explaining and demonstrating the basic hand/finger techniques for playing the doumbek. The video is well paced in that his demonstrations are at an easy pace for beginners, while it is, also, useful for experienced drummers to pick up a few p ...
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Reencarnacion
Cubanismo
Description
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Cuban trumpeter Jes?s Alema?y and his band strike again with a ripping album of hot Latin roots and jazz. As always, the mix is clean, hard-edged, and rarely lush. They mix together some of the more famous dance grooves of Cuba and Latin America, ...
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
An album that's justifiably titled. Carlos "Patato" Valdes is indeed a legend of Cuban percussion, having played with Herbie Mann and Tito Puente among others, before leading his own ensembles. This record compiles tracks from his two Ritmo y Candela recordings of the ...
Traditionally batás are ceremonial drums that are played in groups. At least three people sit, each with a different size drum, and act out \"call and answer\" patterns which are played on the drums. Contemporary drummers often use two or three batás in a stand on their percussion set-up. LP Batá ...
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