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Posted: **Tue May 15, 2001 1:17 pm**

Are there members which are interested in batas?

Posted: **Tue May 15, 2001 4:21 pm**

I'm interested on any kind of percussion!!
Unfortunately I don't have a bata drum so I cannot practice what you are teaching on your very good BataBook ... I've heard from a friend that there's a good bata book by Amira and Cornelius... do you know that book? Do you have it?

Posted: **Tue May 15, 2001 5:26 pm**

Yes, I have this book! This is the best. My batabook is modest if one compares it to this book.
You can pratice by programming two parts. And you play it one with a stick played on the edge of your conga for the chacha. For the enu, plays with the naked hand. For two players it is very good work also!
Bye!
Laurent

This a very good work.

(Edited by Laurent Lamy at 6:27 pm on May 15, 2001)

Posted: **Thu Sep 06, 2001 7:38 pm**

hello laurent i to am also very intrested in bata i have been listening to bata music for some time but only recently found a teacher to study with.it is a truly inspiring and challenging form of music.the only problem is finding someone to play with.cheers

Posted: **Thu Sep 06, 2001 8:08 pm**

Yes it's true. I made cd to play along. It allows me of me to entrainer. They are to sell if that interests you. Do you see the batabook on the site.

Posted: **Tue Oct 30, 2001 2:14 am**

I love the bata drums. My chair is the itotele,that is the one I know how to play,fundamento. But I chipped a bone in my left wrist playing for 3 months straight getting ready for a show and it wore down my wrist bone in my left hand. I can still play but not for any length of time. Also, its weird it doesn't bother me when I play congas. Con un poco de kila kila...JC JOHNNY CONGA....

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2001 8:28 am**

i am very intrested in batas drumming, but unfortunately i do not own a batas drum, and do not know anybody who might be able to teach me, i live in isreal at the moment and the drumming community is not very large, and not in area i live in ( jerusalem ).
what would be the best book for studying batas, and where could i get this book.

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2001 8:59 am**

The best book for bata is" The Music of the Santeria" Traditionnal Music for bata drums by John Amira et Steven Cornelius

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2001 9:15 am**

thank you very much.

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2001 11:29 am**

hi laurent
where might i find this book? and what companys make batas brums? does LP make them? and are they good.
or would i have to find one from some weird place..

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2001 11:44 am**

You can purchase it at Descarga.com.

Posted: **Wed Nov 21, 2001 11:45 am**

Try the batabook of this site

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2001 4:36 am**

try also amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com
also batadrums.com

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2001 4:27 pm**

GOTO Pearl Drums..they make a beautiful set of Bata drums......LP's are not all that,unless they have a new line out I'm not familiar with. Also GOTO Yoruba.Com.....a lot of info on Bata drumming.....JC JOHNNY CONGA.........

Posted: **Fri Nov 23, 2001 4:46 pm**

Hi guys,
amazon.com offers the possibility to buy the book and gives you 9 sample pages to look at and other useful infos...

CLICK HERE!