by CongaMan » Mon Aug 06, 2001 5:38 pm
Hi there and welcome to the forum! :)
I can only answer from my personal point of view which probably doesn't rapresent any country here in europe (i live in italy).... my little experience as a conguero started few years ago with my friend and teacher Gilson Silvera who is brasilian... thanks to Gilson I discovered so many greats percussion instruments (pandeiro, ago-go, tambourine, cuica, surdo...) and I had the opportunity to learn such wonderful rhythms (I fully agree with you!) as samba de caboclo, barravento, congo, maculele, ijexa and others... then, few years later, I started a new adventure with my second teacher (and friend) Daniel Sanchez (Mexican) who helped me to enter into the afrocuban world of percussions and rhythms (since then I didn't know what the Tumbao technique was!).
What I would suggest now to anyone who wants to learn percussion is to try to have as many experiences as possible (we never stop to learn) and develope his own style... (just my modest opinion, may be I'm wrong!)
In anycase if you have the feeling that afrobrasilian is overlooked in favour of afrocuban tradition on CongaPlace site please let me know and I will happy to dedicate all the new updates to the great BRASIL!!
Keep in touch!