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                    LP Santana Abraxas Mini Conga (Purple)
                    Latin Percussion
                    Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 7.2 x 7.5 inches ; 3.2 pounds
                    
                    Description
                                        No band has been more important in popularizing Latin rhythms to the masses than Santana. Legendary Carlos Santana, world-renowned musician has had a long and celebrated relationship with LP. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Santana has sold more than 90 million records, performed for 100 ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Afro-Cuban Drumming: A Comprehensive Guide to Traditional & Contemporary Styles
                    Glen Caruba
                    Paperback - 56 pages 
                    Book & Cd edition (Sept. 96)  Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation.
                    Description
                                        NOT AVAILABLE
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Rumba Guaguanco Conversations
                    by Arturo Rodriguez
                    Spiral-bound + CD
                    Mel Bay Publications; (March 5, 1999)
                    Description
                                        Interact and Learn is the overriding theme of this outstanding book and companion CD. This progressive self-study course is designed to expose the percussion student to the seductive and complex Cuban rumba style known as guaguanco. The author offers a generous dose of text and percussion charts to  ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Play Congas Now: The Basic and beyond
                    Richie Gajate-Garcia (Compiler)
                    Paperback Book & Cd edition
                    (December 2000) Warner Brothers Publications
                    Description
                                        The Best Book/CD I Have Seen... This is a great book, Ritchie Garcia explains things clearly and includes great exercises and loads of authentic rhythms..... There are also some contempory rhythms of his own for playing to jazz/rock/pop/funk. Unfortunately I didn't get my copy from amazon and I paid ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Pearl PTC1175 Travel Conga, 11-3/4-inch
                    Pearl
                    Product Dimensions: 16 x 15 x 4 inches
                    
                    Description
                                        Pearl\'s new PTC1175 Travel Conga delivers real conga sound from a compact 11.75\"x3.5\" drum that can be carried in a backpack. The wood shell and stave construction are identical to Pearl\'s full-size congas and the Remo FiberSkyn 3 synthetic head yields outstanding tone while resisting fluctuatio ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    The Essence of Playing Congas
                    
                    Warner Brothers Pub.
                    November 2, 1992
                    Description
                                        NOT AVAILABLE
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    LP Galaxy Series Fiberglass Congas (11.75)
                    Latin Percussion
                    Product Dimensions: 32 x 18 x 18 inches ; 36.4 pounds
                    
                    Description
                                        LP Galaxy Series Fiberglass Congas Reinforced with KevlarThe inside upper half of the drum, where the greatest stress occurs, is reinforced with Kevlar fiber, the bullet-proof vest material that is two times stronger than steel. In addition, each fiberglass shell has a steel ring embedded in the bea ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    LPM198-PR LPMC Mini Tunable Puerto Rican Flag Wood Conga
                    Latin Percussion
                    Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 7.4 x 7.4 inches
                    
                    Description
                                        Chrome-plated hardware, miniature Comfort Curve II rims
Natural, rawhide heads that help produce a clean tone
Attractive yet musical, it can be played or displayed
Hand painted Puerto Rican Flag design. ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Conga Method, Vol. III
                    Tomas Cruz
                    Paperback: 88 pages
                    Mel Bay Publications, Inc.; Pap/DVD edition (March 2004)
                    Description
                                        Volume III is the first educational product to tackle the complex subject of Timba, the new musical genre which has been played in Cuba since 1989. Timba represents a quantum leap for all the instruments of the rhythm section and especially the congas. The recordings of Tomás Cruz are considered th ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Conga Virtuoso
                    Giovanni Hidalgo
                    
                    
                    Description
                                        NOT AVAILABLE
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Rumba: Afro-Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation Book
                    Cliff Brooks
                    80 pages- 2 CD Set
                    November 28, 2001 - Mel Bay Publications
                    Description
                                        Beginners, learn basic timing, syncopation, and improvisation.
Intermediate - advanced drummers, learn to throw down some of the funkiest Afro-Cuban Licks on your favorite drum, Whether it is a Conga, Bongo, Timbales, Traps, etc... 
View index and some audio-file at http://www.afrocubanchops.com.
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                    Secrets of the Hand: Soloing Strategies for Hand Drummers
                    Alan Dworsky, Betsy Sansby
                    Paperback - 72 pages 
                    (June 2, 2001) Dancing Hands Music
                    Description
                                        For advanced hand drummers who want to solo, the "secrets" in this book are the principles of how to get the most out of your hands with the least effort. These principles-- understood instinctively by the best players--are here made explicit and explained for the first time. They lead to "strategie ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Hip Grooves for Hand Drums: How to Play  Funk, Rock & World-Beat Patterns on Any  Drum
                    Alan Dworsky, Betsy Sansby, Jay Kendell (Illustrator)
                    Paperback - 96 pages Book & Cd 
                    Edition (March 2, 2001) - Dancing Hands Music.
                    Description
                                        Here are instructions for beginning hand drum players who want to play rhythms with contemporary music. You don't need a drumset to lay down a groove. All you need is one drum -- a djembe, a conga, or anything else you can get both your hands on. Whether your goal is to play in a band, jam in the pa ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    El CONGUERO Volume 0 - Initiation aux Congas aux Rythmes
                    Jean-Paul Boissiere
                    114 pages
                    2009 Carish Musicom 
                    Description
                                        Traite des principaux rythmes :
( la Marcha, Boléro, Afro, A Caballo, 6 / 8,
Tumbao-Jazz, Mambo, Cascara, etc ... )
Etudes techniques : des frappes, du fla, etc.
Etudes des mesures simples.
Etudes des mesures composées.
Etudes des signes musicaux.
Applications sur des Relevés Musicaux. ...
 
 
 					
                      
            
                    
                
                    Les rythmes du conguero et le betteur
                    Jean-Paul Boissiere
                    156 pages. CD included.
                    2006 Musicom PublicationsCarish 
                    Description
                                        This congas method proposes working on orchestra rhythms and their relation to percussions instruments.
It gives us quantity of groove:  jazz-fusion-pop-Latino with various combinations possible as solo and an advanced techniques chapter. ...
 
 
 					
                      
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