As much as I hate promotions and advertizements, I'm going to post one now.
Video lessons from Mike Spiro and Jesus Diaz.
http://congamasterclass.com/I've been studying their bata lessons, but they are like this with all of the stuff; folkloric, Timba, Son.
They break the material down and play it super clean, so that there is no ambiguity about any part. They also relate the material in a respectful manner to their teachers so that you feel good about studying it. You can go back, back, and back again to parts for woodshedding, and it feels obtainable, because these guys are so clear.
I'm in Osain and Osun now. I just love Jesus's really cool offbeat slaps on Rumba Obatala - fourth road of Osain - as well as the way Mike's Iya and his son's Okonkolo hit in perfect rhythm.
The clarity and things I hear when they play it are helping to make this really intense and unusual music sink in. I just can't let this really great lesson and material go ignored. These guys are truly fantastic.
Okay, back to the regular programming.
Dave