Learn how to add "flams" when playing Tumbao in this video lesson. A flam is a sound that is made from hitting your conga drum with both of your hands almost at the exact same time. Latin Percussion LP City Wood Congas 10″ & 11″ … [Read more...]
Tumbao “Patato” Style | Conga Drums
Learn how to spice up your tumbao "Patato" style in our latest conga video lesson. Instructor Edgardo Cambon opens up to 2 and 3 drums. Latin Percussion LP City Wood Congas 10" & 11" Set: http://amzn.to/1Uz3kQK Carlos Valdés (November 4, 1926 – December 4, … [Read more...]
Basic Campana (Cowbell) Rhythms | Hand Percussion
Learn how to play the campana or basic cowbell rhythms in this video lesson. Students will learn how to hold the campana correctly, proper stick placements, basic patterns, clave overlays, and guidelines of when to integrate this hand percussion instrument into … [Read more...]
Martillo Variations | Bongos
Learn martillo variations on the bongo drums in this video lesson. Practice playing on the Latin Percussion Bongo Drum: http://amzn.to/1X5v0dZ Master instructor Edgardo Cambon demonstrates how the martillo groove or "hammer" is played over the son clave and how … [Read more...]
Basic Bongo Rhythms | Bongos
Learn how to play the bongos in this video lesson. First-time hand drummers will practice the basic martillo rhythm and other beginner patterns and grooves. Practice playing on the Latin Percussion Bongo Drum: http://amzn.to/1X5v0dZ Bongos (Spanish: bongó) are an … [Read more...]
Son and Rumba Clave Beats | Hand Percussion
The clave is a rhythmic pattern used as a tool for temporal organization in Afro-Cuban music. It is present in a variety of genres such as Abakuá music, rumba, conga, son, mambo, salsa, songo, timba and Afro-Cuban jazz. The five-stroke clave pattern represents the … [Read more...]
Uruguayan Candombe | Conga Drums
Candombe is an Uruguayan music and dance style originating with African slaves. Candombe is to Uruguay what Rumba is to Cuba and Samba to Brazil – the national rhythm. This Uruguayan music style is based on three different Candombe drums: chico, repique and piano drums. … [Read more...]
Rumba Guaguancó | Conga Drums
Learn Rumba Guaguancó on the conga drums in this video lesson. Edgardo Cambon covers the Havana style of this subgenre of Cuban rumba. Discover the difference between the three Guaguancó parts – the tumba (lowest), tres dos (middle, playing a counter-clave), and quinto … [Read more...]
Basic Maraca Rhythms | Hand Percussion
Maracas, also called rumba shakers and various other names, are percussion musical instruments—rattles—that originated in Latin America. Players hold them by their handles, usually in pairs, and shake them. Traditional maracas consist of hollow balls made from dried … [Read more...]
Variations of the Tumbao Rhythm | Conga Drums
In North America, the basic conga drum pattern used in popular music is called tumbao. Learn how to play 3 variations of the tumbao rhythm on conga drums in this free music video lesson. Our professional instructor will teach you tips and explain how to incorporate 2 … [Read more...]
Beginner Guiro Patterns | Hand Percussion
The güiro is a Latin American percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a stick or tines along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound. Practice playing on the Latin Percussion … [Read more...]
Basic Tumbao Rhythm | Conga Drums
Learn how to play the basic tumbao rhythm in this video lesson. It is a great Afro-Cuban pattern to practice after you have learned the basic sounds of the conga drum as shown in the previous online class. The tumbao rhythm, or marcha, was traditionally played on only … [Read more...]