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Category: Afro-Cuban Percussion
If you listen to a mambo or bossa nova, it’s easy to say that it’s not the same rhythmic style. But there’s something similar about the two. We often call this generalization “Latin music,”...
Like most Afro-Cuban music, salsa rhythms are based on clave patterns. These rhythms can sometimes sound a little confusing, so in this article we will explore how to play the most common basic...
Learning how to play congas is a long yet rewarding process when you know what to practice and how to produce good sounds. So I thought about what's important for conga lessons and compiled a...
Drummers often learn authentic Afro-Cuban rhythms from books and by watching videos, but they don’t always learn to play them the right way. It’s been my experience that drummers are generally...
The percussion sections of Afro-Cuban ensembles do not traditionally include drum set. These ensembles often feature bongo, congas, timbales, and small hand percussion like maracas and guiro....
Timbales are shallow single-headed drums that developed in the Cuban dance bands of the 19th and 20th centuries. They are widely popular in many different types of modern Latin bands, and learning...