In this third volume in his bestselling series Al Dworsky shows you how to play funky West African Djembe grooves on Bongos. Each pattern is taught step-by-step using a player's eye view and a side view at normalspeed and in slow motion. The grooves fit with all kinds of music as you'll see when Al plays them with his brother Rich Dworsky the Piano player on public radio's A Prairie HomeCompanion. And you'll be able to playalong because Al only plays exactly what he's shown you how to play in the lessons.To show you how the grooves work in a more traditional context Al is joined by master drummer Fode Seydou Bangoura onDjembe. The DVD is about an hour long and includes a PDF file with simple charts of all the patterns. Alan Dworsky is the creator of over 20 bestselling and award-winning books and videos for hand drummers and othermusicians including the DVDs ?Gentle Djembe for Beginners' 'Cajon Grooves for Beginners ' and 'Bongo Grooves for Beginners?. His books 'A Rhythmic Vocabulary' and 'Conga Drumming' have each won the DRUM Magazine Readers' Poll asBest Instructional Book.

Learning bongos was meant to be this easy! This unique two-part DVD was designed to offer the beginning hand drummer a fun and creative approach to start playing immediately. In Part 1 expert percussionist Brad Dutz covers how to develop a good sense of the beat how to produce tones and how to play a rhythm. Part 2 presents in-depth instructions on the proper techniques for producing a variety of tones and sounds. In addition to presenting exercises to develop strong technique this DVD also exposes you to various authentic rhythmic patterns from a diversity of world cultures. Brad Dutz was born in Decatur Illinois and has played music all ofhis life. In 1981 after graduating from North Texas University he moved to Los Angeles and began studying with Luis Conte who to this day is a strong influence both as a teacher and a friend. Brad Dutz has performed with such notables as Alanis Morrissette (Alanis Unplugged) LeAnn Rimes (Twisted Angel) the Ocena's 11 soundtrack Lee Ann Womack (Something Worth Leaving Behind) and David Benoit (Fuzzy Logic). INCLUDES: Basic Rhythms Various drum tones and sounds Proper technique for playing Authentic World rhythm patterns and cultures Cutting-edge DVD special feature sets

This informative book by Trevor Salloum is devoted to the all too often overlooked Latin instrument the Bongo Drums. Prepare to embark on an educational musical journey - one which offers many valuable insights intoplaying this instrument as well as revealing its colorful history.Jazz Rock Danzon Mozambique and Bomba patterns are all covered with fills exercises and performance techniques to get you going in thesestyles. Maintenance characteristic rhythmic patterns and important artists in the evolution of Bongo technique are also discussed in depth.The Bongo Book comes with access to online audio featuring recordings of the rhythm patterns discussed in the book.