Percussion
Authentic Bongo Rhythms
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Authentic Bongo Rhythms - Bob Evans This book starts with some basic music notation explanations and then has an introduction to how to play the bongos, and what to do on each stroke of the basic rhythm. Rather strangely, the photographs used are from the observers point of view not the players, so anyone using this as a tutorial will need to mentally flip the pictures around or invest in a mirror to watch themselves play. The rest of the book is taken up with explanations and notation for many standard bongo rhythms. These include joropo, paso doble, tango, samba, beguine, baion, guajira, conga, calypso, afro-cuban, afro 6/8, nanigo, guaracha, rumba, cuban bolero, bolero-rumba, spanish bolero, merengue, mambo (single and double), cha cha, son and montuno. This is a pretty extensive list, and is very useful for those interested in how these authentic rhythms should be played.
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Progressive Steps to Bongo and Conga Drum Technique
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Progressive Steps to Bongo and Conga Drum Technique - Ted Reed This book has a good introduction to playing the basic bongo rhythm, with descriptions and photographs of what to do on each of the eight beats. The rest of the book is then taken up of variations and fills based around this standard rhythm. The last four pages of the book provide an introduction to playing a single conga, and the various techniques and strokes required. Again there are photos and then variations on the basic rhythm.
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