Hi Drummers, Paul Carr, the drummer for Dublin 4, will be teaching a bodhran (traditional Irish frame drum) workshop series at Bang a Drum in September! Paul...
... it. ... And ... How big is your sound hole? The size of it effects the pitch and the resonance (I think). The bigger the hole then the lower the note but ...
... on ... top. ... No ... the ... but ... on ... Thanks for responding Brendan, The sound hole is 6" I read somewhere that the hole should be about 6"-6-1/4"...
Hi all. I was wondering if anyone here recognizes the rhythm that Francisco Aguabella plays for Watermelon Man on Agua de Cuba. It goes something like this: ...
It doesn't sound to me like the tumba drops out in the second rhythm. It's still in there and it's what gives it away. In that second rhythm the tumba is...
Good catch, Nolan, Thanks for setting me straight on the tumba, and for identifying it for me. One question, though: in the versions of rumba obatala that I...
Trio Crisol will be performing at 1PM for the: Mexican Independence Day 2003 The Mexican Cultural Center of Philadelphia invites you to attend the Annual...
Greetings list, Several copies of an obscure rumba CD have popped up on Amazon.com, and I wanted to let you all know. It's called "En un Solar Habanero" by...
Hmm, not sure if I understand exactly what you're asking. It seems to me that he is using the entire bata rhythm, not half. Although, I would say he is...
Hey again Nolan, Yeah, I guess I was pretty ambiguous--sorry 'bout that. You seem to have gotten the only question I was reaaly asking, though. I went back to...
Nolan and Lee, Just a comment. I saw Francisco at the river here in Sacramento last night. Sometimes he played straight bata (an iya) and other times he used...
Hi Barry, While I was in Havana in June I saw this group twice, once at HUIAC where Aspirina danced Abakwa and once at the Museum of Music. I'll post a couple...
In today's music scene, 1 percussionist is often required to cover the parts of a whole percussion section. Has anyone tried to play bata rhythms on a set of...
In a message dated 9/15/2003 9:45:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Seems to be a whole lotta drums, only two of which you could play at any one instant. Might...
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We've been doing that for many years up here in the San Francisco Bay Area. It can be done. Just use some imagination and you'll be able to figure it out. ...
My suggestion would be to simply transcribe and apply! Not much to it except the coordination. Of course, you'll have to make decisions at some point as to...
In a message dated 9/16/2003 4:54:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... My suggestion would be to listen, learn to sing the part you're trying to play, and apply....
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Here's a quote from the liner notes to "Fariñas: Cajon al Muerto ", "En la rumba que no hay broncas, no es rumba autentica - asegura Fariñas - en la...
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Sep 17, 2003 4:10 pm
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Esteban! Where you been man? Welcome back. "If there's not a fight, it's not a rumba" — it's a fairly common saying around here. Usually heard after a fight...
Ok Brendan, I got my 1/8th birch ply and put it on the Cajon, It still has no sound. It's like beating a cardboard box. I tried to make the hole bigger too,...
just wanted some advice. I have pretty good technique with all of my strokes but i feel the tone of my muffled strokes is not as good as it could be. if i use...
... Tocando, trabajando, y lurqueando ... hmmm...una brocha as in pushing and shoving and exchanging fists or or la rivalidad a traves de las puyas pushing and...
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Like in all of the above. Not too many actual fights, really, but not unheard of... I haven't been doing too much, not too many rumbas happening around here....
The advice I got was "Play it as if it were an open tone, but the head turns out to be covered with tar or glue, and your hand gets stuck to the head..." ...
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ok, my name is caleb, and i had the same problem. if you want to get a more resonant sound, make sure first that all joiunts are GLUED, and reinforced later...
I am very lucky in that I have a group of friends and a teacher to learn good technique from. Hopefully you have a similar situation. Some of what I had...
I just got a clip on the TV of Secretary General (excuse the spelling) Cogue Anon sitting in playing conga with a band at some kind of party at the U.N.. ...
Hey Caleb, Thanks for posting the info. I will make A smaller Cajon, probably this weekend, I make drums, and I know the thinner (less ply's) the more resonant...
