African Music, Popular Music - General & Miscellaneous, Cuban Music, American Music - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
Here's an entire book devoted to the all too often overlooked Latin instrument, the bongo drums. Trevor Salloum guides you on an inspired informative, and educational musical journey; offering many valuable insights of playing this instrument as well as revealing its colorful history. This text features jazz, rock, Danzon, Mozambique, and bomba patterns with fills, exercises, and performance techniques to get you going in these styles. Maintenance, characteristic rhythmic patterns, and important artists in the evolution of bongo technique are also covered in depth. The companion CD features recordings of the rhythm patterns discussed in the book.Synopsis
A comprehensive guide to playing the bongo drums. Ideal for beginners and those of more advanced levels. Includes interviews with famous bongo drummers including Jack Costanzo, Armando Peraza, Jose Mangual, and Candido Camero.
David Grierson
...anyone can play the bongos, maybe that's the appeal, there's no way around it the bongo are back and the man who's written the book on playing the bongos is Trevor Salloum...they are kind of irresistible the bongos... -- CBC Radio
Editorials
David Grierson
...anyone can play the bongos, maybe that's the appeal, there's no way around it the bongo are back and the man who's written the book on playing the bongos is Trevor Salloum...they are kind of irresistible the bongos... -- CBC RadioDescarga Newsletter
...the only instructional book (CD included) devoted entirely to the bongo. Highly recommended...Very Comprehensive!George Rivera
... loaded with lots of information for both the novice and professional... the most definitive book out... -- Latin Beat OnlineVictor Rendon
Among the best treats of the book are the interviews with Jack Costanzo, Armando Peraza, José Mangual Sr. and Candido Camero, four prominent bongo players in the United States....the book will serve as a good beginner's source for people wanting to find some basic information on this much overlooked instrument. -- Modern DrummerCam Martin
...The Bongo Book, the only instruction book of its kind on playing bongo drums...One of the things that makes The Bongo Book interesting for music-loving non-musicians is the series of interviews Salloum has done with the great unsung heroes of bongo drumming...The Bongo Book could in its own way be contributing to a Latin percussion renaissance and a serious place in the music world...? -- Night and DayCharlie Rooney
....[Y]ou have created a really outstanding book-detailed, informative and fun to read...thanks again for the great book... ? -- World-Beat ConnectionDarshan Lindsay
...bongos are back in style...The Bongo Book gives tips to both the novice and professional on improving techniques and includes a CD that contains sound samples of rhythms and patterns discussed in the text? -- BC REPORTRudy Mangual
...you can learn traditional and nontraditional rhythms on the bongo, fills, exercises, polyrhythms, ornamentation and maintenance of the instrument.... Easy reading and fun to follow as you learn to play the bongo ? -- Latin Beat MagazineTerry O'Mahoney
Bongos...they frequently are overlooked or only given a few pages in texts about percussion instruments. In an effort to remedy this situation, Trevor Salloum has devoted an entire text (60 pages) to the history, characteristics rhythmic patterns , maintenance and important artists in the development of the bongos....? Percussive NotesBook Details
Published
June 1, 1997
Publisher
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Pages
64
Format
Other Format
ISBN
9780786620715