Timba: Modern Cuban Conga Rhythms. Par CRUZ TOMAS. Volume III is the first educational product to tackle the complex subject of Timba, the new musical genre which has been played in Cuba since 1989. Timba represents a quantum leap for all the instruments of the rhythm section and especially the congas. The recordings of Tomás Cruz are considered the most advanced examples of Timba conga-playing and so fascinated the three coauthors that they sought out Tomás Cruz and spent a year and a half studying his style and meticulously documenting it before even considering the idea of publishing it. After many hundreds of hours of passionate research, this 'labor of love' eventually reached fruition as Volume III. Volumes II and I were then written to trace the roots of the style and to understand the path Tomás took to arrive at his phenomenal level of technical mastery and rhythmic creativity. Much more than a collection of patterns or exercises, Volume III analyzes Timba arrangements from beginning to end, explaining the role of the congas in each section, the relationship to the 'clave', and Tomasito's creative process, including an exercise which teaches the reader to invent his own Timba conga parts. It was the intricacies of the material of Volume III which inspired the creation of the Step by Step DVD Method, which enables the reader to learn these exciting new rhythms in a fraction of the time it would take working with only written music and audio recordings. / Niveau : Avancé / Latin American - Methods / Méthode / Conga

With Online Video-The Tomas Cruz Conga Method: Volume 3 is the first educational product to tackle the complex subject of Timba the new musical genre which has been played in Cuba since 1989. Timba represents a quantum leap forall the instruments of the rhythm section and especially the congas.The recordings of Tomas Cruz are considered the most advanced examples of Timba conga- playing and so fascinated were the three co-authors thatthey sought out Tomas Cruz and spent a year and a half studying his style and meticulously documenting it before even considering the idea of publishing it. After many hundreds of hours of passionate research this laborof love eventually reached fruition as Volume III. Volumes II & I were then written to trace the roots of the style and to understand the path Cruz' took to arrive at his phenomenal level of technical mastery and rhythmiccreativity.Much more than a collection of patterns or exercises Volume III analyzes Timba arrangements from beginning to end explaining the role of the congas in each section the relationship to the clav.

Play Congas Now is a step-by-step method that teaches all the fundamentals of congo playing. You will learn hand positions and techniques basic reading skills different styles of rhythms and patterns tuning and maintenance drum set and school jaxx band applications and a brief history of the conga drums. The accompanying CD includes all exercises and has play-along tracks to practice with. The styles covered in the book are Afro-Cuban Puerto Ricanm Dominican pop rock funk and R

The Contemporary Hand Drummer-The Contemporary Hand Drummer is a welcome addition to the canon of Afro-Caribbean hand drum method books. Hector and Jose have created a book that clearly explains the foundations of Afro-Caribbean music including an excellent presentation of the clave concept and a comprehensive chapter containing the patterns of many of the most popular rhythms. Several of the most important figures in the traditions and development of Afro-Caribbean hand drumming are included in this text... The sections on applying the rudiments and on independence training have applications beyond hand drumming and will make any one mastering this material a stronger musician andpercussionist. As the expectations of what a percussionist should know and the number of instruments he or she is expected to perform on continues to grow books like this one are heaven sent and all too rare. Clear instructions and logically sequenced this is a book that will help all who use it experience the indescribable feeling one gets while playing Afro-Caribbean music... I thank Jose and Hector for writing this book and for sharing with you and me their incredible knowledge of this wonderful music.