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

Learning to play the bongos has never been easier than with this new DVD from Alan Dworsky the award-winning author of 'Conga Drumming' and 'How to Play Djembe.' Designed for the first-time hand drummer this video teachesfun funky grooves that fit with all kinds of music. The instruction is clear and step-by-step with no boring exercises. Each pattern is taught with overhead and side views and slow motion is used to help make sure every detailis clear. The techniques used in this non-traditional approach are easy to learn and easy on the hands. Each lesson has a matching play-along track to practice with. The DVD comes with a PDF file with charts of all the patterns and there's a section on the video explaining how to read the charts. Also included are tips on tuning and how to hold the bongos explanations of basic rhythmic concepts and examples of how to use the grooves to play along withrecorded music or jam with friends.

Description Trevor Salloum: First Lessons Bongo First Lessons Bongo and accompanying audio are a perfect introduction to the bongo drum.

A complete study: Contains illustrations showing the current method of playing the Bongo drums and all Latin rhythm.

This DVD is packed with informative chapters on history selection positioning strokes practice tips/exercises clave martillo repiques/fills bongo bell soloing and much more. The diverse rhythms explored on this DVDinclude martillo bolero jazz rock odd-time signatures samba and bossa nova. If that is not enough a rare and special feature is highlighted footage and commentary of a bongo performance by the great Armando Peraza (Santana George Shearing Cal Tjader). Suitable for all levels this DVD is sure to be a valuable addition to your percussion library.