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	Calente'!-Afro-Cuban Play-Along CD and Book Practice with the masters! If you want to play along with a fantastic latin band, then buy this book and CD set. Featuring Orestes Vilato on timbales and percussion, Rebecca Mauleon on piano, and Oscar Stagnaro on bass, among others. LIST PRICE: $22.00. OUR PRICE: $18.99. Sher Music Co. Spiral bound. 50 pages. Price: $18.99


Conga Drumming Practice Partner(CD) This recording contains extended recordings of Son Clave, Rumba Clave, and 6/8 cowbell you can play along with. The Son Clave and the 6/8 cowbell are also used in African rhythms, so this CD can be used by Djembe players as well as conga players. Tracks include 1. Son Clave(slow) 2. Son Clave(medium) 3. Son Clave(fast) 4. Rumba Clave(slow) 5 Rumba Clave(medium) 6. Rumba Clave(fast) 7. 6/8 Cowbell(slow) 8. 6/8 Cowbell(medium) 9. 6/8 Cowbell(fast). Each track is 6 minutes long. Dancing Hands Music 1995. Price: $14.99


	Cliff Brooks-Rumba;Afro-Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation-V.1 This is an excellent method to learn how to play Afro-Cuban quinto licks and also to learn how to solo. Included are an easy to read diagram notation, CD, quinto ride patterns, soloing exercises, and more. LIST PRICE: $29.95. OUR PRICE: $23.95. MelBay Publications. Book/CD Set. 75 Pages. Price: $23.95


Cliff Brooks-Rumba:Afro-Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation-V.2 Mastering Clave' With Quinto Licks. This book & 2 CD set is excellent. If you want to sound like you grew up in a Hispanic neighborhood instead of the suburbs, then buy this book. Conga soloing within the clave has been a difficult subject to teach in the past, but this book will put you on the right track, with many exercises, recorded tracks, and insights to help you. ***Five stars from Percussionmusic.com! LIST PRICE: $29.95. OUR PRICE: $23.95. Mel Bay. 107 pages. Spiral bound. Price: $23.95**


	Glen Caruba-Afro-Cuban Drumming Glen Caruba is a talented percussionist who has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby, Arturo Sandoval, and others. His comprehensive guide to traditional and contemorary styles of Afro-Cuban drumming will start the beginner out right and help professionals come up with new rhythms and ideas in this popular genre. Book/CD Set. Price: $19.95


Glen Caruba-Modern Percussion Grooves This book/CD set is about learning how to incorporate traditional rhythms and techniques into modern pop and rock playing. Covers instrument playing tips(congas, bongos, timbales, bells, shakers and more)funk grooves, pop ballads, Afro-Cuban 6/8, and lots more. The CD contains 40 tracks of examples. LIST PRICE: $16.95. OUR PRICE: $14.95. Hal Leonard Publishing. 47 pages. Price: $14.95


	Tomas Cruz & Kevin Moore, Mike Gerald & Orlando Fiol-The Tomas Cruz Conga Method; V.1 Volume 1: Begining conga technique as taught in Cuba. This is an excellent book/DVD set on playing the Cuban Timba style of conga playing. It is the most well written book on conga playing I have ever seen. Everything is clearly explained. Volume one covers basic strokes, exercises for tip stroke and manoteo, explaination of Timba, marchas, recursos, clave, and much more. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Mel Bay Publishers. 2005. 71 pages. Price: $19.99


Tomas Cruz & Kevin Moore, Mike Gerald & Orlando Fiol-The Tomas Cruz Conga Method; V.2 Volume 2: Intermediate-Essential Cuban conga rhythms.. This is an excellent book/DVD set on playing the Cuban Timba style of conga playing. It is the most well written book on conga playing I have ever seen. Everything is clearly explained. Volume two covers Afro-Cuban Folkloric Marchas, guaguanco, bata rhythms, 6/8, Marchas from older Cuban music, mozambique, pilon, suku, songo, bomba, merengue, cumbia, recurso, clave, and much more. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Mel Bay Publishers. 2005. 88 pages. Price: $19.99


	Tomas Cruz & Kevin Moore, Mike Gerald & Orlando Fiol-The Tomas Cruz Conga Method; V.3 Volume 3: Advanced. Timba: Modern Cuban conga rhythms. This is an excellent book/DVD set on playing the Cuban Timba style of conga playing. It is the most well written book on conga playing I have ever seen. Everything is clearly explained. Volume three covers clave, son clave, rumba clave, learning timba marchas, longer marchas, playing full arrangements, pedal improvisation, inventing your own conga parts, and much more. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Mel Bay Publishers. 2005. 88 pages. Price: $19.99


Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby-Conga Drumming-A Beginner's Guide to Playing With Time This book will teach any musician, step by step, how to play the conga drum using authentic Afro-Cuban rhythms: calypso, bomba, conga, rumba, and bembe. The clear text, life-like illistrations and simple charts make learning to play these beats easy, even for non-musicians. The player can hear all 175 rhythms on the included CD. Book/CD Set. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $21.50. Price: $21.50


	Bob Evans-Authentic Conga Rhythms A complete study, including illisrtations, on all the Latin rhythms. Price: $9.95


Richie Gajate-Garcia-Play Congas Now! This book approaches conga playing in a very user-friendly way, and is a must for all students who wish to learn the basic styles, patterns and techniques. The package contains a CD with Richie performing all exercises and has play-along tracks with which to practice. Featured styles include Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, pop, rock, funk, and R&B. This book also includes a section on school band usage. Price: $19.95


	Garibaldi/Spiro/Diaz-Tiempo This an excellent book of transcriptions from compositions by the group Talking Drums, whose members include David Garibaldi, Michael Spiro, and Jesus Diaz. There are complex parts for drumset, congas, bata',percussion, and timbales. Many different Afro-Cuban rhythms are represented, plus drumset parts based on traditional rhythms. Book with 2 CDs. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $21.50. Warner Bros. Publications. 2001. Price: $21.50


Kalani-All About Congas Includes history and overview, tuning and drum care, playing techniques, traditional rhythm arrangements, and an audio/video play along CD. Uses traditional and box notation. LIST PRICE: $18.95. OUR PRICE: $14.99. Alfred Publishers. Price: $14.99


	Dom Molo-Latin Percussion In Perspective This excellent CD/Book set includes instruction covering congas, bongos, drumset, and timbales. Rhythms explored are mambo, cha-cha, songo, merengue, samba, bomba, rumba, yambu, guaguanco, columbia, 6/8 Afro-Cuban and comparsa. There is also information on fills, Latin phrases, and salsa grooves. Included is an excellent play along CD. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $17.75. Mel Bay Publishers. 63 pages. Price: $17.75


Humberto Morales & Henry Adler-Latin American Rhythm Instruments This classic book covers instruction on timbales, maracas, claves, congas, guiro, cowbell, bongos, cabaza, and tambora. Rhythms covered are slow mambo, double mambo, fast mambo, cha-cha-cha-, baion, rhumba, guaracha, montuno,bolero, samba, merengue, Brazilian march, conga, Afro-Cuban 6/8, beguine, tango, Spanish tango, Joropo, Calypso, Son-montuno, paso doble,bossa nova and others. Warner Bros. Publishers.132 pages.In English and Spanish. Price: $16.50


	Hector"Pancho" Neciosup & Jose Rosa-Beyond "The Secret Hand" :A Comprehensive Guide For Hand Drummers(Book) This book & CD pack is designed for the hand drummer that is eager to step up to the next level in performance. You will develop a good sound by incorporating strengthening exercises coupled with various techniques to develop strength, speed, independence, and control. Practical exercises for coordination and independence are included to help you increase your level of performance. The CD includes a performance track by Poncho and Jose. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $15.99.Hal Leonard/Centerstream. 2008. In Spanish and English. Price: $15.99


Arturo Rodriguez-Traditional Afro-Cuban Concepts in Contemporary Music This excellent book comes with 2 CDs, and covers a lot of ground. Topics include: rhythms for multiple congas, timbales, bongos, and drumset, salsa, mambo, rumba, latin pop, Afro-Cuban rock and jazz, polyrhythms, pulse, triplet swing feels, hand drumming subtleties, 6/8, son, Latin Funk, and music more. LIST PRICE: $29.95. OUR PRICE: $24.99. Mel Bay Publishers. 2005. 140 Pages. Spiral bound. Price: $24.99


	Arturo Rodriguez-Rumba Guaguanco Conversations This excellent book and CD set covers everything you ever wanted to know about rumba and guaguanco rhythms, plus a lot more. Topics covered include: rumba history and evolution, rhythmic concepts, melodic concepts, drum technique, guaguanco drum parts, guaguanco songs, and more. The book uses easy to read box notation. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $17.75. Mel Bay Publishers. Price: $17.75


Trevor Salloum-Afro-Latin Polyrhythms for Stick and Hand Percussion Part of this book are Afro-Cuban bell patterns that can be played in a variety of ways using cowbells or a drum and cowbell. There are also many common Afro-Cuban conga rhythms included and also ways to play the drum and bell patterns together. LIST PRICE: $14.95. OUR PRICE: $12.95. Mel Bay Publishers.2001. Price: $12.95


	Poncho Sanchez with Chuck Silverman-Conga Cookbook This excellent book and CD set contains chapters on conga basics, Chachacha', Mambo, 6/8 rhythms, merengue, soloing, and a history of the congas. Also included in each chapter are Poncho's favorite recipes! The CD is excellent and includes a band you can play a-long with. LIST PRICE: $16.95. OUR PRICE: $13.99. Hal Leonard Publishing. Price: $13.99


Michael Spiro(With Josh Ryan)-The Conga Drummers Guidebook This is one of the best conga books on the market. Spiro is one of the world's experts on this subject and this is a great book written for intermediate to advanced players. An audio CD is also included. Spiro takes the mystery out of subjects such as phrasing, clave', form, playing with the right feel, 12/8 rhythms, and much more. And it is published by Sher Music, which never publishes anything but the best. This book is a must for any serious student. LIST PRICE: $28.00. OUR PRICE: $24.99. Sher Music Co. 2006. 115 pages. Spiral bound. ***FIVE STARS FROM PERCUSSIONMUSIC.COM! Price: $24.99**


	Pete Sweeney-Drum Atlas Cuba: Your passport to a new world of music Cuban music is experiencing a surge in international popularity as people from all over the world are drawn to its incredibly catchy rhythms. Musicians know that playing Cuban music requires a relaxed, yet steady, feel for the clave---the underlying groove that is not always easy for newcomers to grasp. Drum Atlas: Cuba will teach you how to internalize the clave and build layer upon layer of rhythm on that foundation, all the while showing you how to incorporate those infectious Cuban rhythms into your drum playing. Start by adapting traditional conga rhythms to the snare drum, then add bass drum, tom-toms, hi-hat, cymbal, and cowbell to the mix. Even if you are not primarily a Cuban-style drummer, you’ll find that studying these rhythms will help your sense of syncopation and limb independence. Sample bass and piano parts are included so you can try out these rhythms with your band. With the many varieties of Cuban styles in this book, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to play a truly authentic Cuban sound.Book & CD. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.30307). Price: $16.95


Ed Uribe-The Essence of Afro-Cuban Percussion and Drumset An in-depth study (324 pages) of all the percussion instruments, rhythms, song styles of Afro-Cuban music, along with their applications to the drumset. Detailed technical studies of each instrument are presented along with notations of of many rhythm styles. The entire rhythm section is also studied in detail. The book comes with 2 CDs that include performances of each instrument, drumset, all rhythm section instruments, as well as examples of all musical styles with full instrumentation in score form. Book and 2 CDs. LIST PRICE: $39.95. OUR PRICE: $32.50. Price: $32.50