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	Alessandra Belloni-Rhythm is the Cure: Southern Italian Tambourine This is the best book and DVD set available if you want to learn how to play the Southern Italian tambourine. Learning this style will be useful in many contexts if you want to be a well rounded frame drum or tambourine player. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.95. Mel Bay. 2007. 110 Pages. large paperback. Price: $19.95


Chalo Eduardo & Frank Kumor-Drum Circle: A Guide to World Percussion This is the best overview of world percussion on the market. This book/CD set covers 28 different instruments and includes performance techniques, instrument descriptions, exercises and traditional rhythms that are notated in both traditional notation and also box notation. This is a great book for anyone wanting to get their drum circle started, but also for the serious student who wants a good introduction to world percussion. LIST PRICE: $19.95. OUR PRICE: $16.99. Alfred Publishing. 76 pages. Price: $16.99


	Soumitra Ghoshroy & Edward Pias-Tagore Songs in Drupad & Dhamar These are all compositions by Rabindranath Tagore, done in Dhrupad and Dhamar styles, in the traditional setting of voice, pakhawaj and tanpura drone only. Rhythmic cycles include 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,16, and 18 beats. Dr. Soumitra Ghoshroy was born in Calcutta, India, and studied for a number of years under the great Subhinoy Roy. Dr. Ed Pias is a pakhawaj student of Mohan Shyam Sharma. During the year 2000, Ed lived in Bangladesh where he regularly accompanied Tagore songs at the Allauddin Khan School of Music, and also at Tagore's own Chayanat School of Music. [***Five Stars from percussionmusic.com! Excellent recording! Impressive Pakhawaj playing! Every stroke is clear and precise and fans of various rarely played tals or rhythmic cycles will love this CD. ] Price: $14.99**


Hands On"Semble-Three(CD) Another amazing CD but this time without John Bergamo. Guest artists include Pandit Swapin Chaudhuri, Adam Rudolph, Brad Dutz, Poovalur Shriji, and Houman Pourmedhi. 7 Tracks. 2004. Price: $14.99


	Kalani-All About Hand Percussion This is a great book and audio/video CD set and presents an overview of 47 instruments, plus rhythm patterns and playing techniques, a pronunciation guide, assessment tools, and much more. This is a great book for educators who work with groups and want to know how to play bells, shakers, etc... LIST PRICE: $17.95 OUR PRICE: $14.99. Alfred Publishers. 68 pages. Price: $14.99


John McLaughlin & Selva Ganesh Vinayakram-The Gateway to Rhythm(DVD) If you ever wanted to understand Indian rhythms, this DVD is a great help. The South Indian system of learning rhythm is called Konokol, and this DVD includes many exercises covering basic techniques to learn how to play in any tal or time signature, how to improvise within the time signature, etc... John McLaughlin also demonstrates on the guitar how he used Konokol to compose many of his pieces (Mahavishnu Orch., Shakti, etc...), and how he uses it to improvise. Western notation is also shown on the bottom of the screen during the teaching of the exercises. 82 minutes. 2007. Price: $29.99


	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


Shorty Palmer-How to Re-head a Djembe(DVD) This is an excellent DVD and provides step by step instructions on how to re-head your djembe.Included are instructions on how to tune a djembe and "pull diamonds" , using the Mali weave. It is easy and will save you money and you will get to know your drum better. If you need to buy a replacement head, Shorty sells them at a good price at www.goatskins.com. Price: $24.95


	Ney Rosauro-The ABCs of Brazilian Percussion(Book/DVD Set) Learn to play with the right feel and the correct technique in this comprehensive guide to Brazilian percussion. This book, with the DVD, focuses on the 12 most important percussion instruments in Brazilian music and concentrates on teaching the right "groove" to become proficient with samba, samba reggae, baiao, frevo, and maracatu. In addition, the viewer will learn basic patterns and the importance of Brazilian clave. The DVD is included because Brazilian percussion is best learned through visual examples. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $21.50. Carl Fischer Publishers. Price: $21.50


Trevor Salloum-The Art of Bongo Drumming An excellent DVD and just as good as his books on the bongo. Topics covered include history, selection, positioning, strokes, exercises, clave', rhythms such as martillo, bolero, jazz, rock, samba, bossa nova, and soloing, bongo bell, and footage of master Armando Peraza performing and explaining some of his art. For all levels. Check out the author's books in the Latin Percussion Method Book section of this catalog. LIST PRICE: $24.95. OUR PRICE: $19.99. Mel Bay. 54 minutes. Price: $19.99


	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**