Shadowing the Lion, The New Conga Joy and Drum Talk
Shadowing the Lion: Over 500 Drum & Bell Patterns
from Traditional African & Afro-Caribbean Cultures.
Spiral Bound! (220 pages)
76 Ensemble rhythms
78 Rhythm Dialogues
40 Hand-Crafted 8-bar solos
Rhythms for 2 Drums (one player)
Extensive Bell & Clave section
Break Phrases section
Drum Tuning charts
Companion CD's for Shadowing the Lion (.mp3 format) $10 each
CD#1 The Dialogues (78 Rhythm Dialogues)
CD#2 The Ensemble Rhythms Part 1 (Rhythms A - M)
CD#3 The Ensemble Rhythms Part 2 (Rhythms M - Z)
CD#4 The Solos (40 8-bar solos carefully crafted)
CD#5 The Extras (Primary Rhythms, Rhythms for Two Drums, Drum Breaks and Bell & Clave Patterns)
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For over 30 years The New Conga Joy has been a favorite resource for students, teachers and facilitators all over the world interested in exploring the power and beauty of African and Afro-Caribbean hand drum rhythms.
spiral bound. 92 pages
Inside the book:
21 Primary Rhythms containing the rhythmic underpinnings of most African dance music
Rhythms for Two Drums (one player)
30 Ensemble Rhythms
Bell and Clave patterns
Drum Tuning diagrams
BOOK $20
CD's $25 (2 CD's for the book)
DVD $30
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Drum Talk: 33 Hand Drum Dialogues for Two Players:
Beginning and intermediate hand drummers are exposed to the melodic interplay between a high drum and low drum part chosen from some of the sweetest ensemble rhythms of Africa and Her Diaspora. 33 Dum Dialogues.
spiral bound: 90 pages
BOOK $20
CD's $25 (there are 2 CD's for the book)
DVD $30
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100 Rhythms DVD for Hand Drummers:
The Perfect video for all drummers interested in African and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
Simple presentation of rhythms with over-the-shoulder camera angles with accompanying box notation.
On this DVD:
Rhythms for One Drum
Rhythms for Two Drums (One Player)
Dialogues for Two Players
Rhythms in Full Ensemble
Phrases and Solos
Rhythms on this DVD:
Abakua, Acpala, African Rumba, Bembe, Bintin, Comparsa, Congo, Dansa, Dahomey, Fanga, Guiro, Ibo, Juka, Kahkilambe, Kpanlogo, Kpatsa, Macuta, Mahi, Makandal, Mozambique, Nago, Petro, Rumba, Salango, Samba, Shango, Tokoe, Uhuru, Yanvalou, Yesa, Zepaule and Zepolah
Cost: $30
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