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Summary: Yes, it has an audio CD!!!
Review: Bongo Drums: hand drums, inexpensive, easily obtained, highly portable. What to do with them? Problem solved! The Bongo Book details the classic Martillo rhythm, in all its bopping variations. With an audio CD to match, this slim volume represents an unmatched value in percussion education.
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Summary: Begiiner comments...
Review: Dear mr. Salloum,
Your book was so helpful in teaching myself how to play the bongos successfully. After visting my sister's college and seeing several kids just rip it up on the bongos for several hours, i knew i had to have them. This book and CD set has given me great confidence and I can't wait to show off next time I visit. Also, if you could let me know of any new books or Cd's coming out that would be real cool because i cannot wait to improve my sick BONGO skills
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Summary: bongo review...not a waste of time
Review: Dear mr. Salloum,
Your book was so helpful in teaching myself how to play the bongos successfully. After visting my sister's college and seeing several kids just rip it up on the bongos for several hours, i knew i had to have them. This book and CD set has given me great confidence and I can't wait to show off next time I visit. Also, if you could let me know of any new books or Cd's coming out that would be real cool because i cannot wait to improve my sick BONGO skills
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Summary: The Bongo Bible
Review: I bought this book shortly after I started playing bongos about 6 years ago, and it is still a great source of rhythm patterns and overall inspiration. You can find rhythms in this book that will apply to any style of music. It is true that there is not much on technique. But I suggest to anyone who is frustrated to just keep trying! Read this section over and over, LISTEN closely to the CD, get your hands on those drums and eventually it will click. (If you still need help, get on the usnet group rec.music.makers.percussion.hand-drum or do a Google search in this group. Any question you can think of has been asked and answered already :-) There is even a section on re-skinning a bongo head. You do-it-yourself'ers and drum tinkerers will LOVE this. It's easy and fun to put on a new head -- especially if you put goatskin on the macho (small bongo head). If you have some bongos, thinking of buying some, or know an aspiring bongocero, this book is a MUST.
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Summary: The Bongo Bible
Review: I bought this book shortly after I started playing bongos about 6 years ago, and it is still a great source of rhythm patterns and overall inspiration. You can find rhythms in this book that will apply to any style of music. It is true that there is not much on technique. But I suggest to anyone who is frustrated to just keep trying! Read this section over and over, LISTEN closely to the CD, get your hands on those drums and eventually it will click. (If you still need help, get on the usnet group rec.music.makers.percussion.hand-drum or do a Google search in this group. Any question you can think of has been asked and answered already :-) There is even a section on re-skinning a bongo head. You do-it-yourself'ers and drum tinkerers will LOVE this. It's easy and fun to put on a new head -- especially if you put goatskin on the macho (small bongo head). If you have some bongos, thinking of buying some, or know an aspiring bongocero, this book is a MUST.
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Summary: Not so good if you don't know the basics already
Review: I thought it was a book for beginners starting from scratch. Unfortunately, I got it, and to my surprise, it didn't say much about the very basics of bongo playing in a way that was understandable. It jumped right into the music. It would help to know how to read notes and probably some basic hand positioning before getting this one. However, looking through it, I think it's probably better for someone with intermediate knowledge of playing
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Summary: the Best bongo book!
Review: Really a great book with a lot of martillo variations and many different fills. The audio CD makes it easy to figure out how it must sound, and there is an interesting section on non-traditionnal rhythms. I recommend it even for advanced players!
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Summary: It doesn't get any better than this!
Review: Starts with the basics and quickly gets the beginner up to speed. The best kind of instructional book as it starts with the assumption of no knowledge on the part of the reader but quickly establishes the theory, notation and rythmic foundation for advanced and creative extrapolation! Bottom line? You'd be nuts to play bongos without having this book!
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Summary: B+
Review: This book isn't too bad. It could be a little better. But, seeing that there is not a lot of books available, this is the best one out on the market. Get it if you are interested in learning how to play the bongos.
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Summary: Application is necessary here
Review: This is a good primer for Bongo's, understand that this is a afro-latin, Hispanic instrument and the applied rules are steeped deeply in those roots. And, this instruction delves the musician in exactly those techniques at the root level. It will require study and lots of time to incorporate the presented material into ones muscial psyche. The CD has become a staple of instruction material as of late, and that is the GOOD news. A great teaching aid and one (perhaps the only one for Bongo) which should not be ignored. The tools are here. Like all musical studies just add diligence and practice time and you won't be disappointed.
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