Rumba Instruments

The skin or head on a conga drum is a very important part of the instrument. The type of skin and it's thickness paired with the shell...

Check out the latest from Isla Percussions . Bringing back the mahogany conga for the most authentic sound. They must sound phenomenal. I k...

    Last year I had the opportunity to attend the incredible lecture series by John Santos called La Rumba No Es Como Ayer , a wonderful 7 ...

   San Francisco has been starting a tradition of closing different neighborhood streets to automobile traffic on the weekend, called Sunday...

    I recently acquired an account at percussionist Michael Spiro's instructional website "Conga Master Class" . This is a ...

   I recently sold my wonderful set of Isla Percussions bata drums to an acquaintance in England. This rumbero already had an early set of I...

Presenting the Octaconga!

Cruising Ebay and Craigslist for bargains on instruments as I do, I frequently come across some truly unfortunate versions of these drums. ...

I've been completely in love with Brazilian music for a while now. It started with Bossa Nova and then Samba, Maracatu, Brazilian Jazz ...

Sadly I have heard the news that Francisco Aguabella passed away today, Friday May 7, 2010 Francisco Aguabella was a personal favorite o...