Rumba Instruments

   Rumba has it's origins in Cuba, of that there can be no doubt. It may have had influences from Africa and Spain, and from such divers...

I recently acquired copies of two monumental books addressing clave and rumba. The first two books in the Unlocking Clave series: The Clav...

   I was playing a guaguanco with a friend the other day, just him improvising on a quinto and tres dos, with me holding it down on the sal...

  Well I finally got some pictures of the bajo cajon I built a few days ago. A very fun project. I ended up going with the "Clave y Gua...

Well it looks as if the indomitable Barry Cox has done it again. Barry has begun a new blog an afrocuban discography , an online catalog of...

I'm gearing up to be making a Cuban style bajo cajon soon, maybe even this week, or possibly next. I've been fortunate to have corr...

A friend of mine, David Crowder, recently attended the Humboldt State University  Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance & Drum workshop. ...

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 ...