Rumba Instruments

Farewell sweet Lisa, I will miss you my friend. Lisa Forman -12/8/64~7/7/2011   This is a very sad post for me to write. My de...

Well looks like John Santos is at it again, I can hardly wait! A while back I took another one of his classes about rumba "La Rumba N...

Just received the Iya for my Isla bata set the other day. What can I say? These drums are awesome. The Honduran Mahogany is just the most...

Formed during the summer of 2010, Obá Nile (King of the House) represents an amazing collaboration between five brilliant Cuban Musicians...

     It is with sad news that I announce the passing of a tremendous rumbero and wonderful human being; Felix 'Pupy" Insua . I have...

Last month I was fortunate to be able to attend the Los Munequitos concert right here in my city of San Francisco, at Mission High School ...

Here's a little shekere I just made for a friend of mine who is an incredible quintocero. He picked the gourd. He likes them small. Any...

Nothing like some new skin on a great old set of drums. Here's hoping these drums will be making music for another 30 years, and the ow...

    Here on the West Coast, no other drum recalls the years past like Gon Bops! Made in Los Angeles California,  these excellent drums can b...

Oh yes, yes, yes! Looks like Los Munequitos de Matanzas is coming to San Francisco and guess who has tickets! That's right I do. They ar...