Rumba Instruments

I just picked up this beauty of a cowbell made by the ubiquitous cymbal company Zildjian. A "Zil Bel" ! A beauty of a bell with a ...

Whew, putting this new skin on my Resolution quinto nearly knocked me out. It took every last trick I knew and some I made up, and about h...

Sadly, Cecil Carter, a rumbero and wonderful human being passed away today 3/13/2012. Cecil's death was caused by lymphatic cancer. ...

 ALOHA 'OE TOM ALEXANDER The percussion world has lost one of its master craftsman. Tom Alexander of Hawaii and Volcano Percussion, as...

 Miguel 'Anga' Diaz R.I.P (15 June 1961 - 9 August 2006) The late great Anga is without a doubt my favorite percussionist. Anga r...

What does the lively boisterous Afro-Cuban rumba have with peaceful tranquil zen flute music. Actually very little, but for me there is a c...

A while back a friend of mine and I made a couple of cajons together. These were the first cajons I had made, and they came out sounding g...

I know they aren't really a "rumba instrument" but I'm gonna post about these bongos anyways! Just picked up these soli...

Percussionist Jorge Santo has written quite a nice paper on the humble rumba instrument known as the cajon, which seems to be enjoying a...

My friend and teacher Sandy Perez recently had a birthday concert at Yerba Buena Gardens a few weeks ago on a beautiful sunny San Francisco...