Are any of you getting into hand percussion instruments ?
What kind ? How's it coming along ? I hope to bring my new bongos to the Wednesday night jams at Pellys some night.
I saw an inexpensive set of bongos at a local music store last week. I bought them on a whim.
I thought you just hit them. I was surprised by the amount of complex sounds they could produce ! So I went on line for some bongo lessons. Wow, wake up call...more to it then just hitting them.
Also, I find (like all musical instruments) that I need a higher quality instrument to enjoy the full potential. So I took them back and ordered LP Bongos (Matador M201). I can't wait to get them and explore yet another percussion instrument.
[As a side note...Three of us in The Hawks Blues Band have begun rehearsals for a jazz band. Keys, Bass and Drums. I should be able to fit the bongos into some Latin jazz numbers.
Of course the Hawks Blues Band is our #1 "push". But we'll be booking the jazz trio in between The Hawks gigs. ]
Bongos ? anything...what are you playing ?
Bongos - Bongoceros - Any hand percusion...
As you may already know, I have been playing some small bongos and cajon during Pellegrine's Jam Night. You're right, there is more to it than just randomly hitting them. I'm also looking at stuff online to try to improve my skills.
I like the cajon (Latin box drum) because you can get different drum sounds from hitting different parts of it. If you hit squarely in the middle of the front, you get your bass drum sound; a more snare-like sound near the top front, and tom-like sounds by hitting the sides. There's also stuff online about playing cajon; I'm studying that as well.
As far as kind of hand drums, the bongos I have are Toca, and the cajon is from LP Music Group. (The bongos and cajon are the ones I won through Get Closer To The Music a few years ago.)
I hope to purchase some other hand percussion down the road, including congas and djembe, as funds permit...
I like the cajon (Latin box drum) because you can get different drum sounds from hitting different parts of it. If you hit squarely in the middle of the front, you get your bass drum sound; a more snare-like sound near the top front, and tom-like sounds by hitting the sides. There's also stuff online about playing cajon; I'm studying that as well.
As far as kind of hand drums, the bongos I have are Toca, and the cajon is from LP Music Group. (The bongos and cajon are the ones I won through Get Closer To The Music a few years ago.)
I hope to purchase some other hand percussion down the road, including congas and djembe, as funds permit...
