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Mano Secreto; Demystifying the secret hand technique for conga drums

admin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:39:55 +0000

Have you heard of the Mano Secreto? It is the secret hand technique used and first made popular by percussion legends Changuito and also Giovanni Hildago. Prior to these great conga players there was another player named tat Guines in Havana Cuba who was developing this technique. Why is it secret? Because until recently (well about 10 years or so ) no one else could do it. Now everyone is doing it but there are not a lot of great instructional videos about it unfortunately. [...]

The late Great Pello EL Afrokan, our teacher

admin — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:43:33 +0000

Pello El Afrokan

In 1985 we traveled to Cuba to learn about Cuban culture, study the music and experience the Cuban lifestyle. We were young and looking for musical and cultural adventures . While staying at the hotel in Havana we met Pello el Afrokan in our lobby. We told him about our quest to study Cuban music, rhythm and dance and he took our small group of friends on [...]

How to Play Congas: Mozambique on four drums!

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:07:14 +0000

Michael Pluznick demonstrates Mozambique Afro Cuban conga drum arrangement on four drums. This is a way for you to get the feel and sound of the original mozambique rhythm but of course there are compromises as it is only an arrangement and not the holly gospel!. If you would like the super traditional version please check out my complete Mozambique instructional video at EarthCDs.

How to buy a used conga drum

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:27:09 +0000

Here are some tips on and about buying a used conga drum. [...]