Drumdojo

Cha Cha Cha: Another dance that is very popular in this country in the club scene and even in international ballroom dancing as well as the Latino dance scene is the Cuban dance known in English as the...

CALYPSO (Trinidad-Tobago) Basic Calypso Rhythm Conga Conga O

Hand-drum players who also play drumset or marching snare will be familiar with a set of drum strokes known as rudiments (rude-uh-ments). These are the basic strokes for the snare drum of which there...

Pete Lockett looks at the Rhythms of the Maghreb and how to clap properly Most people have quite a vague idea of the specifics of African drumming. If you were asked what the distinction...

Drumset drums: The parts. Drumset drums are really rather simple devices. They consist of only a few parts see our glossary website Drumbits.com. These are the heads, the rims, the tension...

Finishing the Shell: Once the bearing edges are cut you can either drill the shell for lugs or apply the finish to it. I prefer to finish the shell first since the lug holes tend to cause problems...

Attaching hardware Drilling for lugs. Once the shell is finished, the final operation will be drilling the finished shell for hardware. You need to drill a hole for the drum vent (I...

Introduction to Ben Jacoby's Conga Book The following is a collection of information and miscellaneous lore that the author has collected from a variety of teachers and sources including "being shown...