Carl Fischer Afro-Caribbean & Brazilian Rhythms for the Drums (Standard)

by Carl Fischer

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B001SSUF0I
• Item model number: CO1

Product Description

A comprehensive introduction to six different styles of Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian drumming, this book is the outgrowth of the innovative instructional courses developed at the famed Drummers Collective in New York City.Each style section contains a biography of the faculty member who teaches it, historical background on the development of the particular drumming technique and its derivatives, notated examples, performance tips, discography, and bibliography. Most importantly, the Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian Rhythms book includes a two-CD set that lets you hear the notated examples in performance tracks by the Drummers Collective Faculty and provides play-along tracks so you can join in.Drumming styles covered include: Afro-Cuban, Contemporary Afro-Cuban, Afro-Pop, Brazilian, Caribbean and New Orleans (Zydeco, Cajun, New Orleans Funk, et. al.). This book and CD package is a terrific way for developing players to greatly expand and enrich their drumming "palettes."