Recent interest in bongos has surged with the inclusion of bongos in almost every type of music including classical, rock, flamenco, jazz, Latin, Middle Eastern and East Indian. Fun with the Bongos was written to provide a simple guide for someone without any musical experience who wants to learn to play the bongos. The book is designed to teach drum notation, basic bongo technique, simple rhythms and their application. In addition it develops familiarity with the construction, nomenclature and characteristics of the bongos. Fun with the Bongos is the first level in a series of books written by the author. Now includes Spanish & Portuguese translations.
Trevor Salloum studied percussion with master drummers in jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and Middle Eastern music. He has travelled and studied throughout Canada, USA, Cuba, Brazil and the Middle East. He is a best selling author with Mel Bay Publications including Fun with Bongos/CD, The Bongo Book/CD, Bongo Drumming:Beyond the Basics/CD, Afro-Latin Polyrhythms/CD, Afro-Cuban Rhythms Volume 1 & 2, Afro-Cuban Percussion CD/Booklet, The Art of Bongo Drumming DVD and The Art of Arabic Drumming DVD.
Trevor currently resides in Kelowna and Vancouver, BC. For the last couple years he has been adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia teaching a course in "Word Drumming". He spends his time teaching, writing and performing in various genres of music including Jazz, R&B, Pop, Middle Eastern and Afro-Cuban.
See www.trevorsalloum.com
