Product Details

• Actors: Phil Maturano
• Directors: Phil Maturano
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hudson Music
• DVD Release Date: September 19, 2007
• Run Time: 131 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000W7CL4O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,553 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

AFRO CUBAN DRUMMING - DVD Movie

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Video but beware: PAL format, April 15, 2008

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Drummer (Warren, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phil Maturano Afro Cuban Drumming DVD (DVD)

This is a great instructional video but beware. This DVD is actually in PAL format. It will only play if you have a DVD player that can handle both PAL and NTSC formats (multisystem). The player also needs to be region free. The box didn't say what format it was in so it was pain to figure out the problem.

I have 4 DVD players (Sony, Pioneer, jWin, and a Toshiba 7" portable). It will only play on the portable Toshiba and the jWin (which is, ironically, a really cheap $30 model). On the Toshiba 7" LCD screen the picture is fine. But on a regular set, the picture quality isn't that good because of the PAL conversion.

Otherwise, the actual content is fantastic and the instructional method first-rate. The PAL format is the only thing that kept me from leaving 5 stars especially when it's listed here on Amazon as being NTSC.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful, February 2, 2008

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Stix4jc (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phil Maturano Afro Cuban Drumming DVD (DVD)

This video shows various Latin Percussion Paterns (cascara, clave, etc)
and then most importantly,shows how to apply them to drumset.
Excelent. Watch it. Then be prepared to practice it.

Stix4jc

3.0 out of 5 stars Not NTSC, December 29, 2008

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Robert Stenger (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phil Maturano Afro Cuban Drumming DVD (DVD)

This DVD is NOT NTSC as advertised. It does not play on normal DVD players. It did play in my Mac computer.