Amazon.com: Anga Mania! [VHS]: Miguel Anga Diaz, Gabriel Hernandez, Dan Thress: Video

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Modern Drummer Magazine

"From start to finish, Diaz' grooves are amazing!"

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Percussion Video of the Year--DRUM! Magazine Readers Poll 2000!

Featuring Grammy-award winning Cuban percussionist Miguel "Anga" Diaz of the Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Cachito Lopez, Orishas, Irakere, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ruben Gonzales, Roy Hargrove, Steve Coleman, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci...

Known for his explosive soloing and ground-breaking style, Cuban born Anga represents the future of conga playing. Now you can learn his techniques from this unique video-masterclass!

Produced and directed by Dan Thress/MIMFILMS.com.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding video!, June 24, 2002

By	"raoul2000" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

First off, it's important to understand what this video is and what it is not. It's not a beginner's video; it assumes the viewer has at least 1 year's worth of playing experience, including personalized instruction on the Tumbao and Guaguanco patterns. If you want to get all that you possibly can from this video, you need to be at the stage at which you can learn by watching. Miguel teaches not as a conga player or even a percussionist, but as a musician. I thought the ensemble and DJ sets were excellent -- at the very least, they serve as a demonstration that a good conga drummer is by no means constrained to Latin music.

I have 6 instructional videos for the conga. This one is by far the best. As a bonus, the audio and video are surprisingly good. If you're a beginner, don't expect to learn basic techniques. Do, however, expect a show of all the different things you can do. If you're an intermediate-to-advanced player... well, set your drums up in front of the TV and get ready to wear out your VCR! Either way, it's a fun ride.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pay Attention to this One, April 8, 2002

By	Kirk R. Fleming "bongosarian" (Colo Spgs, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First, this is not another typical 'instructional video'. This is one I feel beginners through advanced intermediate players will enjoy watching many, many times. Miguel does provide some philosophy and some tips--including how to develop solos using a ground-up approach adding 'melody' gradually (he uses all 5 drums throughout most of the video).

But, you're going to want to sit back and watch, listen and learn from what he does. He's really something to behold. As for some of the ensemble stuff and DJ accompaniment--well, some of it's just a bit goofy for me. Still, this is a refreshing break from videos that are intended to be stepwise instructional. Oh--you don't need 5 drums to get the ideas.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware, January 28, 2007

By	R.R. (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

The tape which I received was out of sync. The audio was consistently 2 frames early throughout the entire performance. In some of the sections it was more than 20 frames out. I found it very distracting to view the tape as a performance or instuctional video. Also there was no detailed transcription provided. After some research I found it online. I agree with other reviewers that this not an instructional video. Anga was truely a great and talented musician and will be missed. His perfromance on this video is outstanding. I would have preferred to see him play in a group situation or play more folkloric pieces. I could not relate to him jamming with a dj or pianist. That being said I think this video produtcion falls short of being a performance video. In my opinion the video lacks continuity and seems to be thrown togeather. The only positive thing I have to say about the produtcion is the audio quality is good.