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Cal Tjader is Latin Jazz equivalent to Miles Davis is for Fusion. Many of the greatest percussionists of their day graced Tjader's band. My favorites included here are Mongo Santamaria, Willie...

Inspiring work! Thank you for sharing.

Yes these are very nice sounding drums. I also have a DW "Gon Bops" Daniel Los Reys 10" drum as well for a cutting Quinto. This makes a set of 10", 11", 11 3/4" and 12 1/2" drums.

The drums have...

Cajons have so much hype. Two points to remember will go a long way with these here.

#1 practice and good form are more important than a "great and expensive" instrument.

#2 Baltic Birch is...

I have not seen either of these particular models in person. I am basing these comments on 2 primary factors.

#1 is the heads on both drums is calfskin. Nothing is better than American...

I started to play Marimba after 2 1/2 years in a community college Steel Band. I ordered a set of Double Second Pans (Steel Drums are called Pans) and it took another 2 1/2 years to receive my Pans...

Calfskin is quite durable but can't be beat on like speed metal. The best Brazilian Surdo sound for fat bass is Calf. My Surdo with a Calfskin is now 20 years old. It is a boomer. All you need is...

Are these Sonoc congas?

I recommend to use 5/16 rod coupling nuts on the tuning hooks. I have replaced most of my tuning nuts with these rod couplings. This creates less wear on the tuning hooks because more threads are...

Floating hardware is common with Brazilian percussion. I love the Surdo drums that use this hardware method. I have several different Surdos and the best have Calf heads. A Fiberskyn head will do...

This is an example of the Caixa being played with Surdo (Bass drums).

This snare is for Brazilian Samba music, search You Tube under "Batucada" and you will find the Caixa in action. A prime example of Caxia playing is Paul Simon's "Rhythm of the Saints" which was a...

The best bongos are the ones you own.

I agree with Drumbledore. I have a Alexandria Darbaka with the blue head and it is incredible. This is the 6 tuner 10-11" model which has a fuller tone compared to the 8-9" 4 tuner model.

Enjoy...

I agree with Shane about synthetic heads for stability and they can last over 20 years plus.

I own a Toca 13" Djembe with a goat skin head. It has a booming bass that out performs synthetics, but...

Looks like a Toca by the label in the front and on the head.

I do not think this is a Djembe but a Dumbek. ( I could be wrong but I am pretty sure) Looks like a 10" head to me.

The key to the...

LP sells that shaker/guiro combo. Great shaker but poor guiro. I personally think the traditional gourd guiro is the best for tone.

There are many different types of gourd guiros. I like the...

Nice Oak Gon Bops. I have seen quite a few 11" LP heads on Gon Bops. Did you tuck the other drum?

Fat congas make some of the best Cajons in the USA.

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I agree 100%. All you need is a speaker from a resale shop and some 1/8" - 3/16" paneling or better yet "Baltic Birch".

Remove the speakers and fabric. On the speaker hole side, install...

Yeah, the best drum is the one you got and play. :hammer:

I played LP, CP, SP, Matador, Aspire, Pearl, Meinl, Gon Bops, Volcano, Matthew Smith, Isla, Afro, Valje, Resolution, Toca, JCR, Zim Gar,...

OOPS! My mistake. The correct link is below. This guy has some interesting new stuff.

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Another interesting newer handbuilder is Lou Vega at VGA.

These are not big...

I forgot to add that the Gon Bops Mariano series should not have the issues for repairs that the old Gon Bops from the 70's had.

I would not reccomend any LP congas if you are serious for the long term (my opinion) there are many better choices now available for equal or less money. The Palladium series are 32" tall so if you...

Cajons are a major reason for conga & drum rhythms to survive the slavery era. In many areas in the "New World" drums and associated drumming was banned. This drum ban happened in Cuba and the US...