Welcome to the launch edition of zZounds Drums! This series, which will be posted every Thursday, will feature a variety of my personally favorite instrument - the drums, from electronic to acoustic and so many more.
And so on the drums today are the bongos.
Consider -
Latin Percussion CP221 Wood Bongos
$49.99
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--LBLCP221
According to zZounds, the bongos are perfect for beginning percussionists.
The set comes with a tuning wrench and carrying bag.
The drums, in which ever form they be in, are the backbone to music - from big band jazz to smooth jazz to blues rock to hard rock to glam rock...literally, the list could easily go on. The point is without the beat of the drums to set the tone of the performance - recorded or live - there may be no sense of where the song will start and end.
The bongos are an intriguing art form beyond a simple instrument. Consider the Latin Percussion performance below -
The drums, in which ever form they be in, are the backbone to music - from big band jazz to smooth jazz to blues rock to hard rock to glam rock...literally, the list could easily go on. The point is without the beat of the drums to set the tone of the performance - recorded or live - there may be no sense of where the song will start and end.
The bongos are an intriguing art form beyond a simple instrument. Consider the Latin Percussion performance below -
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) once said that when he was a child, he would bang on pots and pans. He, of course, has advanced considerably from "pots and pans." In a unique way, the bongos are like the cliche pots and pans but at a professionally designed level.
If you are fascinated by the bongos, such as performed in the YouTube video, consider the link above.
As always,
Play it!
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