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DVDs

El Lenguaje del Tambor
From Kabiosile Productions
Price: $74.95 (+ $5.45 Priority mail)

Bata Rhythms and Techniques from Matanzas, Cuba

DVDs and accopanying book

A MUST FOR ALL SERIOUS DRUMMERS!

Offers more than 5 hours of demonstrations, tutorials, and interviews about how to play the Afro Cuban bata drums. In Spanish with English subtitles.

The film features Master of Afro Cuban Percussion Daniel Alfonso Herrera, the most sought after percussion instructor in Matanzas, Cuba. His clean, disciplined technique and clear, detailed explanations of the intricacies of Matanzas style bata drumming are invaluable for both the novice and experienced drummer.






Rumba, an instructional dance DVD featuring José Alfredo Carrión
Price: $42.95 (including S&H)

Academy of Cuban Folklore & Dance / Ballet Folklórico Cutumba

This 2-DVD set features detailed instruction on Yambú (42 min.) & Guaguancó (50 min.) in addition to demonstrations & performances.
The DVDs in this series will undoubtedly provide valuable learning material for all who love to dance! In Spanish, with English audio option. Filmed entirely in Santiago de Cuba, 2005.







Eleggua, an instructional Cuban dance DVD featuring Jose Carrion
Price: $36.95 (including S&H)

Academy of Cuban Folklore & Dance / Ballet Folklórico Cutumba

An instructional Cuban dance DVD featuring José Alfredo Carrión & musicians of Ballet Folklórico Cutumba de Santiago; filmed live in Cuba in 2005.
This DVD features over 60 minutes of detailed instruction on 4 of the most well-known toques of Elegguá: La Lumbanche, La Topa, Ynongo & Chachalokuafun.
José shares with the viewers the methodology he used as a professor in Cuba to train generations of dancers. Filmed entirely in Santiago de Cuba, 2005.







La Fuerza del Tambor: Batá, Bembé y Guiro en Matanzas, Cuba
Price: $25.00 (plus $5.45 Priority Mail S&H)

Filmed entirely in Matanzas, Cuba
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Vamos al Tambor, volume 1: Presentations in Matanzas, Cuba
Price: $25.00 (plus $5.45 Priority Mail S&H)

Live From Matanzas, Cuba
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The next generation of Cuban percussionists: students of Pancho Quinto building upon the Yoruba Andabo tradition.
Price: $25.00 (plus S&H)

OmÌ Iná and Obbara
The selection of songs on this DVD demonstrates the richness of Afrocuban musical and religious traditions in contemporary Cuba. OmÌ Ina and Obbara offer a diverse sample of Makuta, Yuka, Arara, and Congo traditions. Most of the music here is drawn from the varied religious/spiritual traditions practiced in Cuba, and has been infused with the innovation of two groups of extremely talented and creative musicians. This DVD takes you face-to-face with the musicians, and conveys the emotional power of the African slave experience in Cuba. Subtitles in English are included for the interview portion of the DVD, and selected lyrics are translated in the liner notes.






Conjunto Feminino de percusión, canto y danza
Price: $25.00 (plus S&H)

This DVD is a live recording of a performance given by Obiní Batá
Obiní Batá was the first group of females in Cuba, and probably the whole world, to play the batá drums profesionally. The group was founded in 1993 by several women who sung and danced in Conjunto Folklórico Nacional dem Cuba, and this performance was given in the year of their tenth anniversary. The selection of songs on this DVD demonstrates the richness of Afrocuban musical and dance traditions in contemporary Cuba. The show starts with a riveting Orishas suite and then delves into some innovative rumba interpretations of popular songs. This is Afrocuban music delivered with a feminine charm! Subtitles in English are included for the interview with Eva Trujillo, founding member of the group, and commentary by reknowned Cuban musicologist Enrique Zayas is included on the DVD.






Afro-Cuban Dance Technique with José Francisco Barroso
Price: $32.00 (plus S&H)

Instructional DVD - 112 minutes
Learn African Cuban folkloric dance from master teacher José Francisco Barroso as he guides students on a journey through the Orishas (Yoruba deities) from beginner basics, such as stepping in rhythm with clave, to the more advanced movements and characterizations demonstrated in his explosive soloing. Live detailed instruction and demonstration is given for the dances of Elegbá, Ogún, Oshún, Yemayá, Shangó and Oyá as well as the three types of rumba (Yambú, Guaguancó & Columbia).






How to Play Shekere
Price: $25.00 (plus S&H)

Instructional DVD
In this instructional video, shekere maestro Michael Pluznick guides you through the basics of how to play the African-beaded gourd or "shekere". The shekere (sekere) or calabash is originally from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It surfaced again via Cuba, employed in the African music which is played there. There are, it should be mentioned, gourds and beaded gourds with various names throughout Africa. Volume One covers basic techniques for holding, moving and shaking the instrument, traditional rhythm patterns and shekere patterns for popular music. This video aims to instruct step by step in easy-to-follow segments. Get your instrument, follow along, learn and play. Also covered are rhythm patterns for 12/8 and 4/4, various techniques, exercises and solos. Highly recommended for beginners and advanced players alike.