AFRO-CUBAN DRUMMING
Saturdays 10-11am Feb.3rd-Mar.23rd
Location: Kelowna Drum Studio
Instruments provided, No experience required.
Cost: $120 for 8 week course or $20 drop-in
Preregister via e-transfer to sallloum@shaw.ca
For more information call (250 )763-3951
See http://www.trevorsalloum.com
Discover the secrets of drumming and various percussion instruments used to create the exciting and exotic sounds in popular Afro-Cuban music. (Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Bolero etc.) The course will include an overview of the main instruments (conga. bongo, timbales, clave, cow bell, guiro, maracas) Participants will have the opportunity to play these instruments and rhythms in an ensemble setting.
Trevor Salloum has studied with numerous Cuban master drummers. He has made several trips to Cuba and studied at the prestigious Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana, in addition to music schools in Santiago and Guantanamo. He is a best selling author with Mel Bay Publications including The Bongo Book/CD, Afro-Latin Polyrhythms/CD, Afro-Cuban Rhythms and Afro-Cuban Percussion. Trevor has taught percussion for over 30 years in Canada and the United States.
