The weather is crappy.
Might as well practice.

A Caballo is the rhythm du jour. I've previously posted a video of this groove, but at the time, I was playing it in two congas. With the addition of a third conga, I have the relearn it.
#bluesky #music #musicalatina #conga #cuba #puertorico #groove

Today's #rhythm is Timba!
This rhythm is a derivative of folkloric Cuban music and sacred Santeria songs. In modern times, non Cuban music (jazz, rock, soul, funk, etc) have been fused to this rhythm, giving it a more modern and lively sound.
#bluesky #music #percussion #groove

This is from a couple of days ago...I forgot to post this here.
Nothing specific, just me and my Udu...jammin'.

#music #bluesky #percussion

Today's rhythm halls from Puerto Rico and was created by the rural mountain folk of the island. This music has influences from Africa, Spain and Taino peoples. The accompanying dance is called Seis Chorreao (six couples dance), and eventually becomes very fast and much more lively.
#puertorico

Rogues Gallery doing the damn thing...
#music #trombone #livemusic #bluesky #funk

HEAR THIS, MORTALS OF BISHOP ARTS.

Our return to the Bishop Arts District is IMMINENT, and resistance will be… rhythmically futile.

From shadowed stages rise your inevitable rulers:

THE LORDS OF DOOM-FUNK
ROGUES GALLERY

Prepare yourselves.
The conquest begins:
1.2.2026

#music #livemusic #show

Today's #rhythm was created by the Cuban pianist and composer Bebo Valdez by incorporating sacred Bata drums into a Big Band jazz setting, thus creating the Batanga rhythm. What I'm playing is a variation that was created by the legendary Cuban percussionist José Luis Quintana, aka Changuito.

There's no specific #rhythm today, I'm playing an exercise/jam based on a #video from panderista Leo Rodrigues.

#music #Brazil #pandeiro #practice #percussion #bluesky

Today's #rhythm halls from a town in eastern #Cuba of the same name: Pilòn! This music gained popularity across Cuba in the 1950s. It has been said that the motions involved in playing this rhythm mimics those of people who are pounding sugarcane.
#music #conga #afrocuban #ritmo #bluesky

Today's #rhythm was created by #cuban #percussionist Miguel "Anga" Diaz. Marcha is a common rhythm in Afro-Cuban #music that is generally played on 1 or 2 congas, however Anga Marcha is generally played on 5 congas. Since I lack 2 more congas, I'm here doing my best with 3.
#conga #bluesky

Today's rhythm hails from Cuba: Guaracha!
#music #Cuba #congas #ritmo #rhythm

Just a couple of exercises...

#music #pandeiro #bluesky #brazil #practice

Today's #rhythm is:
Guaguanco!
#Guaguanco is part of a Cuban subgenre of Rumba. This groove was created in the 19th century by the descendants of African slaves who combined Spanish music with their ancestral traditions. There are two styles of Cuban Guaguanco: Havana,and Matanzas.
#music #cuba

There's no specific rhythm for today.
What I'm playing is something that I once saw Larissa Umayta play.
If you're unaware of Larissa and you are an aspiring pandeiro player, check her out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

#music #pandeiro #brasil #brazil

Today's rhythm is one of the signature sounds of #brazil: #Samba!
All of the musics called "Samba" originate from Rio de Janeiro and Bahia and their surrounding areas, respectively.

Minha cidade precisa uma escola de Samba agora....
#brazil #congas #music #musicadebrasil

Today's #rhythm is purely #American: #Funk!

This music began in the 1960's in the U.S. and combines #jazz #soul #rnb and groovy rhythmic impulses that cause your neck and hips to do things that you'd never have imagined.
#aroundtheworld #drum #brazil #brasil #education #educational #pandeiro #music

I recorded this rhythm a few months ago and said that I would re-record it because I felt that my skills weren't enough.
So here's my second attempt at Makuta!
#cuba #congas #makuta #music

Today's rhythm is Sertanejo!

It has been said that on one hand, Sertanejo is the folk music of Sao Paulo, Brazil, that came to be during the Portuguese colonial period, and 2.) Sertanejo comes from Caipira music of the same region and time.
Who knows?
#music #Brazil #pandeiro

Today's #rhythm hails from Recife, Pernambuco #Brazil...#frevo!
This music (and accompanying dance) was created during the 19th century in infantry and calvary regiment bands. Eventually, people began to pick and choose their favorite bands to cheer on.
#music #pandeiro #brasil

Today's rhythm is a creation of "The Queen of Percussion", singer, songwriter and percussionist Sheila E!

Sheila E. (Or rather Sheila Cecelia Escovedo) was born in Oailand,CA and hails from an extremely talented musical family led by her father, the legendary Pete Escovedo.
#music #congas #salsa

Today's #rhythm is #disco !
This rhythm originates from the African American, Latino American, Italian American and LGBTQ+ communities of Philadelphia and NYC during the late 1960's and gained popularity nationwide during the 1970's. This music laid the groundwork for many #genres of #edm .

Today's #rhythm is #Xote!
This rhythm was brought to #Brazil circa 1851 by José Maria Toussaint. It was a dance that was performed by the upper class during the imperial reign of Emperor Pedro II. Eventually, African slaves in Brazil created their own adaptation of the dance.
#bluesky #music

Today's #rhythm is Yambú!
This rhythm originates from Matanzas and Havana, #Cuba in the 19th century after abolition of slavery. This groove was mostly played on cajones (the plural of cajon). The reason behind the rhythm being played on cajones: The playing of African drums were banned in Cuba!

Today's #rhythm hails from Pernambuco, #brazil : Ciranda!

This rhythm is usually played in snall ensembles, usually on the beach, and accompanied by dancers. The dance is slow and in a circle, and all of the dancers are holding hands while stepping in unison.
#pandeiro #bluesky #music #brasil

Soooo.....I got a new Udu.
This instrument was created by the Igbo people of Nigeria. In the Igbo language, "Udu" translates to "pot" or "vessel". For centuries, women played this instrument for ceremonies. #music #udu #bluesky #africa #igbo #percussion

Today's #rhythm is #Comparsa (also known in #Cuba as #Conga).

Comparsas are ensembles of musicians, singers, and dancers (the dancers are in costume). Comparsa is a rhythm, an ensrmble and a genre of music. The city of New Orleans has Comparsas also, but there, they are called krewes.

The #rhythm for today is: #samba!!! (albeit a variation)

There are multitudes of variations of the samba #groove that has its origins in the #AfroBrazilian communities of #bahia, #brazil. I will post more of them as time passes.

#aroundtheworld #brasil #drum #educational #education #fun #pandeiro

Saidi:
This #music comes from the Said people of #egypt, and is most likely over 7000 years old.
#doumbek #darbuka #egypt #music

Cyril Neville pattern

#comgas #neworleans #music #practice