CMP 2

What's New?

Festival of Orisha Song, Batá, and Rumba

and

Latin Percussion Workshops

Morelia, Michoacán

with
Roberto Vizcaino, congas and timbales
Laurentino Galán, batá and congas
Michael Spiro, orisha song and batá

Orisha Song, Batá, and Rumba: June 14-19, 2010
Percussion Workshop 1: June 21-26. 2010
Percussion Workshop 2: June 28-July 3, 2010

ALSO

CMP is proud to announce the publication of

Batá Drumming

The Instruments, the Rhythms, and the People Who
Play Them

by Don Skoog and Alejandro Carvajal

     is the most comprehensive study of this important Cuban musical tradition, and the first to explore the people who created it, how it developed in Cuba, and where it fits in relation to the other folkloric traditions on the island.

     Part One is a history of the Cuban slave trade and slave life, a study of Cuban slave ethnicity and culture, and a discussion of the religions and musical traditions which evolved from them.

     Part Two explores the history of the drums: how they are taught, learned, and played, explaining their role in the ceremony and the structure of the music.

     Plus a complete, playable transcription set of the Oru Seco, twenty-two rhythms dedicated to the Santeria gods. (In the style of Papo Angarica.)

Hardcover, 200 pages, 8 1⁄2” X 11” $40 (+ $5 S&H)

Steve Weiss Music is now distributing our Marimba music, Drum Set and Latin Percussion books, and Recordings. Just go to their web site and type "Skoog" into the search field and you will be able to purchase our products with a credit card.