A simple African rhythm for beginners on bongos

This is Lesson 3 from the new instructional video "Bongo Grooves for Beginners, Volume 3." It's available as a DVD or a download at www.dancinghands.com. In it, Al Dworsky shows you how to play funky West African djembe grooves on bongos. Each pattern is taught step-by-step, using a player's eye view and a side view, at normal speed and in slow motion. The grooves fit with all kinds of music, as you'll see when Al plays them with his brother Rich Dworsky, the piano player on public radio's A Prairie Home Companion. And you'll be able to play along, because Al only plays exactly what he's shown you how to play in the lessons.
To show you how the grooves work in a more traditional context, Al is joined by master drummer Fode Seydou Bangoura on djembe. The DVD also includes a PDF file with simple charts of all the patterns.

[@00DirectorsCut00]

What a beautiful video ! :)

[@msbolan]

I'm JUST now getting into learning how to play the bongos, and your videos are outstanding. I will be happy if I can learn from someone like you who has taken their time to publish these vids. Thank you SO much!
And by the way... if anyone can watch this video from 4:53 onward and not smile and find themselves swaying to that groove, they might want to check their pulse. :)

[@INUNOUVELLECALEDONIE]

merveilleuses leçons merci beaucoup pour le partage :)

[@reliablebow]

now, That was FUN! Thanks Alan:)
michael