by Clifford C. Brooks (Author)
A practical guide to learning variations for the Rumba Guaguanc Segundo and Tumba conga drums. Includes 500 diagrammed exercises and helpful introductory videos. (Send receipt of purchase for Dropbox access.)
Author Biography
Clifford Brooks is the author of three books on
Afro-Cuban Quinto licks for Rumba Guaguancó
Rumba Afro-Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation, Volume 1, and
Rumba Soloing Technique and Rumba Afro-Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation, Volume 2, Mastering Clave with Quinto Licks and
50 Quinto Licks for Conga Drummers. He has over forty years of Afro-Cuban drumming experience and has taught drumming for twenty-five years. For decades, he and his wife Judith Justiz - former founding member for the Folkorico of Santiago de Cuba and founder of several Afro-Cuban folkloric dance companies in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1982 - have performed and worked together teaching the intricate rhythms of Afro-Cuban drumming, singing and dancing in workshops throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and California. For many years, they performed at the international
World Drum Festival and San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival,
as well as cultural festivals throughout California.
Number of Pages: 108
Dimensions: 0.22 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN
Publication Date: January 27, 2018
