This class is not currently being offered in our catalog.
This class is not currently being offered in our catalog.
Join Tycoon Percussion endorsed, master percussionist Pibo Marquez from Barlovento, Venezuela for a multi-percussion workshop on Afro-Venezuelan and Caribbean rhythms. Pibo Marquez plays the entire suite of Afro-Venezuelan and Caribbean percussion and has performed and recorded with the biggest names in traditional Venezuelan music, Salsa, and Latin Jazz. He has also produced an annual Afro-Latin Festival and founded a school of percussion in Bartlovento, Venezuela.
Join Pibo on an exploration of the following rhythms; Gaita de tambora (Zulia-Venezuela), Sangueo (Aragua-Venezuela), Malembe (Miranda-Venezuela), Mazizon y perra (Guaira-Venezuela), Chacha lokuafun ( Havana-Cuba), Cumbión (caribe-colombiano).
He will provide geographic, historical and cultural context, musical notation, demonstrate/teach the rhythms, and will leave time for Q & A.
Students are encouraged to “bring” the following to class; congas, bass drum, snare drum, or timbales. All skill levels and ages welcome. The class will be presented bilingually in English and Spanish.
