Pearl has positively ticked every single box in the design and production of this impressive series. They sound marvellous, have no weaklings in the pack and provide an authentic, powerful and, above ...

With so many new and exciting additions to Natal's catalogue including timbales, West African drums and cajons (not to mention Marshall's distribution strengths), the future for Natal seems rosier ...

So much for LenDale White’s big day. Moments ago, rookie Chris Johnson busted a 66-yard touchdown run, giving him 168 yards for the day. White has 149, but he also has three scores. Johnson’s visit to ...

In 1917, Ramon Santamaria Rodriquez was born into poverty in Havana, Cuba. Nicknamed “Mongo” (a tribal chief in Senegal), he began playing the conga drum at an early age and as a teen, Mongo ...

Armando Peraza is one of the most important and revered figures in the world of Latin percussion. A legendary master on both congas and bongo, whose unorthodox style and rich history are inspirations ...

"I'm the very first local bongo player, conga player, and timbales player . . . Nobody played those before me." So says the veteran entertainer Freeman 'King' Trott. Young Freeman heard the music of ...

“JC” Johnny Conga, a Volcano Percussion endorsee, has been performing for 45 years, as a “multi-percussionist-specialist”, in the Art of Afro-Caribbean Drumming, and Latin-Jazz music. Some of the ...