In this video lesson John
Santos demonstrates playing technique for LP
bata drums. He shows how to play each of the three drums: small or
Oconcolo bata, medium or Itolele bata, and large or Iya bata, while
on a stand.
He also creates a composite technique that projects a wide variety
of rhythms and tones.
Four-time Grammy-nominated recording artist and US Artist Fontanals Fellow, John
Santos has been called "a spark plug of musical invention." His
extensive exploration of Afro-Latin music has earned him performance and recording
credits with Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader, Lalo Schifrin, Irakere West, Danilo
Perez, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Max Roach, Los Papines, and Ignacio Berroa.
Santos, a lifelong resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a composer, writer
and producer, and has served as faculty and/or resident artist/instructor at
several renowned institutions including Stanford, Yale, UCLA, Michigan, Madison,
Monterey Bay, Interamericana (Puerto Rico), San Jose, and San Francisco State
Universities as well as Boston's Berklee School of Music. More>
