Talking Drums is a unique percussion trio of three world-renowned drummers who have come together to combine traditional Afro-Caribbean and funk rhythms: funk drumming innovator David Garibaldi, Cuban-born hand drummer Jesús Diaz, and San Francisco Bay area percussionist Michael Spiro. In this DVD, Talking Drums performs and breaks down several exciting compositions that demonstrate the rich rhythmic complexities of this Afro-Caribbean/funk music, offering new ways of approaching both hand drums and drumset. Talking Drums offers a unique teaching approach that clearly explains the intricate workings of Afro-Caribbean rhythmic styles and helps build a better understanding of their history and origin.

Talking Drums: DVD

Garibaldi, David

Spiro, Michael

Díaz, Jesús

Talking Drums

Alfred Music

Tiempo, a play-along for all levels from the members of Talking Drums, drops the percussionist into the center of an orbiting pulsation of rhythms and sonorous melodies. Although it is geared toward drumset and percussion players, it is equally valuable to all instrumentalists who want to understand how authentic Latin rhythms fit into contemporary music.

Tiempo: Book & Online Audio

Arts & Photography

Music

Talking Drums is three world-renowned drummers who are the first to come together to combine Afro-Cuban and funk rhythms in "melodic" compositions. TimbaFunk is a how-to book not only for drumset, conga, and timbale players, but also for bassists and all instrumentalists who want to understand how these rhythms fit into contemporary music.

TimbaFunk: Book & Online Audio

The Initials of the Earth (Latin America in Translation)

Many critics consider The Initials of the Earth to be the quintessential novel of the Cuban Revolution and the finest work by the Cuban writer and filmmaker Jesús Díaz. Born in Havana in 1941, Díaz was a witness to the Revolution and ardent supporter of it until the last decade of his life. In 1992 he took up residence as an exile in Berlin and later in Madrid, where he died in 2002. This is the first of his books to be translated into English.Originally written in the 1970s, then rewritten and published simultaneously in Havana and Madrid in 1987, The Initials of the Earth spans the tumultuous years from the 1950s until the 1970s, encompassing the Revolution and its immediate aftermath. The novel opens as the protagonist, Carlos Pérez Cifredo, sits down to fill out a questionnaire for readmission to the Cuban Communist Party. It closes with Carlos standing before a panel of Party members charged with assessing his merit as an “exemplary worker.” The chapters between relate Carlos’s experiences of the pre- and postrevolutionary era. His family is torn apart as some members reject the Revolution and flee the country while others, including Carlos, choose to stay. He witnesses key events including the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban missile crisis, and the economically disastrous sugar harvest of 1970. Throughout the novel, Díaz vividly renders Cuban culture through humor, slogans, and slang; Afro-Cuban religion; and references to popular music, movies, and comics.This edition of The Initials of the Earth includes a bibliography and filmography of Diaz’s works and a timeline of the major events of the Cuban revolutionary period. In his epilogue, the Cuban writer Ambrosio Fornet reflects on Díaz’s surprising 1992 renunciation of the Revolution, their decades-long friendship, and the novel’s reception, structure, and place within Cuban literary history.

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Duke University Press

Product Description 
This guide takes you on a tour of the "home of the brick," the official LEGO® House, so you can experience it for yourself at home!\nWith photos, interviews, essays, and art from the LEGO archives, 
The Secrets of LEGO 
House explores the visual wonders and the themed "zones"—yellow for emotions, blue for problem solving, green for social interaction, and red for creativity—within the iconic LEGO House in Billund, Denmark.\nThe Secrets of LEGO 
House offers an insider's look at the creative philosophy behind the iconic brand. On each page, discover the true "secret" hidden among the 25 million LEGO bricks—that everything in the house is purposefully designed around nine core principles of learning through play.\nA joy for those who aren't able to visit in person, and just as exciting for those who have, 
The Secrets of LEGO 
House is a bright, colorful celebration of the endless experiences possible with LEGO bricks.\n• EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: This book is a perfect gift or self-purchase for avid collectors and super fans seeking new, never-before-published content. 
• BROAD APPEAL: This book is not only perfect for longtime LEGO collectors, but also a broader audience of fans looking to explore the history of the toy they know and love. 
• BELOVED BRAND: For decades, the LEGO brand has inspired billions of people to stretch the limits of their imaginations. This book captures the creativity and joy at the heart of the LEGO brand, taking readers behind the scenes to reveal the brand's core ethos and ideals. 
 About the Author 
Jesus Diaz is a creative director, screenwriter, and producer at The Magic Sauce and a contributing writer at 
Fast Company.

The Secrets of LEGO House (LEGO x Chronicle Books)

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Chronicle Books+

Erzähl mir von Kuba. Roman.

Piper

Las iniciales de la tierra (Alfaguara nueva ficción Nostromo) (Spanish Edition)

EDICIONES ALFAGUARA

Las palabras perdidas (Colección Ancora y delfín) (Spanish Edition)

Ediciones Destino

Dime algo sobre Cuba es un relato visual, sensorial, sobre la indignidad; de la vida en un país donde nadie se muere de hambre y la sanidad es gratuita, pero donde los médicos hacen de botones y los dentistas de camareros, donde sólo te dejan soñar y donde la capacidad de reírse de la propia desgracia es casi la única arma de supervivencia. En Cuba es fácil llorar de rabia y consolarse con un eterno cuento de la lechera. Geografía, gastronomía, carácter y léxico cubanos van desfilando a la par que los recuerdos del protagonista, en un doloroso conflicto de sentimientos: el amor a la patria y a la familia, de un lado; la esperanza de la libertad y la dignidad, del otro. El moreno balsero va emergiendo a la vez que el despecho hacia su mujer infiel, el recobrado cariño por su hermano, los proyectos profesionales antes implanteables y, de nuevo en su vida, el amor a una mujer.

Dime Algo Sobre Cuba (Espasa Narrativa) (Spanish Edition)

World Literature

Espasa

La piel y la máscara

Genre Fiction

Editorial Anagrama

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