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Vinnie Colaiuta: 10 Ways to Master Multiple Drumming Styles

By John Payne It’s not as if Vinnie Colaiuta just decided at one point to learn to play different styles, and indeed it wasn’t always easy for him to adapt ... Read More

Lesson: The Fun, Linear Songo Pattern (Working Drummer’s Essential Latin Grooves Part 4)

BY STEWART JEAN The songo was developed in in the 1970’s and associated with the Cuban group Los Van Van. Essentially, the Songo pattern is a funkified mambo o... Read More

Lesson: Mambo 2:3 Son Clave (Working Drummer’s Essential Latin Grooves Pt 1)

BY STEWART JEAN I spent the first 18 years of my life in New Jersey, listening to Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks, The ... Read More