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• Latin Percussion (also known as LP) refers to
  any number of a large family of musical
  percussion instruments used in Latin Music, which
  in turn is a very loosely related group of
  musical styles, mainly from the Latin American
  region, and ultimately having roots or influences
  in African Tribal Music.

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• Latin America is the region of the Americas
  where Romance Languages, those derived from Latin
  (particularly Spanish and Portuguese), are
  primarily spoken. Latin America is contrasted
  with the lesser known term Anglo-American, that
  region of the Americas where English predominates.

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• LP Instruments
• Conga
• Bongo
• Claves
• Cowbell
• Woodblock
• Shekere
• Guiro
• Cabasa
• Timbales
• Whistle
• Maracas
• Agogo
• Steel Drum
• Berimbau

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• Conga

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• Bongo

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• Claves
• Woodblock

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• Cowbell

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• Shekere

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• Maracas

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• Guiro

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• Cabasa

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• Agogo

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• Timbales
• http//www.rhythmweb.com/timbales/index.html
• Three famous timbales players
• Tito Puente
• Pete Escovedo
• Sheila E. (Escovedo)

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• Samba Whistle

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• Surdo

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• Ganza

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• Tamborim

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• Steel Drum (Steelpan)

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• Berimbau

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• LP Notation
• Box Notation / Time Unit Line / Rhythm Chart

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G - g d - d g - G - G - g d g d
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• LP Notation

D Dun ("Doon") bass beat with left hand
(center of drum) G Gun ("Goon") bass beat with
right hand (center of drum) d do ("doe") rim
beat with left hand g go rim beat with right
hand T Ta slap beat with left hand sharp
glancing stroke P Pa slap beat with right
hand Note hands can be switched
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• LP Basic Rhythm Patterns

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G - g d - d g - G - G - g d g d
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• LP Basic Rhythm Patterns
• Cuban Clave Rhythms
• Son 3-2
• Son 2-3
• Rumba 3-2
• Rumba 2-3

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• LP Basic Rhythm Patterns
• Samba
• Surdo
• Ganza
• Tamborim