A simple African rhythm for beginners on bongos

This is Lesson 3 from the new instructional video Bongo Grooves for Beginners, Volume 3. It s available as a DVD or a download at In it, Al Dworsky shows you how to play funky West African djembe grooves on bongos. Each pattern is taught stepbystep, using a player s eye view and a side view, at normal speed and in slow motion. The grooves fit with all kinds of music, as you ll see when Al plays them with his brother Rich Dworsky, the piano player on public radio s A Prairie Home Companion. And you ll be able to play along, because Al only plays exactly what he s shown you how to play in the lessons. To show you how the grooves work in a more traditional context, Al is joined by master drummer Fode Seydou Bangoura on djembe. The DVD also includes a PDF file with simple charts of all the patterns.