Percussion Toolbox
In the last issue, we looked at the open treble tone on the smaller bongo and the lower tone stroke on the lower bongo. This time we will do a whistle stop tour of a few other tones and muting techniques, starting out with the ‘slap’ stroke.
The slap stroke is the sharp cutting sound we also find in conga and djembe technique. It is a difficult stroke to explain with the written word, YouTube channel.
