Drums

Tambora

The Authentic merengue drum! The Tambora originated in Dominican Republic (where the best merengue music is played!) and Caribbean Rhythms' tamboras are produced by the islands recognized masters. This tambora feautures different skins on each end: male goat skin is used for one drum head, and the other comes from female goats who have given birth once. After carrying young to term, the belly skin stretches and thoughens and produces a darker more resonant sound. The male side of the drums is played with a heavy-gauge drumstick. The tambora usses rattan wraparound bands on eiter side, fastened with leather and 27 feet of non-stretchable nylon rope, used for tuning. The Caribbean Rhythms' tambora comes with a maintenance and tuning guide as well as a 1 year warrany on the wood shell. This wood is recycled from rum barrels a centuries-old tradition for Caribbean drummakers. The baddest Tambora on the planet.

Retail Price $359.00

Jungle Congas

The Caribbean Rhythms Jungle Congas are considered the best-sounding congas available for the price. They come in 3 sizes, quinto, conga and tumbadora, and offer features that both the discerning professional and hobbyist can appreciate.

By long tradition, the wood is recycled from rum barrels. Black char marks on the wood are a byproduct of the rum-making process and indicate authenticity and give the instruments a rustic appearance with no effect on the integrity of the wood.

Each drum is reinforced with steel fasteners at 4 points in the drum. The rims are made of wrought iron, and feature a six-lug tuning system for a more balanced tuning of the conga.

A precision-crafted wrought iron ring is screwed into the bottom for durability and balance. All congas will tighten with a standard 9/16" wrench. The wood in these congas is warranted for one year.

Caribbean Rhythms uses the skins from older cattle on the quinto and conga size, while we use calf skin on the tumbadora, for a lower; more "boomy" pitch.

Dimensions on the jungle congas are:

Jammin' Bongos

If there is a finer sounding set of bongos for this kind of price, you will have to hop into a spaceship and fly to another galaxy. The Jammin Bongos feature French oak construction from recycled rum barrels, wrought iron rims with a four lug tuning system. We use the skin of a young goat on the hembra and the skin of an older animal on the macho. The jammin bongos will give you the icy "pop" that every player is looking for but can only get out of more expensive bongos for a fraction of the price. Backed w ith a one year warranty on the wood, tunes with a standard l/2" wrench.

Suggested retail $ 199.00

Jammin Bongos are also available in mahogany shells for $219.00.

Puerto Rican Plenera Drums

These drums are hand-held, tunable frame drums in which bomba and plena beats are frequently performed in Latin music. The shells are solid mahogany and have goatskin heads, which easily tune with a 7/16 wrench. They are very easy to hold since the traditional music is performed for long periods of time. This is a great drum to bring to a drum circle!

Suggested Retail:

Small 9" - $69.00
Medium 10" - $89.00
Large 11" - $107.00
Extra Large 15" - $131.00 (not pictured)

Haitian Bata Drums

That's right, these are made in Haiti out of solid sections of mahogany. They have calf skin heads and four lug tuning that uses a standard 1/2 wrench for tightening. The best sounding bata you've ever heard at prices you've never heard!

Suggested Retail:

Small (Oconcolo) 18 3/4" small head 5 3/4" large head 8" $379.00

Medium (Omele or Itolele) 25 1/2" small head 6 3/4" large head 9 1/2" $457.00

Large (Iya) 26 1/2" small head 8" large head 12 1/4" $537.00

Set Of Three $1349.00

Bomba Drums

Before there were timbales for pleying salsa, there were the bomba drums for playing the ancestral music of salsa in Puerto Rico. These Drums are very low pitched and are tuned to the pitch of the human heart beat. They offer a versatile and big sound at a price that anyone can afford. Untreated cow skin heads with rum barrel oak shells and a one year warranty on the wood make these bombas a drum that every player will enoy for years to come.

Dimensions Sica 22" X 13 1/2"
Gracima 22" X 14 1/2"

Suggested Retail:

$599.00 a set

Dominican Palo Drums

These folkloric drums are the predecessor to the tambora for rhythms such as "gaga." Made with pine and natural cow skins, the serious gaga player will appreciate these as well as the person looking for the ultimate "exotic"

Suggested Retail:

Small (Requinto) $239.00
Medium (Tambor or Congo) $359.00
Large (Tambu) $479.00
Buy a set and save! $899.00

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