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He invented many percussion instruments used in the Latin, Jazz, World, for which he was awarded 8 patents. [1] Cohen has captured and documented thousands of Latin and jazz musicians and performances through photography, videos, and audio recordings. [2] [3]
Latin percussion is a family of percussion, membranophone, lamellophone and idiophone instruments used in Latin music. Instruments. Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican styles ...
Walfredo Reyes Jr. (born Walfredo de los Reyes Palau IV; December 18, 1955) is a Cuban American musician who is an expert in drum set and auxiliary percussion, and a music educator and clinician. He has performed with many jazz , Latin , World music , World fusion , Afro-Cuban , and rock bands as a touring , session recording , and full-time ...
Latin Percussion vibraslap showing metal teeth. The vibraslap is a percussion instrument consisting of a piece of stiff wire (bent into a U-shape) connecting a wooden ball to a hollow box of wood with metal "teeth" inside. The percussionist holds the metal wire in one hand and strikes the ball (usually against the palm of their other hand).
The cabasa, similar to the shekere, is a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wooden cylinder. The cylinder is fixed to a long, wooden or plastic handle. The metal cabasa was created by Martin Cohen, founder of Latin Percussion. This company has built a more durable cabasa that they call an ...
There are a number of styles of cuíca found around the globe. Its origins are disputed: Different sources trace it to enslaved Bantu people, to Spain, and to Muslim traders – structurally it is identical, among other instruments in the same category, to the Portuguese sarronca, Spanish zambomba, Catalan simbomba and Balearic ximbomba. [3]
A jam block is a percussion instrument developed as a modern, hard plastic version of the woodblock. [1] They are popularly used for their durability when compared to the traditional woodblock. They were created by Martin Cohen, founder of Latin Percussion, after percussionist Marc Quiñones requested a sturdier version of the woodblock. [2]
Percussion used in Latin American music. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. C. Central American and Caribbean percussion ...