bongo skin replacement

[plainsman]

hi all,

in a spur-of-the-moment bongo madness 6 years ago i bought one pair of meinl (yes i did -_-) and its been there collecting dust.

i saw it in a corner this morning and wanted to buy a stand, mount it just to whack it, then i realised, one of the skin had torn.

any ideas where i can find a replacement? :mrgreen:

 

[Blu]

lol..yamaha at plaza singapura..i think..hehe

 

[killerbee]

Haha! Madness! This is Sparta!

I "kenan" the madness a month ago and two gigs after, it's finally back in the house last Sunday, collecting dust. And I still don't know how to play it properly or tune it. How like that!

While I was madding at Swee Lee with you guys, I spotted some bongos skins at the skin section though. Can give it a try!

 

[plainsman]

hey! thats wheree i bought (if i rem correctly.. it wasn't swee lee) :mrgreen:

ok... i shall check it out, never crossed my mind even though i drop by there every now and then.. tks for the heads up!

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yah lor lennat.... when i saw u buying, i was like ...dejavu o.o'

but its all good la, part and parcel of life... back then, who wld have thought its very ok to mount it and play with sticks on drumset... i only got light bulb after watching bozzie and wackerman's kit.

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[Logan]

The Bongo is a cute little instrument. I do not see Western musicians use it often (do correct me if I am wrong). The Bongo is used rather often in Indian music, especially those music from the late-60s to 80s period. I wonder if Latin music uses the bongo as well...?

If you as me, I would say that the 'branded' Bongos you find here are kind of over-rated. Exactly eleven years ago, I bought a Bongo from India. It was collecting dust till a few months back, when I formed my own little band. The skin is still intact (touch-wood) and the sound is very nice, much nicer than those bongos you find in Swee Lee or Plaza Sing.
If you have contacts in India, its worth the trouble to order some percussion instruments from there...cheap and good. Of course must hand carry back lah...its really ex to ship it over.

 

[plainsman]

yes! i do agree that bongo did not originate from western music.

we had a fellow indian drummer brother from whom we ask to 'tompang' (handcarry) a few bongo, tabla-like stuff every time he go back india for new year.

its just fun to listen and whack, although eventually curiousity led some of us to understand the instrument, and its playing style in terms of music history.



as popular music trends go, the bongo pattern has become a staple of many a song (especially deeper inside the mix)

i think both the indian bongo, the afro-cuban bongo and the western bongo all have their place in music. on a more intimate level... there's even african and cuban (yes there are separate) bongos !! :mrgreen:

i believe the way terry bozzio and chad wackerman used the bongo in their double drum, also has their place in music.


my take on this, is that we must learn and understand music history, as much if possible. at the same time, we must not be shackled by the past, but be free to explore. the spirit of playing, and wanting to play a sound, is the most important of all.

as for the overrated western bongo, i don't know. i like both, in the same way i would buy both a zildjian china and a wuhan china. i think they're both different, and cool in their own way.

cheers for sharing your thoughts on this!

 

[audiograbber]

lol..yamaha at plaza singapura..i think..hehe

Haha! Madness! This is Sparta!

I "kenan" the madness a month ago and two gigs after, it's finally back in the house last Sunday, collecting dust. And I still don't know how to play it properly or tune it. How like that!

While I was madding at Swee Lee with you guys, I spotted some bongos skins at the skin section though. Can give it a try!

thanks guy for the info. was searching the threads on where i could buy bongos skins. apologies for reviving an ancient thread.