Global Beats for Drumset & Percussion

In this Hal Leonard series, virtuoso drummer Walfredo Reyes Jr. shows you how to combine rock drumming techniques with a wide range of African, Caribbean and South American percussion sounds to create an integrated global drumming style.

Videos
Introduction (01:07) - Walfredo introduces himself and shares a bit about this video series and what all we'll be learning.
Cometelo Caliente Pt. 1 (09:58) - In this video, the whole band gives us an epic performance and explains how he put everything together. Walfredo explains each part of the rhythm and how to understand whats going on, and then starts with some exercises to follow along with.
Cometelo Caliente Pt. 2 (13:49) - Walfredo continues on the Cometelo Caliente and integrates some more styles into his rhythm. He explains a bit about Clave and the performance to help us understand everything.
Funky Arequita (09:18) - Walfredo and the band give us a funky performance. Walfredo then explains the tune or rhythm before he goes through several examples of what we heard, but without the band.
Rah Jah Reggae (15:12) - Walfredo and the band take things to a Raggae style and give us another groovin' performance. Walfredo explains how he combined Reggae with the cha-cha. He then explains other styles like Ska and how it's related to Reggae. He helps you understand the different styles of Reggae playing and how to get comfortable with this type of playing.
Zouk Du Jour (10:05) - Walfredo and the band give us a great performance of the 'Zouk Du Jour' and he explains a bit about it's history and how it was made. He then gives us several exercises and examples to follow.
Tu Maracatu (11:25) - In this video, waldredo and the band perform the 'Tu Maracatu' rhythm and give us a lesson on it's rich history. Walfredo speaks about what he has learned on his travels to Pernambuco with Giovanni Hidalgo. He then gives us some examples of these rhythms and how to practice them.
Espiritual (15:29) - Ray starts this video off with a drum solo before the band comes in for another full performance. He then explains that the main rhythm is the Samba rhythm from Brazil. He shares the history of the Espiritual style, and a bit about the different percussion that is used traditionally.
Mangambe (05:59) - In this video, Ray starts off by talking about African Rhythm and the amazing amount of rhythms that came from different parts of Africa. Ray then explains the Mangambe Rhythm before performing several exercises.
Bass & Drums Performance (07:24) - Ray gives a few great performances accompanied by the bass guitar.
Coordination Exercises (09:20) - Ray shows us several Coordination exercises that we can easily follow, he brings in some hand held percussion and brushes to show even more exercises we can learn.
Using Hand Percussion (05:09) - In this video, Walfredo discusses Hand Percussion (like the Tambourine , Brushes, and Shakers). After the overview of the different instruments Walfredo uses, he then shows some examples of how percussion instruments sound along with a drum set.
Credits (01:11) - Credits