LP Pair of Bongos M201 AWC Wood Matador

Lend some Latin flavor to your rhythms with a pair of Latin Percussion Matador LP LP M201 AWC bongos.

The LP Matador M201-AWC Bongos are the ideal choice for any percussionist looking to reconcile traditional style and professional quality sound at an affordable price.

Bongos are a simple percussion instrument consisting of two small drums joined together, one slightly larger than the other, open below and intended for percussion by hand. The most serious and largest is called female while the other is called male, which makes sense as they are used in their own styles for dancing together such as salsa, cha cha cha and meringue.

Made by Latin Percussion with regard to environmental sustainability but also the tradition and typical sonority of the percussion instruments it manufactures, the Matador M201 AWC meets the requirements of the most experienced percussionists.

In oak casks from Siam, from trees grown in environmentally sustainable plantations and dried in energy efficient ovens, LP Matador M201-AWC bongos have a natural finish that emphasizes the texture of the wood.

The hides are made of natural rawhide, 7-1 / 4 "and 8-5 / 8" in diameter and the hardware, from the tensioners to the back, is aluminum, chrome.

LP Matador M201-AWC bongos are perfect for being part of the rhythmic sections of various styles from Cuban and Latin American influenced music to jazz. They respond well to fast rhythms, maintaining the tension and definition needed to make themselves heard clearly and volume.

Latin Percussion is a US brand that emerged in the 1960s to fill the lack of Cuban percussion instruments in the United States due to the trade embargo imposed by Washington at the time.

Latin Percussion instruments first set the pace in Latin Jazz bands of the time, but were quickly used by musicians in a variety of styles and are now one of the industry's most prestigious percussion instrument brands, respected by some of the most popular musicians of the past. decades.

LP Matador M201-AWC bongos give salt and pepper to any percussion section and are the missing ingredient in your collection.

Specifications: 

• Siam Oak shells

• Natural wood finish

• Chrome hardware

• 7-1/4" and 8-5/8" natural rawhide heads

• Traditional rims

• 5/16" diameter tuning lugs

• Plated cast aluminum bottoms