Add some Latin to your life. Responsible for bringing the timbales to the forefront of the band in Latin music it makes sense that the late Tito Puente now has his own signature series of the instrument he made famous. Available in stainless steel bronze and brass these timbales are built to the Latin music icons exact specifications. The classic configuration LPs 14″ & 15″ Tito Puente Solid Brass Timbales are traditionally tuned – producing bright warm tones that are unique to this finish. Included in the set is a heavy duty double braced timbale stand that can be adjusted to a range of heights as well as a tuning wrench timbale sticks and a bracket for attaching additional percussion. Please note; cowbells and blocks sold separately.
Timbales Timbales are a set of shallow open-bottom drums that play a major rhythmic role in Latin and Cuban music. These versatile drums are played with specialised sticks on both the drumhead and the drums shell. About Tito Puente Born Ernesto Antonio “Tito” Puente in New York in 1923 Tito Puente was awarded the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995 and then the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 2003. With high-profile musical collaborations and appearance in shows such as Sesame Street and The Simpsons Puente is often credited for bringing Afro-Cuban and Caribbean sounds to mainstream audiences. His most famous composition Oye Como Va (1963) was popularised by Carlos Santanas 1970 cover version. Specifications Product Name: LP 14″ & 15″ Tito Puente Timbales Solid Brass Product Code: LP818524 Material: Solid Brass Drum diameters: 14″ & 15″ Drum depths: 6-1/2″
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