The LP Giovanni Palladium 11 3/4 Conga is designed with master percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo ensuring sublime quality in sound authenticity aesthetics and playability. The Giovanni Palladium Conga features a 3-ply North American ash construction to provide a commanding bass tone rich mid-tones and crackling highs with impressive projection. The exterior chrome belly bands harken back to the days of New Yorks famous Palladium Ballroom which was the epicentre of Latin music in the mid-1900s. The head is made from natural rawhide skin and is reinforced by the Extended Comfort Curve II hoops. This helps to create slapping tones when played and ensures reliable and consistent tuning every time you play. The Giovanni Palladium Conga is perfect for gigging percussionists due to its extreme durability. This guarantees that the drum will sound great for years to come – make the LP Giovanni Palladium your destination in conga playing.
About Giovanni Hidalgo Giovanni Hidalgo played a crucial role in forming the way the world views hand percussion and has played LP percussion instruments for his entire career. Giovanni is renowned for replicating sounds with his hands that drummers normally make with drum sticks. During his career Giovanni has created a style of his own with his faultless technical skills and superb musicality. Giovanni is best known for his incredibly fast and expressive playing on the conga drums along with his ability to play many styles of music and percussion instruments. Giovanni is widely acknowledged among the greatest congueros of his generation and has worked alongside artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and American rock band Phish. About Latin Percussion From the moment he first stepped foot into New Yorks famous Birdland jazz club in 1956 Martin Cohen fell in love with Latin Jazz music. An engineer by trade when he discovered authentic Cuban percussion instruments could not be imported to the USA Cohen began designing and building his own. In 1964 Latin Percussion (LP) was officially born and in the fifty years since has become a household name for professional percussionists seeking the very best quality instruments with a little visual flare to boot. LPs products have featured on many of the most recognisable recordings in the world across a whole span of genres. With a staggering range of models from bongos and congas to cowbells and shakers and even hardware and accessories Latin Percussion is one of the worlds most trusted percussion brands. Specifications Shell Construction: 3-ply North American Ash Height: 32’’ Shell Diameter: 11 3/4″ Lugs: 3/8’’ Hoops: Comfort Curve II Bearing Edges: Steel-Reinforced Tuning System: Classic Tuning Lugs Heads: Hand Selected Natural Head Accessory: Tuning Key Shell Protectors: ProCare Shell Protectors Hardware: Chrome Finish: Ash Natural Product Code: LP806702
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