Transfers ToCSUDescriptionCourse focuses on the basic percussive techniques and rhythms associated with the genre of Afro-Latin music, as it applies to traditional and contemporary expression. It is intended to address how percussion and percussive instruments, much like their African prototypes, have been utilized as indispensable tools of artistic and social expression. Focus will be centered on but not limited to Afro-Caribbean instruments and forms, their parallel relationships, and the telling socio-political circumstances in which they developed. The conga drum is the main instrument of this class. Individual practice outside of class hours is required. 