Gajate 7-1/4″ & 8-5/8″ Bongos
Lightweight drums crafted with Romanian Tilia for LP artist Richie Gajate Garcia.
Product Overview
Richie Gajate Garcia's Signature Series Bongos feature lightweight Romanian Tilia shells with a rich Mavi satin finish. Deep bands are carved into the drums giving them a look as distinguished as Richie's playing style.
Features:
7-1/4″ and 8-5/8″ Lightweight Romanian Tilia wood
Handpicked rawhide heads
Comfort Curve II rims and cast aluminum bottoms
5/16″ Tension rods
Mavi satin finish with Chrome plated hardware
Artist
Richie "Gajate" Garcia
Richie Gajate-Garcia has conducted more than 450 clinics and remains one of the most in demand educators and clinicians. He is the author of “Play Cajon Now: The Basics and Beyond and is currently teaching at Musician’s Institute. Garcia has recorded and/or performed with Christopher Cross, Sting and Phil Collins, as well as worked on film scores for Jennifer Lopez' new film "Maid in Manhattan". He has toured with Diana Ross, Don Henley, Patti LaBelle, and Hiroshima. "I constantly look for new sounds," he says, "and I'm not completely partial to any one instrument, which I feel adds color and appeal to my playing". Richie knows that percussion was a natural career choice for him. "I'm Puerto Rican, and percussion instruments are found all throughout our culture." Richie made the decision to play music full time while attending college at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Richie's main influences were his father (a percussionist with The Xavier Cugat Orchestra), Armando Peraza, Monchito Munoz (timbalero with Tito Rodriguez), Changuito, Candido Camero and Giovanni Hidalgo. Richie collaborated with LP to create the popular Gajate Bracket and the RIchie Gajate-Garcia Signature Series Congas, Bongos and Djembe.