DR11 instruments
Bongos and Guiras
The Bongo and Guira workshops are included into the price of DR11 festival, but the instrument itself you'll need to rent or buy. They are hand-made professional instruments approved by our professional musician and instructor Wilson.
The weight of Bongo is 12 pounds (5,5 kg) and the size is 8x10x19 inches (20x25x48 cm). We rent bongo for the workshop with US$5 (5€, RD$200). We sell the Bongo US$55 (50€, RD$2500).
Guira instrument is hand-made professional instrument approved by Wilson.
The weight is 1.5 pounds (0,7kg) and size 16x13 inches (41x33 cm). We rent guira for the workshop with US$5 (5€, RD$200). We sell the Guira US$45 (40€, RD$2000).
Wilson Tambora is our Bongo and Guira instructor. He has extremely simple and logical way to teach how to play the instruments. Look at the video and practice already at home banging eg. the table :-)
and the Guira workshop
Winson Guira workshop
Wilson Bongo workhop