Latin percussion

Latin Percussion, also known as LP, is a brand of percussion instruments, specialising in items based on ethnic instruments but chosen and in need engineered and manufactured so as to withstand the rigors of use in a drum kit, orchestral percussion section, and similar applications.This re-engineering often involves not only greater and consistent durability, but also changes to the sound, to enable the instrument to be played at a suitable volume without losing the distinctive "feel" of its sound.LP was founded in New York in 1964 by Martin Cohen, following his experience of the difficulty of obtaining instruments for his own use. This was partly because of the restrictions then in place on imports of instruments (and everything else) from Cuba following the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Unable to buy congas, bongos and similar instruments of the quality he saw other performers using, he manufactured his own. After much trial and error he produced acceptable results, and then found that there was a ready market for such locally produced instruments. As the company expanded, it added imported lines to its catalog, and also became an exporter.
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This article is about percussion instruments used in Latin music. For the instrument manufacturer and distributor by this name, also known as LP, see Latin Percussion. The term Latin percussion refers to any number of a large family of musical percussion instruments used in Latin music, which in turn is a very loosely related group of musical styles, mainly from the Latin American region, and ultimately having roots or influences in African tribal music.
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