Description

This is a different format from the regular workshops: 100% in person, built to fit one specific group, institution or team. There's no fixed program — the plan is built around the group's goal, the number of people, and the instruments they'll be working with.

Our methodology is based on oral transmission, guided practice and respect for tradition. Every class combines technique, musicality, discipline and cultural connection, and is structured in 5 stages: rhythmic warm-up, technical exercises, learning rhythms, applied practice, and closing with reflection.

• Technique and posture.
• Traditional and fusion rhythms.
• Application in real contexts.
• Improvisation and creativity.
• History and culture of percussion.
• Rhythmic independence.

Every expression of carnival, fan groups or ensembles that include percussion instruments: murgas, comparsas, bands, organized fan groups, educational institutions, or any ensemble looking for a one-time clinic rather than a regular monthly workshop.

Zalo Battipaglia is a third-generation murguero: his grandfather founded "Los Dandys de Boedo" in 1956, and he grew up in the same neighborhood, in a tenement where the bombo and singing were part of everyday family life. Today he runs Vieja Escuela de Bombistas, a space dedicated to training percussionists of Buenos Aires carnival with the same oral tradition he learned from.

100% in person, held at the group's own rehearsal space or usual meeting place — not limited to Boedo. These typically run 3 to 4 days. For a longer run or a bigger project, we evaluate it case by case.

In every one of our workshops, we work to deepen the care, respect and recognition for the bombo with cymbals as part of Buenos Aires carnival — an instrument that represents Argentine popular culture and our identity.

Questions? Message us, we'll walk you through it before you sign up.