What is Mambo Arts? Mambo Arts is in essence the same thing that the late, great martial arts master and film star, Bruce Lee, defined his Jeet Kune Do martial arts system as; ( MAMBO ARTS ) IS A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED SELF-EDUCATION PHYSICAL CULTURE PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO "POINT" THE MOTIVATED AND INTELLIGENT INDIVIDUAL TO HEIGHTS OF INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL EXCELLENCE THAT ARE FAR BEYOND WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE NORM.

A MAMBO ARTS enthusiast aims at becoming the best dancer, the best drummer, the best martial artist, the best athlete, the best soldier, the best "American Patriot," and the best human being that he or she has the potential to be! That is it in a nutshell. Some may choose to only work towards becoming the best in only one,or two, or three of those pursuits. Some may choose to go for the whole ball of wax. But, the bottom line is that you want to reach your god-given potential in a world where most people seldom achieve even 10% percent of their human potential.

What this website will do is give you incredible tips and pointers that will save you from wasting years trying to figure out how to ride the magic carpet of simplicity that will open ALL doors for you provided you put in the effort and tenacity that opening those doors requires. Essentially this site will teach you how to "dance around" the rest of society like a true master. Yes, there are "secrets" to be learned, and learn them you will, right here on this website. So, keep coming back and learning more from each visit. And send in any questions you might have on things relevant to music related MAMBO ARTS in general ( salsa dance, African, Afro-Cuban, and Latin music, conga drumming, timbales playing, martial arts, etc.). We are here to assist you in succeeding as a MAMBO ARTIST in a chaotic world.

About Mambo Arts Today:

 

 

MAMBO ARTS TODAY is the culmination of over 45 years of experimentation in a wide variety of intellectual and physical activities by Herb April of Chicago, Illinois. Through continual educational advancement, physical culture mastery, optimal mind / body integration study, and award winning achievement in all of those endeavors, Herb April has finally developed a system of progressive personal evolution that integrates martial arts training, total body fitness training regimens, hand drumming,  dance training, philosophical studies, and, believe it or not, political discourse. I have chosen to name this holistic approach to personal evolvement MAMBO ARTS TODAY. It is about much, much more than latin dancing. For example, most visitors will note right away that I have included quite a number of "United States Military" linkage on this site. As a contemporary "urban american patriot," Because my father instilled in me a unwavering respect for our armed forces that still burns brightly to this very day, I am obligated to support our troops around the world who so valiently protect our nation, it's mores, it's traditions, and it's values. These are troubling times for our great nation and our military services...WE MUST SUPPORT OUR COUNTRY AND OUR COUNTRY'S DEFENDERS. There is a lot of subject matter on this sites pages that can help soldiers and civilians get the edge in quite a few of lifes endeavors. There is a certain "Mambo Arts Effect" that you can learn from this site and apply to many aspects of your life. The astute and perceptive will understand what I mean by this. 

 

If you are a martial artist, a fitness enthusiast, a dancer, a musician, a salsa dancer,  a student of philosophy, or just a concerned citizen and contemporary American Patriot, MAMBO ARTS TODAY will reveal to you a variety of  unique, practical, and productive ways to take your personal life interests unto a wide range of interesting paths. Simply apply a few (or all)  of this site's insights, strategies, concepts, points of view, and methodologies to your daily life path for just a few short months and watch "unusual" changes in the ways that you think, act, and interact with life evolve like the blossoming of a flower. By carefully researching and experimenting with some (or all) of the many "ways of Mambo Arts Today" as presented on this website you will find keys that will open doors of physical, mental, and spiritual perception that keep you far ahead of the average human being.

 

If you are an American parent who works hard every day to create a better future for your family, your community, your locality, and this (once) great nation of ours by passing on tried and true American "values" and the traditional American way of life ( have you taken your children out fishing or to the park to play catch lately? ), you will like the fact that this site is deeply interested in and dedicated to the preservation and passing on of traditional conservative American values to the generations of the future. The survival of traditional conservative American values is what will allow us to defeat the evil-doers of the world as well as the similarly evil people who seek to destroy our nation and its liberties from within. There will never be a red flag with a hammer and sickle on it flying over this nation if Mambo Arts Today can help it. Truth, Justice, and the American Way is this website's touchstone.

 

The whole process is simple, efficient, and extremely practical. Just study and adapt the info you find on this site to your goals, experiment with focused effort, and your eventual success is guaranteed. That is the path of MAMBO ARTS TODAY.

 

Play with the many facets of MAMBO ARTS TODAY, and watch your whole world change in a variety of subtle ways over time. Our various "portal links" will lead you step by step to the "answers that you seek to reach the goals that you set" in every area of your life. Plus, you are going to have quite a bit of fun to balance out the hard work in the process.

 

Think of your visits to Mambo Arts Today as dancing with your human potentials in mind, body, spirit, and patriotic planes. Ache!

 

Herb April-Publisher 11/07/06

 

Note: I have been asked many times ( too many times in fact ) what Mambo Dancing has to do with martial arts, self-defense, patriotism, intellectual edification, politics, and all the other subjects you will find on this website. Here is a semi-cryptic answer for the interested-"; the information you encounter on this website may one day prove to be an invaluable asset on your personal dance floor called life.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO LEARN HOW THE BASICS OF AFRO-CUBAN AND AFRICAN CONGA DRUMMING AT HOME:

 

 

I HAVE RECEIVED MANY EMAILS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE HYPNOTIC AND POWERFUL PERCUSSION MUSIC THAT UNDERPINS MAMBO MUSIC, AND THEY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ART OF HAND DRUMMING AND PERCUSSION TECHNIQUES IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR HOME AT THEIR LEISURE. TO THAT END I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND ONE WEBSITE IN PARTICULAR THAT I BELIEVE WILL GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY'S WORTH IN INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS A VIRTUAL TREASURE TROVE OF PERCUSSION SKILL TRAINING SECOND TO NONE. THAT SITE CAN BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW. IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU LET THE SITE OWNERS KNOW THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT THEM ON "HERB APRIL'S MAMBO ARTS TODAY WEBSITE." WE DON'T MAKE ANY MONEY OFF OF THIS RECOMMENDATION / REFERRAL. WE JUST THINK THEY ARE REPUTABLE SITES THAT ARE RUN BY MASTER DRUMMERS WHO ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN TEACHING YOU HOW TO BECOME A SKILLED CONGA DRUM OR DJEMBE DRUM PLAYER. SUPPLEMENT WHAT THEY OFFER WITH A GOOD DOSE OF LIVE INSTRUCTION, LIVE PERCUSSION WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION IN YOUR AREA, AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SERIOUS "WOODSHEDDING", AND YOU WILL HAVE LEARN A VALUABLE ART THAT WILL SERVE YOU WELL IN MORE AREAS OF LIFE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

Michael Spiro, Jesus Diaz and Karl Perazzo

 

ONLINE CONGA DRUM INSTRUCTION

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IF YOU WANT TO LEARN THE BASICS OF LATIN PERCUSSION PLAYING TECHNIQUES FROM A BOOK OR DVD'S YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE GREAT OFFERINGS ON DANCINGHANDS WEBSITE. THE OWNER OF THE SITE, ALAN DWORSKY IS A REALLY GREAT INSTRUCTOR, AND HIS PRODUCTS ARE ALL FIRST CLASS. HIS BEST SELLING BOOK, "CONGA DRUMMING: A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO PLAYING WITH TIME", IS A MUST HAVE ITEM FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN PERCUSSION EDUCATION. I SUGGEST YOU PURCHASE HIS CONGA DRUMMING BOOK AND HIS "Gentle Djembe for BeginnersGentle Djembe for Beginners" DVD TO GET A REAL TASTE OF WHAT HIS "DANCING HANDS" PRODUCT LINE HAS TO OFFER YOU. HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED.

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 A TRULY GREAT LATIN BAND THAT KNOWS "ALL THINGS MAMBO" IS TIPICA 73