This website is the work of many people. Our thanks go out to Jorge Ginorio, Many thanks also to Zeno Okeanos , Art "Turk" Burton, Mike Rojas Jr., Victor "Papo Sterling, Bobby Sanabria, and others too many to name, for their contributions.

Eric Stuer, the webmaster@hythmweb.com,  has been studying percussion for over 35 years. His first study of bongos was in 1979 with Tampa Florida bongocero Ramon Lopez, and he has snuck in bongo lessons with various pros whenever possible over the years. He lives and works in Dallas Texas. His bio is available here.

Trevor Salloum , author of The Bongo Book .......(Mel Bay Publications Inc. 1997)

Trevor Salloum has taught percussion for nearly 20 years in Canada,Australia and the US. He has studied with Cuban master drummers Changuito, Enrique Pla, Elio Villatrantra, Emilio Vega De La Nuez, Roberto Vizcaiño Guillot, José Eladio Amat Medina, José Miguel Meléndez and Los Muñequitos de Matanzas. He has made several trips to Cuba and studied at the prestigious Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana. In addition he is the author of The Bongo Book , Mel Bay Publications Inc. and has published several articles on Afro-Cuban percussion. He is presently leader of Mano Negra, an Afro-Cuban folkloric group, and coordinator of The Rhythm Project, a program to develop drum circles throughout various communities in BC.