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Self-proclaimed 'king of the bongos' Kalani has performed backup for - and recorded with - a host of multi-platinum artists, from Barry Manilow to Kenny Loggins to Melissa Manchester. Now, Kalani teaches aspiring bongo players to refine their musical craft in the home video issue Kalani's Ultimate Hand Percussion: Ultimate Bongo Jam. Ideally suited for beginners, the program teaches viewers the fundamentals of tuning, playing, and producing a myriad of rhythms on the bongoceros - from slow and deliberate to breakneck tempos