Here is a great hand development/coordination exercise in the Afro-Cuban Jazz realm. The focus of this video is two 12/8 (6/8) bell patterns used for the African rhythms, Bembe and Nanigo. I commonly use these rhythms for Latin Jazz gigs as well as straight ahead jazz gigs as is demonstrated in the video.
The repeated rhythms build hand strength while playing on a not so forgiving surface, a cowbell.
These exercises and examples are all from my book Advanced Coordination for Drum Set and Hand Percussion. If you want to learn more about the book, go to www.rickdior.com and click on the "Ricks Books" page.
You can email me at rickdior@gmail.com if you want to order the book.

Equipment used in this video
The Drums used in this video are Craviotto stacked Private Reserve kit.
The sizes are
Bass Drum 20" x 15"
Toms 10" x 8" and 12" x 8"
Floor Tom 14" x 14"
The snare drum is a 14"x 6.5" Dialtune NOB Snare drum
The Cymbals are:
22" Paiste Traditional Light Ride
16" Paiste Traditional Extra Thin Crash
16" Paiste Traditional Thin Crash
Masterwork 24" Swish/China with Rivets
Sabian 13" HH Regular Hi Hats
I am also using 2 JCR Cowbells from the 1990s.

Mics are two Sennheiser MKH 800 overheads and an AKG D112 on the bass drum.

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