You should watch this lesson from Poncho Sanchez, a famous conguero. He explains the conga beats and how it relates to the clave. Then, he sums it up by playing with his band.
Poncho Sanchez- Fundimentals of Latin Music- Conga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQ3dLJKgro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQ3dLJKgro Poncho Sanchez- Fundimentals of Latin Musi... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQ3dLJKgro Conga Lesson View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQ3dLJKgro Preview by Yahoo I've been practicing some of these beats for about a year now just for fun. Yeah, it's fascinating. Timba is a different beat than the salsa or the mambo. Cruz explains it is a combination of jazz, latin, and funk beat. Also, Cruz slaps the conga differently than the way Poncho Sanchez does. You should get a conga to get a feel for these beats. And, listen to a few latin bands on YouTube to hear the musicians play with a clave beat in their mind as they play a tune. It's different in that American music does not have an equivalent to this. ---In [email protected], <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote : I am crazy for this beat, we are on the same page! I've been using some instructional materials to learn how these beats relate to clave patterns from African and Afro Cuba. I learned about this from this book and then Youtubed the hell of it. What a great time to be alive for musical access isn't it? What got you into this beat? Can you help me understand how this is different from a salsa beat? Awesome stuff. ---In [email protected], <jr_esq@...> wrote : Listen to this new beat called timba from Cuba. I been trying to play this on my congas with some success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dGeaLnLmg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dGeaLnLmg ---In [email protected], <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote : I have followed this with great interest since I am reading a wonderful book on Cuba's contribution to music: Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo http://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Its-Music-First-Drums/dp/1556526326/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418841570&sr=1-1&keywords=the+music+of+cuba http://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Its-Music-First-Drums/dp/1556526326/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418841570&sr=1-1&keywords=the+music+of+cuba Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo http://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Its-Music-First-Drums/dp/1556526326/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418841570&sr=1-1&keywords=the+music+of+cuba Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo [Ned Sublette] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This entertaining histo... View on www.amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Its-Music-First-Drums/dp/1556526326/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418841570&sr=1-1&keywords=the+music+of+cuba Preview by Yahoo I have been blown away by how much I DIDN'T know about how influential their music culture was to modern music. The clave were the hard wood spikes they put wooden boats together with in the shipyards of Havana! I think you would dig this book, it is an amazing historical look through the eyes of a musician. He also wrote a cool book on New Orleans music history. ---In [email protected], <noozguru@...> wrote : It's taken 50 years for the US to pull the friggn' thorn out of it's side and renew diplomatic relations with Cuba. Of course all the right wing dummies will screed that the Obama administration is being "commie" for doing so. http://news.yahoo.com/after-alan-gross-release--obama-seeks-to-resume-full-diplomatic-ties-with-cuba-152343480.html http://news.yahoo.com/after-alan-gross-release--obama-seeks-to-resume-full-diplomatic-ties-with-cuba-152343480.html
