Salsa Style Drumming

[birdnesty]

Hi Everyone,

Any advise on what drum patterns is normally played with salsa style music?

thanks in advance!

 

[alvinthedrummer]

First of all, salsa is not a style of music but a style of dance. Generally, any up-tempo latin groove can be played. I would listen to the bassist for foot pattern (samba, baion or songo) and listen out to melody to decide on my clave. Most of the time I would play a cascara right hand pattern on a bell. Salsa is pretty young and hip....so there aren't really any hard and fast rules....

 

[birdnesty]

Hi bro,

thanks for the advise ... now I know what to sign up for at your school during my visit in singapore ... latin style drumming!

 

[alvinthedrummer]

haha...i'm not really an expert in latin...but i'll try to teach whatever i know....tama goh is the amazing one!

 

[birdnesty]

No worries bro .. there is always something to learn.

 

[blissuicide]

Earnest is tat u?

 

[birdnesty]

Hi Blissuicide,

This is Ernest ..... ... kindly remind me you are .....

 

[plainsman]

heh ernest bro, gd to see u posting here.... see you soon (at the next drumm meetup!!!)

 

[blissuicide]

Lol nvm ernest, u'll noe soon enuff..

 

[RudimentalDrummer]

Hahahaha...so nice...more old-Kaki here liao......

 

[vanhelSINGH]

i can pass u some Latin groove patterns on the next meet up.. gotta say, it sounds nice, But even if u play exactly wats written, Its not Easy to get the Sound to Feel the way its supposed to..

Jiv~

I love latin Drumming..

 

[rla]

me too man, me too..

 

[RudimentalDrummer]

Jiv yes pass me those Latin Grooves you have there.....this 6th meetup ok

Eric

 

[marcdadrummer]

me 3... i wanna learn songo.

 

[vanhelSINGH]

Can can.. I think this meet up im gonna share on Latin Patterns..

Songo's not so different from the usual latin groove pattern.. so it shouldnt be a problem.. learning the pattern will be Ez, But getting the Feeeeeel will be Very very hard..

Yeah RLA! lets make ppl groove..

 

[birdnesty]

O wow ... thanks for all the responds.... am her ein singapore for 2 weeks now ... one mroe week to go before I head back to sydney ... so when is the 6th drum meet up?

I have no idea. any advise?

 

[birdnesty]

O just saw the 6th meet up is on the 18th Aug ... .. well I'll be back in sydney on the 5th Aug .. too bad then ... appreciate those with notes on latin patterns .. to put in PDF form and avail them here.

thanks so much

you guys have fun!!

 

[DullTheater]

yo jiv....
was wondering, and if its ok wif the rest of the guys here, could you photocopy some of those grooves to be like hand-outs, and pass to us during the next meet up?

birdnesty:
aww, dats just too bad dude.......
hee hee, cant extend for one more week stay in singapore huh?

 

[marcdadrummer]

yeah bliss wanna see u 8) - i think

 

[vanhelSINGH]

Hey Dull

I thought abt it already that i wanna photo copy a series of cascara Patterns.. But the thing is the copy is with a friend of mine.. ill try to get it back and ill photocopy for all whos interested in Latin drumming..

Ill be demonstrating on the hand patterns of the cascara and gradually ill add more notes to it so that all can see the difference.. i want all to try out as i explain.. its gonna be fun..

too bad birdnesty cant come..[/b]