What Is Latin Music?
What Is Latin Music?
I like hearing Spanish music. Have you been familiar with Spanish pianists Elena Martin and Jose Meliton? They play exciting pieces by Spanish composers in arrangements for two pianos. Beso
A few of the pieces inside their repertoire are written for just two pianos, however, many are originally written for piano solo and also have been transcribed by Elena Martin for just two pianos.
So, what is Latin Music, you ask? Well, I might express it is an incredibly complex mosaic. We're discussing music influences of Africa, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Britain, Germany, the center East, India and more American cultures.
Maybe you are believing that there isn't a connection of music in the Andes with Mexican Mariachi music. Well, there is. Now, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music continues to be there's two main Latin musical influences on jazz.
To make use of Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz tunes you should know somewhat about the rhythmic pattern known as clave. Inside a salsa band, you will discover each rhythm instrument just like the piano, bass, timbales, congas, bongos and cowbells. Oahu is the rhythm that holds it all up. I prefer to notice the beat. I admit, the rhythm can be hard.
Now, clave is a two-bar rhythmic pattern occurring in 2 forms: forward clave is known as 3 & 2 and reverse clave is recognized as 2 & 3.
In the forward clave, the accents fall on the first beat, the "and" of the second beat, and the fourth beat with the first measure and beats two and three with the second measure. It appears like this:
In 4/4 time, play: note, rest, note, rest, note / rest, note, note, rest.
With reverse clave the pattern is reversed. The next 2 measures will be:
4/4 time, you'd play: rest, note, note, rest / note, rest, note, rest, note.
There is another clave called the rumba clave. You will notice that the final note in rumba clave is delayed one half beat and played on the "and" from the fourth beat. Darte
So, the African or rumba rhythm will be:
4/4 time, play beat, rest, rest, rest, beat / rest, beat, beat, rest.
Every aspect of Afro-Cuban rhythm, like drumming patterns, piano montuno, bass lines, melodic phrasing, etc. needs to be in gear with the clave.
The most important rule about clave is that after the song starts, the clave doesn't change. Latin Music is enjoyed plenty of energy and with passion.
I like hearing Spanish music. Have you been familiar with Spanish pianists Elena Martin and Jose Meliton? They play exciting pieces by Spanish composers in arrangements for two pianos. Beso
A few of the pieces inside their repertoire are written for just two pianos, however, many are originally written for piano solo and also have been transcribed by Elena Martin for just two pianos.
So, what is Latin Music, you ask? Well, I might express it is an incredibly complex mosaic. We're discussing music influences of Africa, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Britain, Germany, the center East, India and more American cultures.
Maybe you are believing that there isn't a connection of music in the Andes with Mexican Mariachi music. Well, there is. Now, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music continues to be there's two main Latin musical influences on jazz.
To make use of Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz tunes you should know somewhat about the rhythmic pattern known as clave. Inside a salsa band, you will discover each rhythm instrument just like the piano, bass, timbales, congas, bongos and cowbells. Oahu is the rhythm that holds it all up. I prefer to notice the beat. I admit, the rhythm can be hard.
Now, clave is a two-bar rhythmic pattern occurring in 2 forms: forward clave is known as 3 & 2 and reverse clave is recognized as 2 & 3.
In the forward clave, the accents fall on the first beat, the "and" of the second beat, and the fourth beat with the first measure and beats two and three with the second measure. It appears like this:
In 4/4 time, play: note, rest, note, rest, note / rest, note, note, rest.
With reverse clave the pattern is reversed. The next 2 measures will be:
4/4 time, you'd play: rest, note, note, rest / note, rest, note, rest, note.
There is another clave called the rumba clave. You will notice that the final note in rumba clave is delayed one half beat and played on the "and" from the fourth beat. Darte
So, the African or rumba rhythm will be:
4/4 time, play beat, rest, rest, rest, beat / rest, beat, beat, rest.
Every aspect of Afro-Cuban rhythm, like drumming patterns, piano montuno, bass lines, melodic phrasing, etc. needs to be in gear with the clave.
The most important rule about clave is that after the song starts, the clave doesn't change. Latin Music is enjoyed plenty of energy and with passion.