Description
This last exercise on the Bolero pattern, “Martillo”, is built on eighth notes and a sixteenth note triplet. In this pattern, you use Hembra, “Martillo”, Fingers, half palm and ghost beats.
Commentary:
Some great, great Bongo players like Candido, too, they add another color to the “Martillo” or the “marcha” on the bongos for Boleros, so they were doing it like this 1, 2, 3, 4……
Demo (Solo) Guaguancó – 8155 – E
The master Giovanni plays a second Demo with the “Guaguancó Cáscara” to demonstrate how you can apply all those exercises, maintaining a line on the cowbell and improvising with the other on Timbales. Commentary: Cáscara in Guaguancó par
Demo (Solo) Free – 8156 – E
The master Giovanni plays a third DEMO-SOLO in 6/8 to demonstrate how you can apply all of these exercises, maintaining one line with the left hand on the Cha-Cha cowbell and improvising with the other on the Mambo cowbell and the Timbales. Commentary:
Demo (Solo) Mozambique A – 8157 – E
The master Giovanni plays a fourth DEMO-SOLO with two variations on the Mozambique pattern to demonstrate how you can apply all those exercises maintaining one line with the left hand on the Cha-Cha cowbell and improvising with the other on Timbales. Co
