How to apply the Clave in 6/8 with an internal subdivision of Triplets? Horacio explains it in a very simple way.   Commentary: Afrocuban Music is the result of the mixture of the different percussion instruments as, frequently and as a result of the afri

Here you have one of the essential exercises in Horacio’s technique, our advise is to work on it. In the first part you will find the combination of the Clave with Sixteenth notes and in the second part the combination of the Clave with Triplets.  

Horacio shows how to combine the subdivisions of Sixteenth notes and of Triplets with the right hand in snare and the Clave with the left hand in Wood Block, without stopping the exercise while changing from a combination to another. In this case each subdivis

In this exercise Horacio combines the subdivisions of Sixteenth notes and of Triplets with the right hand in snare and the Clave with the left hand in Wood Block, changing one and the other in each bar.   Commentary: Then we are going to play half of the

In this exercise as in the exercise 11, Horacio combines the subdivisions of Sixteenth notes and of Triplets with the right hand in snare and the Clave with the left hand in Wood Block, changing one and the other in half of the Clave (each 2 quarter notes) &nb

Horacio combines the subdivisions of Sixteenth notes and of Triplets with the right hand in snare and the Clave with the left hand in Wood Block the same as in the exercises 11 and 12 but, in this case, changing one and the other in each Quarter note of the ba

Horacio inverts the combination of excercise 13 and begins the lesson with the subdivisions of Triplets and later those of Sixteenth notes with the right hand in snare maintaining the Clave with the left hand in Wood Block, the same as in the exercises 11 and

Here you have a variation of the Cha-Cha pattern with cowbell, in which the master Giovanni shows you its application with only quarter notes.   Commentary: When you do with the same Cha-Cha but with one beat, 1, 2, 1, 2…  

Here you have the third variation of the “Plena” pattern with “Timbales”, in which the master Giovanni shows you the different ways in which it can be applied. The second part is a demo with multiple possibilities.   Commentary: A

Here you have more variations of the “Boogaloo” pattern for “Timbales” with the cymbal. Interesting pattern for Pop or Rock and Roll.   Commentary: You can use both if you want to sustain a groove, like this, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4…