bossa nova rythm

[gilbert]

hey guys
does anyone have the rythm of bossa nova ?

[gilles]

hi guy
yes i can play the bossanova rhythm and ill try to explain it, i can't write the notes.

R: stands for right conga (also right hand)
L: stands for left conga (also left hand)

R...L..RR...L...R...RL...RL...R...L

or another one(more basic)

RR...L...RR...L...RR...L...RR...L...RR...L

enjoy, hope you can do something with it

[zaragemca]

Also the Bossa Nouva could be follow with the Basic tumbao for Cha-Cha,Which is an old way to play it in Congas.

[gilbert]

10ks alot
can u explain the slaps and the opens plz ?

[Mbalax]

also works the partido alto.

have you listen Mongo Santamaria´s Blue Bossa ??? i love that rythm.

[zaragemca]

Yes Mongo was leading the Conga troup in the U.S. A. for several years,also to point out that by the time he came to the U.S. I think the 50's the Bossa Nouva was getting force in the Jazz field so he got the opportunity to incorporate those patterns.Also the 6/8 time signature pattern,(Afro-Blue song).

[gilbert]

hey guys check this bossa nova patern(rename it to .mp3 after u download it )



Edited By gilbert on 1073992903

Attachment: http://mycongaplace.com/forum/eng/uploa ... conga1.zip

[martin]

nice playing - is this you?

martin

[gilbert]

actually it was something i found on the net

[Pignatelli]

Hey Gilbert, could you tell us where you got the bossa nova rhythm from? I'm having problems downloading it...

[Johnny Conga]

Hey guys here is the Bossa real simple take the Bolero rhythm and accent it like this ......1 and 2and 2 and 2and
Slap-tone-tone-tone
low high low..... I put this in a past msg and got no reponse.. Try it and see if it doesn't work...I know it does....At your Service.....JC JOHNNY CONGA...

[gilbert]

Hey guys here is the Bossa real simple take the Bolero rhythm and accent it like this ......1 and 2and 2 and 2and
Slap-tone-tone-tone
low high low..... I put this in a past msg and got no reponse.. Try it and see if it doesn't work...I know it does....At your Service.....JC JOHNNY CONGA...

IF the bolero is :
HT ST HO OO (H:heel,T:toe,S:slap,O:open)

where should i put the accents ?



Edited By gilbert on 1074279587

[Johnny Conga]

Here it is again ...and one(palm-slap) tone tone tone
and -one low -high-low.repeat .is it working yet? accenting on the tones...Let me know ok, it's really very simple to do. But you also have to be able to hear it in that form of Bossa Nova swing...Hope it helps...At your Service...JC JOHNNY CONGA... :;):

[JohnR]

I tried it with the low notes coming in on 3 and 4, and it seems to fit, but not sure. Seems like these low tones should be accents.

h t o o O o O t

Also tried a variation with 16th notes on first quarter of measure:

oohts t O o O t

From Johnny's description, I wonder if the low tones should be on 3+ and 4+ (like the Bolero) instead of 3 and 4? ???

[Johnny Conga]

the Bossa is counted in 2 not 4 ...ex.. and 1 and 2 and 1 and 2,like the samba, it's the count of and and....i thought I explained that>....JC JOHNNY CONGA...