by goingquinto » Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:34 pm
I like to go through various clave patterns with my left while keeping tumbao on my right hand. Tresillo, son clave, rumba clave.
-tresillo x..x..x.x..x..x.
-son clave x..x..x..x.x...
-rumba clave x..x...x..x.x...
-one hand tumbao ..x...oo..x...oo
I also sometimes do bembe bell with the same configuration, and also keeping the tumbao in 6/8.
-Bembe bell x.x.xx.x.x.x
-1 hand 6/8 tumbao ..x.oo..x.oo (you can also do it like ..O.oo..x.oo the capital O is a tumba tone, all others conga. It corresponds with the second note of the bell pattern, a.k.a the bomba.)
Another fun spot is playing bembe clave with the abakua low drum part. (which is still kind of tumbao) I usually do this with a stick on the side of the drum. Have fun trying to keep the stick part sounding like the down beat. It is really easy to flip this one in your head.
-Clave x.x..x.x.x..
-Tumba .m..o..m..o.
Good luck