by windhorse » Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:46 pm
OK, here's more on the topic of what makes Yuka, Yuka, and what makes Makuta, Makuta.
We played a non-stick version of whatever it is -yesterday at Neri's dance class the entire time. They had a full class, and we had a full compliment of tumbaderos even though Boulder had 6 inches of snow on the ground! Two people even braved Hwy 36 to get there from Denver, along side cars sliding off the road everywhere!! That, I couldn't believe!
Anyway, the pattern went like this:
Bell played Cinquillo..
Cata plays Cinquillo, the tumba goes “And a One!” like the tumba in Illesa, as the lead drum. There’s a kachimbo high drum playing downbeat or something like that. The Segundo plays where the lead of Illesa plays.
So, to my ear it was pretty much Illesa, but ET said, it's Makuta, and Neri kept calling it Yuka.
ET said, "Don't worry about it", "There's 5 or more ways to play this."