by PRDRconguero » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:46 pm
I was taught the tumbao by a good friend of the family who played professionally many years back. It was the "old school" version where as a righty, your left hand is only doing:
Heel, tip, heel, tip, heel, tip, heel, tip.
Johnny C describes it as a half shuffle in a youtube video (his vids are great by the way).
My right hand would rest on the bearing edge after my slap but is not meant to produce an open tone. My two open tones would follow later. It was referred to as a rest.
I notice that many people play the modern version of tumbao. I have got it down but is it more a matter of preference, or is the old school version "extinct" per se"? I have played with other drummers who have never spoken a bad word about my technique when I play my normal way. On the other hand, I tend to only see the modern tumbao in live performances.
I am a fan of and mostly play to salsa dura of the 60's and 70's.
Thoughts? Thanks.