Re: Playing in Fix
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:24 pm
bongosnotbombs wrote:Columbia cata really only feels like 6 in Columbia, in guaguanco the downbeats are downbeats, and the clave part of the cata pattern tends to match the rumba clave being played.
You don't have David Penalosa's book do you. He gives the best explanation. The basis of African rhythms is the polyrhythm 3/2 or 2/3. Some parts of a rhythm will mark the divisions of 3 and 2 simultaneously where they occur in the rhythm cycle. And that there are primary divisions of a tertiary or duple rhythm and there are secondary divisions...and on and on...
the standard bell pattern is the best example of this....basically one plays duple and tertiary divisions at the same time, it's inherent in the rhythm, which is part of the reason 12/8 rhythms can be cut up so many ways...1,2,3,4,6,8,12.
anyways, get the book, read it, you'll understand then...
I'll do that! Thanks for the tip.
I like this explanation a lot better than the simplified version Mike has provided, and that it ties back to the roots of african music and thought. It's a different way of thinking and listening that takes a bit of "reprogramming".
As I've said before - it would sure be nice if forum members could share in a less critical manner. It's a forum, not an old school beat down rumba thing. There's lots of knowledge here but getting past all the flippant criticism can be a challenge.