by burke » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:09 pm
Two part question - Have Bobby Sanabria's Getting started on congas, technique for 2 & 3 drums"
Its VHS and I no longer have VHS player - but I was reveiwing the booklet that comes with and section on the modern tumbao which on page 3 is written (2/3 clave):
o o s O O o + o % s s O O + + +
Capital O = open on tumba / % = quarter note rest / + = mute (he actually writes it as "Fingers flat on drum" but I'm fairly certain I recall he means a mute by this and not a 'touch')
The next page he shows switching from a traditional tumbao to the modern BUT the modern is slightly different!!
(still in 2/3)
o o s O O + o o % s s O O + + +
I'm assuming its a publisher error - anyone know which one is right (or at least the one Mr. Sanabria intended)?
2 nd part is - what do folks think of this tumbao?
Burke