Chtimulato wrote:Yes and no, and why not ?
Maybe the composer didn't think "clave" while composing, but it works anyway.
You can try to check if you clap the clave along while listening to the song. Either 2/3 & 3/2. I just did it, and prefer 2/3, but maybe it's a matter of habbit, and I can be wrong. If it feels "normal", then it works. If it feels "weird", you've got the answer too...
You can incorporate clave in a lot of tunes/songs, where it was necessary intended by the composer. And playing bongó along with the clave "in your head" (which you should allways do anyway, even if there's no clave feel in the tune).
As an exemple, I like to play the martillo on these two tunes.
The first one is a tune my band covers, and no one in the band is disturbed with what I play, so I guess it's allright :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1J04ugcdi8
And the second one, originally a song of Patti Austin, is a tune I love and play all by myself at home, just for fun, and for warming up :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSyDMYeASrY
Do your homework and find out if they have to be played in 2/3 or 3/2. (there's a clue somewhere above... )
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