by zaragemca » Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:56 pm
The roll, and the way the bongos have been played, changed with the structure of the group in which the bongoceros are performing,it was introduced in the 'trios' and later the sextetos for a more dynamic pulse of the rhythms,( being the Tumbadora at that time observed as to much african for acceptation in the cuban music).Since those instruments were playing without mics,it was ok for the bongoceros to develop the finger-technique of playing,but as the orquestras started incorporating these bongos,the bongoceros,(still without mic's),have to compeat with the brass and the rest of the musicians,so the full hand-technique have to be used in order to be heard. There are differents ways to approach the effects to create differents riffs,all depending who is the teacher.Dr Zaragemca
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