Rumba Columbia

[Simon B]

Jorge, the Afro-Cuban Folkloric pages that you give the link for are fantastic. Do you know what the key to the notation is though? It seems to me that the hollow note (like a 'p') is a bass, but that the 'x' can double for both a touch and a slap, yet I am not certain.

Simon

[martin]

Jorge, the Afro-Cuban Folkloric pages that you give the link for are fantastic. Do you know what the key to the notation is though? It seems to me that the hollow note (like a 'p') is a bass, but that the 'x' can double for both a touch and a slap, yet I am not certain.

Simon

hi simon
JOse eladio is my teacher in Havana - in his notation the X is a touch unless it has an arrow above it, which turns it into a slap.. hollow notes are bass and filled notes are open tones

martin

[tamboricua]

Jorge, the Afro-Cuban Folkloric pages that you give the link for are fantastic. Do you know what the key to the notation is though? It seems to me that the hollow note (like a 'p') is a bass, but that the 'x' can double for both a touch and a slap, yet I am not certain.

Simon

Hi Simon B,

I'm glad that you liked it! That's José Eladio Amat's way to notate percussion stuff. He is one of the best percussion educators currently teaching at Escuela Nacional de Arte in Cuba. Martin gave you the correct answer to your question about notation specifics.

All the best,

Jorge Ginorio

[Simon B]

Thanks very much guys. Martin, how are the rumbas going in Cambridge? I've finally got something set up in Sheffield - we jam the rumbas every Saturday - guaganco, yambu, and (soon) Columbias!

We are currently doing percussion parts only but are interested in making the move to vocals. I have pages of rumba lyrics from another of Tambourica's killer sites - thanks again Jorge! We are thinking of starting with some basic gallo - coro call and response lines. How did your group do it?

Simon B

[Simon B]

Guys, I've just checked out Jose's notation according to what has been said. Am I right in saying that he is noting many strokes as touches which other writers put down as slaps? For example, in the modern Guaganco de La Habena there is no slap noted at all for the Tres Golpes pattern. Are his touches quite heavy - almost towards the closed slap, perhaps?

Simon