Cachao, Bobby Rodriguez, Andy Gonzalez, Juan Formell and Sal Cuevas. Lincoln Goines himself has some hip ideas about playing funky bass within the context of clave. And Drums is a must for any bass player or drummer wishing to expand their understanding of Latin rhythms. These topics are an appropriate beginning to a book about a musical hybrid that has served as a cultural crossroads. On the other hand, he finds himself an outsider because of the fact that the musical genres he plays are based on the traditions of Cuba, an island with a culture based on different historical circumstances than his own ancestral home, Puerto Rico.
Transcriptions demonstrate a melody's relationship to clave.
This chapter alone is well worth the price of the book. It can be a great help not only to percussionists, but to any musician who wants to incorporate elements of the African rhythmic concept into his or her repertoire. That pretty much sums it up. Since this book has already been reviewed in the Descarga Newsletter , I'll keep my comments brief. If you want to expand your understanding of Afro-Cuban rhythms and percussion instruments, especially as they apply to salsa and Latin jazz, then this is the book for you.