The whole "1, 2, Cha Cha Cha" thing is useful for dancers in learning their steps (so I'm told), but most bands play the bell pattern straight. For example, search for '¡Cubanismo! - Aprovecha'
I noticed after playin the muted rim you left you index finger pointing out when playing the high tom., so left hand match grip is with thumb and middle finger and pointy index. interesting.
nice video! it seems like this is kind of a groove that repeats every two measures. so at the end of the second measure shouldn't the cowbell go 1 2 3+4 to symbolize the "cha cha cha" at the end?
StivenCabrera3 Uh, no. Cha Cha is a one-bar rhythm, which is why you do not hear a bomba on the tumba. There are plenty of places in Afro-Cuban music in which clave is not present, even some sections of the oru seco and oru contando.
Marco Cortez chachacha was invented as the appendix to Danzon. It did not come from the folkloric or religious styles of music and is not designed around a clave. If you find an actual Cuban group (in Cuba) playing chachacha with clave, please post it.
@@vxla I didn't realize you meant the actual instrument. In which case, no. The clave is never present like he plays it here. However, chachacha still plays 2 bar phrases in some of the instruments and even the baqueteo in danzón seems to outline clave. I was under the impression that it is generally always implied through the rhythms played. Danzón does seem to break the phrases up occasionally, which makes sense with what you're saying.
