Well as far as I know, actually the concept of tumbao is very ambiguous because it means an specific thing in the bass context, another in the conga context and another different in the drum kit context so in order to not get confused Ignacio calls it in one of his most famous drum instructional videos "bombo" which is the spanish termn for bass drum but answering your question yes, you can improvise freely once you have full control of the main pattern but to begin is better to stick to the normal tumbao bass drum pattern in order to get confortable with it and then move to the improvisation
I mean, when people copy it verbatim, it usually restricts the music and shows that the drummer has a level of discomfort with the music. Moreover, the bassist should be taking liberties with the bass pattern they are playing, so it shouldn’t be easy to imitate what the bassist is doing in the first place. I agree with Sebastián that you should try to copy the tumbao on the bass drum, but you shouldn’t stay there. Take liberties and match it to hits in the song, solid, etc.
could only figure out where "1" was when he played the funk version...some complex stuff...way out of my ability...amazing to watch and how natural it is for him.
Sounds so good! Is that Sabian click hats (14'') btw? Almost bought them once but decided to stick with my old Evolution 14'' hihats as long as I can though my hihat stand had dug an inch long hole into the top hihat :( but they are Great
No se tocar igun instrumento ,pero el Sr Berroa invita a iniciarse al aprendizaje de la batería. Que fácil lo hace y sin exageraciones ,ni expresiones corporales para aparentar lo que no son. Aprende samuel Formell!!!!
I don't think so : Ignacio Berroa gives us directions, ideas, grooves... You can pick what you like, what you need... and try to reproduce or interpret. It's a masterclass.
