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6-8 Conga Exercise For 2 congas + (footpedal), or with, clave This is an exercise for two congas Tim Rowley 2003-08-25
6-8 Congas TR My own 6/8 composition for 3 congas + clave This is a piece for one conga player. Tim Rowley 2003-08-25
Abakua for 1 Afro Cuban for all 4 limbs This can be played by one Quinto - left hand, Conga or tumba on right hand, Bass drum - left foot, Bell - right foot At the end there are too many instruments Tim Rowley 2003-08-15
Abakwa for 1 again Afro Cuban male socio-religious group One hand on the quinto, let's say the left The 'bomba' note in the first bar isn't necessary for Abakua Tim Rowley 2003-08-18
Arara Afro Cuban Tim Rowley 2003-08-26
Asomado - AfroShock another AfroCuban rhythm from AfroShock Tim Rowley 2003-10-16
Balakulandjan Manding circumcision rhythm - easy to play Tim Rowley 2003-08-24
Bao Toma rhythm from Mamdy Keita's book Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Bata Guaguanco + cahon-quinto solo Tim Rowley 2003-10-04
Bembe Cuban bembe for 2 - two congas + bell and clave Try the quinto on the right hand and the tumba on the left. It,s good to put the clave on a footpedal also Tim Rowley 2003-08-25
Bhangra 2 The same witha different 'feeling'. Written on 12/8 bar Here the written dots go 1, and, &, 2, and, & etc. All the &'s are 1/4 early. This gives a very nice triplet roll on the Tumba Andre Tim Rowley 2003-08-18
Bhangra Bhangra inspired composition. Written on 4/4 bar This is a swung Banghra inspired beat 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Each '&' is 1/4 late. It is written to be playable by one conga player. Tim Rowley 2003-08-18
Boborbor - Ewe Easy group piece with calls Tim Rowley 2003-08-26
Cajon y Guaguanco 1 & 3 : on the beat 1+ & 3+ : 1/4 early 2 & 4 : 1/3 early 2+ & 4+ : 1/4 early Tim Rowley 2005-07-11
Calypso-Funk for Kit I admire people with 4 limbs Tim Rowley 2003-08-18
Chango Congas interpreted for congas Tim Rowley 2003-10-06
Clavecentric 2 Study of rhumba clave Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Clavecentric This is a development of the folkloric clave into a rhythm. Each instrument takes turns in spanning from one clave note to the next, with the addition of the familiar tumba note on 4 and the bomba note on the three side of the clave. Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Conga Habanera2 Conga ensemble with 'groove' 1. On the beat 1&. 3/4 2. 2/3 2&. 3/4 3. On the beat 3&. 3/4 4. 2/3 4&. 3/4 Tim Rowley 2003-08-11
Conga for 1 + clave Another conga for three congas. Here I use the conga inthe middle, the quinto to the left, and the tumba to the right Tim Rowley 2003-08-13
Conga for 2 For 3 congas + bell and bomba (floor tom) 1. On the beat 1&. 3/4 2. 2/3 2&. 3/4 3. On the beat 3&. 3/4 4. 2/3 4&. 3/4 In the opening break, notes 2 & 4 are advanced by only 1/4 . This conga is for two players. One on congas and one with a cowbell and bombo (or floor tom). The rhythm works best without much variation, if any. The bell has two patterns and so does the bombo - so that's four combinations Here again, I have the conga central, quinto to the left, and tumba to the right Tim Rowley 2003-08-15
Dervish Zuker 9/8 ceremony Tim Rowley 2003-08-21
Exercise 6-8 clave Quinto independance, clave one hand, drum the other Tim Rowley 2003-08-26
Exercise rhumba clave Quinto independance, clave one hand, drum the other (switch off the tumba) Tim Rowley 2003-08-26
Flameguambata Inspired by 'Como Ruge la Candela' by Clave Y Guaguanco On album 'Noche de la Rumba' The quinto improvises with a Cahon, and a second cahon (popercussion) improvises with the Tumba The rest of the rhythm does't move at all until bar 22 Tim Rowley 2003-08-18
Foolaya Venezuelan Tim Rowley 2003-09-14
Guaguanbique Guaguanco and mozambique, each keeping their claves Guaguanco joined with mozambique, both keeping their clave start points. Tim Rowley 2003-09-14
Guaguanco 3 congas Advanced playing - with hands Tim Rowley 2003-10-25
Guaguanco for bata for two bata drums + cascara, clave, shakers - another 'groove' written for rhumba Guaguanco for two bata players +cascara , clave , and shakers Tim Rowley 2003-09-28
Guaguanco for one + clave For 1 + clave Tim Rowley 2019-07-25
Guaguanco2 Rhumba with a groove 1. On the beat 1&. 3/4 2. 2/3 2&. 3/4 3. On the beat 3&. 3/4 4. 2/3 4&. 3/4 Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Guaguanco3 Rhumba on straight 1/8 notes Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Guaguantuan Solo guaguanco including clave This guaguanco is written with square 1/8 notes as a base and is an exercise for one player. One hand with a stick plays the clave, tumba and conga. The other hand plays the quinto I have printed this out for myself and practice little bits at a time. Good luck ! Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Guajira For 3 congas Tim Rowley 2003-10-25
Guiro Afro Cuban with 'natural feeling' - 3 shekere parts Written on 12/8 instead of 6/8 for greater control. What I am calling notes 1,2,&3 are 1,5,&7. I should call them One, And, A then Two, And, A to complete one bar Note 1 On the beat Note 2 1/4 early Note 3 1/3 early Notes 4,5,&6 repeat this The Shaker Afro and the Shekere act together as one shekere. The Axatse ignoes this time rule and in each bar counts One, And, Two, And, Three, And Each 'And' is a1/4 late This interplay is accentuated by the changing volume levels. Knock out the other instruments and hear them The conga plays between these different feels. The bell and clave also alter slightly When I was shown this Cuban rhythm I was told that one only plays a slap or a bass note with the right hand because it was traditionally played with a frame drum on the left shoulder Tim Rowley 2003-08-13
Illusiones from song 'Illusiones' by Hot Salsa Tim Rowley 2003-10-06
Intro 6-8 conga +kata Simple Cuban style 6-8 Tim Rowley 2003-09-06
Intro conga drum + kata Simple salsa Tim Rowley 2003-08-31
Island Hopping Martinique to Haiti and back with time changes From somewhere in the Antilles (Martinique?) - to Haiti - and back again. Tim Rowley 2003-08-26
Konkoba MK Manding 9/8 working rhythm from Mamady Keita Tim Rowley 2003-08-20
Konkoba 2 FK 9/8 written on 3x6/8 from Famoudou Konate As played by Famoudou Konate on compilation 'Djembe 2' by Buda Music. 9/8 written on 3 x 6/8 Tim Rowley 2003-08-21
Kpan Logo for three congas Written for three congas. Quinto - centre, Conga - left, Tumba - right. It begins with a groove I play. It can be played quite quickly (up to 220) though it looks complicated at first glance. It's worth looking at the sections in repeat marks as the basic grooves. I can't play all of this (yet) but I shall be printing it out to learn sections Tim Rowley 2003-08-11
Kpan Logo Full ensemble Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Mama Abuela A yambu by the famous Clave y Guaguanco Tim Rowley 2003-10-21
Maracatu Street rhythm from Bahia 1 On the beat 1& 1/4 early 2 1/3 early 2& 1/3 early 3 On the beat 3& 1/4 early 4 1/3 early 4& 1/3 early Tim Rowley 2003-09-14
Marching Conga Two bars of conga with snare drum Tim Rowley 2003-08-20
Mascara 3 cascaras Cascara with 3 starting points Rhumba Mozambique Tumba Curacao Then rhumba and Curacao mixed to finish Tim Rowley 2003-09-14
Masmoudhi Egyptian Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Mendiani 2 Fuller piece Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Mendiani Manding dance of the virgins - short clip Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
More Ghana Inspired by Kpan-Logo and Ashanti music A rhythm inspired by Ghanian music. It contains some elements from High Life and KpanLogo and from Ashanti rhythms. The basic rhythm is written on straight 1/8 notes with some solo phrases spanning from one point in time to another in a given number of steps giving new note lengths. In the second half, parts of the basic rhythm 'escape' from squareness of 1/8 notes, giving a particular lilt or groove. Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Mozambique TR Cuban salsa rhythm invented in the 50's. Hybrid of mambo and conga The timbale part can be seen on the Buena Vista Social Club video when they're playing on the beach veranda Tim Rowley 2003-09-06
Obatala - AfroShock a fuller interpretation of the song by AfroShock The song is from the Album by 'Afro Shock' called Acccomodating Gods. This duo are brilliant ! and perform AfroCuban songs as a duo with kit and congas live with harmonised vocals. This is for one player on congas. The bomba at the end is from the kit bass drum, and the kit player supplies the bell rhythm. I haven't interpreted all of the kit parts. Tim Rowley 2003-10-06
Obatala This rhythm is from bata. i perform a song to Obatala to it. The song is from the Album by 'Afro Shock' called Acccomodating Gods. This duo are brilliant ! and perform AfroCuban songs as a duo with kit and congas live with harmonised vocals. This is for one player. the left on the high drum doing slaps, the other hand on the other two drums, and the cowbell on the foot. It's a wonderfull song to the pure and, sometimes androgenous, creator in the Yoruban history. Tim Rowley 2003-08-18
Palo Congo Afro Cuban Palo for 1 The high and medium drums can be played with one hand leaving the other for the low drum. You can try the clave on a foot pedal though most like to give full concentration to the hands, that goes for all the rhythms. Tim Rowley 2003-08-13
Palo Sticks For 3 drummers with sticks + clave The Sangban Spicy and the Doundounba are actin as one instrument played with two sticks The middle drum is played with a stick in the right hand The small drum is played with two sticks Tim Rowley 2003-08-21
Palo for 2 For 3 congas + bell and clave One person on congas - quinto central - conga triangularly left - and tumba triangularly right - One person with bell and clave You can play the clave as a foot-pedal but it gives you less concentratin on variations Tim Rowley 2003-08-15
Pandeira Grooving samba pandeira + conga with hands Tim Rowley 2003-08-26
Salsa 2 Congas, bongos, timbales Tim Rowley 2003-10-16
Salsa fun Fun for two pairs of congas Tim Rowley 2003-10-04
Salsa quinto Salsa study with hands + clave Tim Rowley 2003-08-20
Salsa With timbale palitos (on the side of the metal drums) Tim Rowley 2003-09-06
Samba 1 Heavily swung samba 1. On the beat 1&. On the beat 2. 2/3 2&. 2/3 3. On the beat 3&. On the beat 4. 2/3 4&. 2/3 A heavy samba. Samba 2 is how it is usually played. Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Samba 2 Same as samba 1 with more usual groove 1. On the beat 1&. On the beat 2. 3/4 2&. 3/4 3. On the beat 3&. On the beat 4. 3/4 4&. 3/4 How I would normally play Samba. Samba 1 has a much heavier feel and needs experienced players to achieve. Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Samba Cabila a samba for congas 1. On the beat 1&. On the beat 2. 3/4 2&. 3/4 3. On the beat 3&. On the beat 4. 3/4 4&. 3/4 How I would normally play Samba. Samba 1 has a much heavier feel and needs experienced players to achieve. Tim Rowley 2003-10-16
Shifting cascara Trickier than the sands of the Sahara The cascara moves by 1/2 a beat and the rhythm moves from mambo to guaguanco with a new start point and back. This is acheived by playing the the cascara accentuating the second note of each 'double' played (a common salsa pulse). It then plays only the accentuated notes, and if you look, the spaces left played by the other hand , become the new cascara but with a new start point. Easy. You just have to get the rest of the band to play it now ! Tim Rowley 2003-09-14
Sofa Manding dance of the warriors Tim Rowley 2003-08-10
Soko - TR My own arrangement of this pre-circumcision rhythm Tim Rowley 2003-08-23
Soukous West African rhythm for kit and congas Tim Rowley 2003-10-05
Toque - 1 player Here is a toque transfered from bata. 6/8 The right hand plays the 6/8 clave and a high drum with a stick - except for one note that coincides with the bell. 4/4 One hand can play the clave and high drum. It's a great combination the folkloric clave with a pulse from 6/8. I have applied this with guaguanco and conga rhythms on the other hand. I have began with the 4/4 clave as I first worked it out and got used to playing it. I was later informed that the clave was the wrong way round. The correct way for a toque is shown in the second 4/4 section. Tim Rowley 2003-08-13
Toque Arara -Bata Cuban Bata Tim Rowley 2003-08-25
Tumba Antilles French Carribbean Tim Rowley 2003-08-21
Uruguayan Candombe Street music from between Brazil and Argentina Tim Rowley 2003-08-25
Vassi - Candomble Brazilian church music Tim Rowley 2003-08-23
Wood & Clay 12/8 Compostion for Udu and two cahons Tim Rowley 2003-08-26
Yanvalou Haitian Rada Church music Tim Rowley 2008-01-08
salsa fun Fun for two pairs of congas Tim Rowley 2007-01-23

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