Learn to play Afro-Cuban style drums from Jimmy Branley!
The New Method for Afro-Cuban Drumming features Jimmy’s unique approach to playing contemporary Latin rhythms on the drumset. The material represents a fusion of his experiences growing up in Cuba and shows how he applied this knowledge when he got to the United States and began performing.
Everything in this book has practical applications to many styles of music.
Jimmy covers: Getting the right sound, Bongo bell patterns and the drumset, Bass drum variations, Hi-hat variations.
Patterns include: clave, caacute, scara, bombo, guaguancoacute, cha cha cha, and Afro-Cuban 6/8. Jimmy also includes a section on soloing ideas!
The 65-minute audio CD contains 97 tracks that demonstrate all of the patterns contained in the book and played at a tempo that is easy to follow. There are also play-along tracks with a band so you can apply the examples in a musical setting and begin to develop a real feel for playing this music!
