Hal Leonard AFRO-cuban Slap Bass Lines B+ CD - Bass Guitar
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Summary of This Method
Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines is a method designed for bassists who want to integrate slap into a credible Latin context, beyond funk clichés. The goal is to provide you with effective and stylish bass lines adapted to the codes of Afro-Cuban music, emphasizing placement, articulation, and rhythmic feel.
You will explore grooves from several major styles: cha cha for setup and clarity, son montuno to understand accents and cyclic movement, songo and timba for more modern, denser, and often more energetic lines, not to mention Afro-Cuban 6/8, essential for working on ternary pulse and rotating accents.
The method also covers Latin jazz, with an opening towards less common meters through 7/4 Latin jazz. It is an excellent training ground to gain stability, learn to count and phrase over irregular cycles, while maintaining a natural groove.
Whether you play in a band, in the studio, or to enrich your composition ideas, these Afro-Cuban slap bass lines provide a more percussive sound palette and a true rhythmic signature. An ideal resource to enrich your playing and vary your lines with an immediately identifiable Latin vocabulary.
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Questions frequently asked
Which Afro-Cuban styles are covered in this slap bass method?
The method covers cha cha, son montuno, songo, timba, and Afro-Cuban 6/8.
Does the method include bass exercises in 7/8 time?
7/8 Latin jazz is among the featured content. This meter allows work on counting and phrasing over irregular cycles.
Is AFRO-cuban Slap Bass Lines B+ CD suitable for learning Latin slap bass?
The work is dedicated to slap bass lines in an Afro-Cuban context. The focus is on placement, articulation, and the rhythmic feel specific to these styles.
Can ternary rhythms be practiced with this bass method?
Afro-Cuban 6/8 is included to approach the ternary pulse and its cyclical accents. This work aims at groove stability within this meter.
What support material accompanies the Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines method?
The title indicates a CD accompanies this bass method. The work offers lines usable for group playing, studio work, or composition.
