Los Van Van - La bomba soy yo - How to play it

[manoscalientes]

Hello,

i am trying to play this song with the charanga pattern learned here.. but this songs sounds diferent... there is a silence on the pattern that i can't identify.

is charanga ? timba ? songo?

I need some words of the experts here.. which pattern can i use to play it?

??? (I love this song !! )



Thanks in advance for your help

[tamboricua]

Hola Manoscalientes,

Hope all is well! This is a very good example of Timba conga playing with "Manolo" playing variations all over the place.
You can use:

p t s t p O t o / p s s O O s o o
L L R L L R L R L R L R R L R R

Capital letter is on tumba. I agree with you this a killer song, have you noticed the "cross clave" section on it? Check out the tune Somos Cubanos for even a funkier one.

Saludos,

Jorge Ginorio



Edited By tamboricua on 1174668192

[manoscalientes]

Thanks a lot , i will try it..

<span style='font-family:Courier'>p t s t p O t o / p s s O O s o o
L L R L L R L R L R L R R L R R</span>


about the clave change, i didn't realize that, but when the Mayito sings :

"Porque no sabes nada de pintura

E no conoces nada de futbol

Y mucho menos de literatura..."

I changed to timba pattern 1 showed in this site, thus ending the other pattern on tumba and starting the new one on tumba also..i "felt" the change..

I didn't know the explanation for that...Now i know the reason : is the clave change that you told me..

I am right ?

Muchas Gracias.
Roberto Manos Calientes

[tamboricua]

What you are referring to is the "Bridge section' or "B" section of the tune. The percussion goes "up" to add more intensity to the tune in that section. If you notice, the piano "montunea" more agresively, and the bass plays busier lines. Contrary to the verse sections where everybody laid down.

The whole tune is in 2/3 clave direction, but around 2:20 of playing track time there is an actual "monte de clave". Leading up to a trombone interlude Samuel plays a timbale fill and when he comes back to the groove he switched to 3/2 direction, it feels very akward. Check it out!

Saludos,

Jorge Ginorio