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Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:35 pm**

Hello conga community,

a great new year to everybody! We will need it.

I am looking for some good transcription of bata rhythms for congas.

I absolutely love the bata but feel at this stage that I don't have the time to take that whole thing on. I attented to a lot of Santeria ceremonies and I felt the power of the drums, the beat and the melodies. So beautiful and inspiring!
So I like to play some on the conga and it can sometimes be very interesting in completely different contexts. Check that franco-cuban band Orishas they made some really interesting hip hop using batas.

I was taught this version of obbatalà in cuba and it is great fun.( I am not sure how to put the image on the post, if it doesn't show please tell me how to do it)
Please post some as well or links to transcriptions for congas.

Peace

tone

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Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:35 pm**

Cheers Tone!

The bata is a really cool sound. I'll have to try your pattern when I get home!

The picture needs to be a jpeg (jpg) file in order to post. I saved it to the desktop as such. Should show up now...

Peace!
Cap'n Q

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Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:37 pm**

try this again ...

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Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:49 am**

Try things like chachalokefun and nongo ,wardo .These are easy to transfer over to the congas.All these grooves are in the batabook on congaplace.com

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:04 am**

thanks for putting the image up captainquinto!
I should also say that when the slap and tone play together in the second part they are both on the quinto. Kind of flam of tone and slap.

Enjoy it.

tone

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:57 pm**

and another thing, just in case you were wondering.

First line is for 2 congas, second is for 3.

I believe this is in 3/2 clave.

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:18 am**

... thanks for putting the image up captainquinto!

You are most welcome my friend! I had a chance to play this one today and it has a nice groove.

BTW - the chacha loquefun in the conga cookbook that was mentioned is one of my fav's.

Peace!
Cap'nQ

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:44 pm**

Saludos,the transporting of Yorubas patterns to Congas was a movement started by Dr. Obdulio Morales back in the 1930's with the shows 'Batamu',and was followed by Gilberto Valdez,(Batanga),etc. Mongo Santamaria,and Francisco Aguabella are the percussionists which started that movement in the U. S., and... there are others groups from Cuba.This is part of my developing training which I teach for Afro/Jazz,Afro/Pop knowledge within my students.Dr. Zaragemca

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Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:42 pm**

WoW!
Dr. Zara spelled everything correct! Amazing! Now you have to phrase it correctly....By the way "Dr" ...... Dr<== "Drum RiffRaff"? hummmmm <nodding head>.
RumBa

Posted: **Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:46 am**

:D

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:52 am**

so Zara, would you share a few with us, or point us to places where we can find some?

It would very much appreciated I am sure.

thanks

tone

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:54 pm**

Saludos the places to learn this crosspatterns,are the CD's,the DVD's,somewhere in Cuba ,and my Training Place..Dr. Zaragemca

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:17 pm**

where do you teach?

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:25 pm**

Saludos,I been teaching for around 17 years,and in Houston,Texas since 1997.(International Club of Percussionists). Dr. Zaragemca

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Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:27 am**

Actually just learn the bata parts then play them on the congas. I've seen Michael Spiro do this with two cowbells on pedals. Pretty amazing.
PC

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