Variations on a songo rhythm, hands only. The usual groove is kind of a set thing, that can be a hard thing to break away from, so this page forces the issue, opening it up a bit.
See my 2013 page o’ coordination for some bass drum variations, which you can use with this. I recommend working this style up together with the Mozambique— they work well together, you can easily switch from one to the other in the course of a tune. You’ll know when you’re in a setting where you can do that. And see my other songo pages for more, and for some background.
Oh, here’s a good loop for playing this with, and a good first tempo goal: Bamboleate, by Eddie Palmieri— same thing I’m playing along with here.
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