Here’s a little non-traditional Latin jazz practice loop, sampled from the intro of the tune Mi Montuno, from the Bamboleate, by Eddie Palmieri/Cal Tjader. There are a couple of caveats about it, but it’s not […]
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Mozambique listening
Here is a YouTube playlist of the tracks cited in the Mozambique variations post, plus a few things: After the break I’ll give some brief notes on some of the tracks: Eddie Palmieri — Melao […]
Mozambique variations
With apologies for the late lack of posting, here is a little bit of a retread/refinement of my earlier Page of Mozambique. I’ve been working with this feel quite a bit, but have struggled to […]
Practice loop: Eddie Palmieri 6/8
Here’s a loop of an Afro 6/8 groove which I’ve been getting a lot of mileage out of, lately. It’s a couple of measures of Pancho’s Seis Por Ocho, from Bamboleate Eddie Palmieri/Cal Tjader. The […]
Daily best music in the world: Mozambique
Melao Para El Sapo, a New York-style Mozambique by Eddie Palmieri. I’m finding that my page of Mozambique from 2013 is holding up pretty well as a method for getting some basic fluency with this […]
Transcription: Raymond “Monchito” Muñoz — Caminando
Here we have a Latin percussionist funking out a little bit on Caminando, a hip cha cha* recorded by Eddie Palmieri on his great album Vamonos Pa’l Monte. The drummer, Raymond “Monchito” Muñoz, brings very […]
Conga to Mozambique
Let me say up front that I’m always a little paranoid about venturing into Afro-Cuban music on the blog— I don’t have a lot of field experience playing it with knowledgeable people, and have had […]
DBMITW: Eddie Palmieri
While we’re on the Salsa music, here’s a Mozambique entitled Comparsa De Los Locos, by Eddie Palmieri, from his Vamonos Pal’ Monte album from 1971. Nicky Marrero plays drums, along with several percussionists. What the […]