First, a service announcement: I’m heading to Germany in a couple of days, so posting will be rather light. I’ll be visiting some teachers and drummers in Berlin and Dresden, and showing them some Cymbal […]
Category: Robertinho Silva
Groove o’ the day: Milton Nascimento – Tudo Que Você Podia Ser
My apologies for the lack of new posts. I’m putting together a new show of my paintings— first one in 15 years— and that has been occupying most of my spare time of late. Here’s […]
Groove o’ the day: Robertino Silva — Saídas E Bandeiras
Been having a little bit of writer’s block in finishing several longer pieces this week, so let’s do something easy. Here’s a simple rock beat in 5/4 by one of my favorite Brazilian drummers, Robertinho […]
Best books: Studio Funk Drumming by Roy Burns and Joey Farris
Lately I’ve become very anti-hip and anti-novelty with my practice materials, and the 40-page Studio Funk Drumming by Burns and Farris has that in spades. Written in 1981, and revised in 1994, this book focuses […]
Transcription: Robertinho Silva – Beauty and the Beast
Here’s another Robertinho Silva transcription, this time from Wayne Shorter’s Native Dancer. This is not a funk record, but it’s quintessential 70’s funk drumming- this performance is right up there with Ngugu’s playing on George […]
Transcription: Robertinho Silva – Baiao Malandro
Here’s a new transcription of a burning mid-70’s Brazilian fusion piece, Baiao Malandro from Egberto Gismonti’s LP Carmo, featuring Robertinho Silva on drums (also known as Roberto). It’s fairly quick and dirty- there’s a good […]