Originally Posted by
ProfessorO
I’ve found Dworsky’s A Rhythmic Vocabulary incredibly valuable. The emphasis is on Latin/Afrocuban, but the general layout, the learning strategies, and the grooves themselves are useful for any musician. On a related front, the “AfroLatin Drum Macine” app is a great practice tool and a real bargain for what you get. Metronomes are always good, but I find practicing over clave more productive for how it demands independence.
I’ve been working to apply Afrocuban drum parts to mandolin for years now. Anyone else interested in the genre?
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