I mean, it is hard to get in a band if one doesn't have experience with the style. I would loveto have some material I could perform along first. The problem is I don't have a band at the moment, as I am just learning this style. Thanks for your comment (In fact, Thanks for EVERY comments). If you want to play a Solo Tumbao with a conga player and the Bass in your left hand try the following tumbao for your left hand:īeat 2+ : play the fifth of the following Chordīeat 4 : play the fundamental of the chord of the next bar. Of course you could play a Bolero or even a Cha-Cha alone on the piano but to get it really going on look at least for one Conga Player. It is not a music-style suitable for solo piano. To get the right feeling of this kind of music You have to live it. I play Salsa and Latin-Jazz since 1973 and I was leading different Orchestras in Venezuela and Puerto Rico. You can see some examples of the contents on my Homepage-> But they said, the CD is really nice to play along or transcript. Which might sounds a bit irrelavant, as I'm a pianist. Some readers in Amazon even recommend me a Latin Bass Book. Have you guys read these books yet? how are they, would you recommend? I am a classical trained pianist, wanting to expend my vocabulary and feels for different styles. Salsa Guidebook: For Piano and Ensemble - Rebeca Mauleon I did look in internet, and I came across with these two books. Guys, I am looking for learning material for latin music. u guys have other suggestion for me what I should do?. I'm new to this style, and I would like to get the feel for myself first how does it feel to play salsa.

I'm looking for a book to teach me to play alone. It's a whole new exciting world out there. To understand the piano part, you've got to understand clave and how the piano part fits with the other instruments in the rhythm section. He shows you what role is played by each instrument in the basis afro-cuban styles. I'd also recomment a Pancho Sanchez video about Latin music basics. I've recently started learning it and it's great fun, but I've got a group to play with. Indeed, Latin music is really all about rhythm. It's important to realize that, even more than in swing jazz, the piano in Latin music is part of the rhythm section. I'm just alerting you to the fact that it won't teach you to play a piece of music that you could perform.

If you're just looking to get a feel for the sound of a Montunno, the book is great. It's good, but an earlier poster raises the right question: Are you looking to play solo piano or with a Latin group? The book Montunno book is geared towards learning showing the part you'll play with a group.

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