Kevin Moore - Beyond Salsa Piano - Vol. 2 Examples

An Instructional Piano Series by Kevin Moore

Examples from Beyond Salsa Piano, Volume 2

Chapter 1 is devoted to the seminal tumbaos of Jesús and Cachao López of Arcaño y sus Maravillas.

Piano example from Beyond Salsa Piano - The Cuban Timba Piano Revolution -

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Chapter 1 also introduces the rhythmic underpinnings for the tumbaos which would later be used for chachachá. While "invented" by Enrique Jorrín, many of the rhythmic elements originated with Arcaño's group.

Piano example from Beyond Salsa Piano - The Cuban Timba Piano Revolution -

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Chapter 2 pauses in the historical chronology to tackle the ever-present issue of clave, including a long series of clave exercises.

Clave exercise from Beyond Salsa Piano - The Cuban Timba Piano Revolution -

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Chapter 3 studies the tumbaos of the Cuban big band or "jazzband" genre: Beny Moré, Pérez Prado, Orquesta Riverside, etc.

Chapter 4 studies the tumbaos of the charanga genre: Aragón, Fajardo, Sensación, Revé, etc. It also pays special attention to the idea of layering tumbaos, the foundation for all Latin music arranging.

Piano example from Beyond Salsa Piano - The Cuban Timba Piano Revolution -

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Chapter 5 studies the tumbaos of the conjuntos which took up the slack when Arsenio moved to New York: Modelo, Chappotín, Sonora Matancera, etc.

Chapter 6 returns to the technical side of things, showing how piano tumbaos relate to the clave.

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