Samba and merengue to follow. The Afro beat is a critical pattern not found in salsa but ESSENTIAL in understanding how to play in the Afro Cuban tradition. First popularized by Chano Pozo, Armando Peraza, Mongo Santamaria and Francisco Aguabella.
Matt Dubuque
Kristaps from Lativa plays a well-known tune "El Tren" (The Train) from Santiago de Cuba. Here he shows what is possible from a very nice pair of bongos with world class heads. Listen to his sound!
