Cool! This thread makes me want to replace some of the traditional stuff with salsa when I go to visit my parents this christmas... 8)
Is "La gran fuga" a christmas album? :shock: Are you sure? Asalto Navideño is the only one I know about. Haven't heard it, though.
Markolino Dimond y Frankie Dante - El Quinto de Beethoven
I was there with my SO earlier this summer (on a Friday night), and I got the impression that most people were there to dance. Many were quite good,...
Thanks for the clips, pelao!!! :cheers: :D :D :D The hits on the actual drum patches in the sound clips (i.e. not the bells or shells of the...
Thanks for the info. I didn't realize that only the bell was used - I thought this was how the shells sounded. :oops: Anyway, the following...
Cool! Thanks for the link, peachexploration! :cheers:
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I wish you would stop doing that, SDsalsaguy!... Looks kinda painful. :D
Lead is heavier than iron.
OK, I'll take your word for it. :D I guess it doesn't really matter if our dance steps correspond to eighths or fourths, but some of us just...
Made perfect sense to me - in fact, this is how I thought it worked before the clave counting discussion in this thread. So, you're saying that...
Yeah, this would be interesting to know. A related question: if the music is written in 4/4, how do the arrangers write the transitions where you...
Oh, I didn't know that... :oops: Anyway, if you see him, please tell him that the illustrations are really terrible! 8) Other than that, I've...
Hmm, theory... that reminds me. Wait a minute, here it is: (quoting from the "Latin Dance Study Guide" by Martin Blais, section 4.4: Found...
Good point. "El cuarto de Tula" has a 2-3 clave, and is labeled as a "son" in the notes to my Buena Vista Social Club CD. On the other hand, if...
Oh no, it's another "on 2"-thread!... :wink: I don't dance on 2, and I'm no salsa music expert, but I'll give this a try anyway, Salsachinita. All...
Interesting... We were just taught how to count the steps, not how to identify the beats in the music. Since I have some musical background I...
Re: The difference between NY Mambo and LA style Right after the 1st beat... :wink: Seriously though, I'm not sure if people who learn on 2...
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