Cha Cha Cha Bongo Basic Martillo Oye Como Va w 2/3 Clave

[elnievesloco]

mmm ubieras alejado as la camara y te falta mas ritma no se te falta algo esa cancon va mas movida te falta meter mas redobles y mas remates usa vien los bongos el rtmo ue tevas es bueno pero nesecitas meterle mas candela

[alabubba]

You are sounding GREAT my friend! All the best to you!

[amsiermann]

excelente

[2bobdrummer]

nice sweet rythem,great video

[Garygok]

Nice vid although am I completely whacked or is the video slightly out of synch with the audio?

As a total beginner it makes discerning exactly what you are doing a little challenging. Also I would have loved to see both the Hembro and the Macho and beenable to see exactly what you are doing with your hands.

Good vid otherwise though gives me something to try and play/match to :)

[schowell215]

Nice sound. What kind of bongos are those?

[JazzyJez]

Gon Bops "Tumbao" series. Thanks for the comment

[bongomanfromdalou]

Hey, JazzyJez--

what's there to get annoyed about? Ya gotta start somewhere, bro'!. The roll at the end could be a bit tighter, but you'll get tighter with practice...the martillo sounds clean and you're in sync with the piano...

Lookin' forward to hearin' more from you...and Matt (mdubuque) and Gary (bongorilao) are great guys to watch and learn from!

Another of your bongo brothers,

Charlie (bongomanfromdalou)

[Txeroki87]

Madre!!!Me he comprado hace poco unos bongos y estoy practicando..pero no suena también como en el video!!!:P.Buen ritmo.

[salseroberlinense]

Cha cha chá was developed by composers who had played danzón and at first it was mainly played by charanga orchestras. There are parts in danzón songs that are called "cha cha chá" parts by some. The second video I pointed it is entitled "Viva el Cha Cha Cha Aragon", no clave again.

[salseroberlinense]

Just perform a google search and you will see that everyone agrees El Bodeguero is a typical cha cha chá. The singers also use the term. The rhythm section does not play as it would in a son - they don't use clave, for example. La Engañadora is considered by many as the first cha cha chá, and Orquesta Aragón as a very influential group in the development of the musical style.

[ydembsky]

It would be nice if we could see the whole palms (hands) and not just part of it.

[JazzyJez]

yeah, that would be nice but I don't have tripod in order to place the camera. once i get one i will make another video if possible.

[mdubuque]

Hey real nice work Jazzy, real nice!

Matt

[markbra]

Cha-Cha-Cha no lleva el bongo !

[d0minirican]

Nice sounding martillo. Those Gon Bops bongos?

[JazzyJez]

Yeah, they sure are. How did you know? They have a sweet sound,quality and have the price as some LPs. These are the Gon Bops Tumbao Series. Thanks for the comment.

[bongorilao]

Jazzy, how did I miss this one?! Excellent variation in tones. I like your one-finger stroke followed by a three-finger stroke. You should do this video again with a little wider camera shot to show the martillo on the hembra side. This was an excellent presentation and teaching tool! Great work me brada! I could join in with a conga drum to go along with your martillo - some low double strokes. hehe

[DjShilly18]

nice

[alabubba]

Hey JazzyJez, great to hear from you and see you getting ever-more into the bongos. Your touch and timing seems perfect, which doesn't surprise me at all since you're a dancer, and the music is dancing inside of you already - the bongos are just a great way to let it come out.

Keep it up my friend; you've got a great inner feel for bongos!

Bob

[PiaoliangJieJie]

Is that you, Jaz??? woow, awesome!

[JazzyJez]

Yes, that's me. Thank your for your comment.

[markbra]

Cha-Cha- Cha no lleva el bongo !

[JazzyJez]

No se cuales Chachachas escuchas pero algunas tienen el bongo.

[salseroberlinense]

Normalmente el bongó no se usa en cha cha chá y las claves tampoco. El cha cha chá no lleva clave. Sin embargo, si te gusta así, ¿por qué no?

Usually neither bongos nor claves are used in Cha cha chá, which has no clave. However, if you like it that way, why not?

[JazzyJez]

I really don't know where some people are getting this. some chachacha's have clave and bongo pattern in them. I will be glad to give you a list of songs that do. for example Sofrito by Mongo Santamaria has clave with Bongo playin

[salseroberlinense]

You can read that here,

zen30989 dot zen dot co dot uk/chap4 dot htm

for example. I do not know the song you mentioned but maybe Mongo just thought it would be nice to experiment? He played at the time when they started with latin jazz, so they mixed a lot...

[JazzyJez]

If you want to get technical an what instruments shouldn't be played. then music wouldn't be where it is, all aspects of music fuse several instruments. for example there is this band called Salsa Celtica that fuses scottish instruments such as bagpipes in their music. Not having clave or bongo in chachachas is like not having the congas in salsa. Salsa or latin jazz bands play chachacha, salsa & jazz. It all correlates with the music.

[salseroberlinense]

You are right that music should be open, and that's what I had indicated already by writing that you should do as you like and that maybe they experimented because it was the beginning of latin jazz. However, no clave or bongo in cha cha chá is not at all the same as no congas in salsa because salsa is usually played with congas, while cha cha chá is usually played without claves and bongó.

[JazzyJez]

I wonder what kind of song you consider chachacha. Maybe you are comparing this comment to songs like Oye Como Va. We can sit here and discuss this back and forth but you already made up your mind. thanks for your comments though

[salseroberlinense]

Don't know why you get angry. I gave you an example of a page where what I said is stated as well. Here are 2 youtube videos of what I would say is typical cha cha chá:

watch?v=MVdUw1rF784

watch?v=6M5AygPuR9M (El Bodeguero)

Orquesta Aragón with characteristic güiro, flutes and violins. No bongó, no clave. La Engañadora is another example of a typical song. Unfortunately, I cannot find a good video here. But I can send it to you if you like. Could you send me the song you meant?

[tinnnno]

excelente sonido brotherrrrrr

[JazzyJez]

Gracias por tu comentario! Muchisimas!