Learn to play Cuban Music, the Cuban Tres & Changüi

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Learn about the Cuban tres and learn a traditional changüi pattern.

Changüi is from the eastern part of Cuba, specifically Baracoa. Changüi came from the fusion of nengon and kiribá. Changüi is really defined more by instrumentation than actual patterns and is in the son family. Changüi, being a newer style, is also more complex than either nengon or kiribá. It is much more syncopated and instead of one pattern, many songs copy the voice a 3rd or 6th higher and then repeat a pattern. This pattern may change after each verse.

This video was taken in Cuba several years ago in my backyard, and it features a typical pattern on the tres. After that introduction a trio plays the ensemble parts. The ensemble consists of bongo, bass and of course the Cuban tres.

This is a modern interpretation of the changüi ensemble. In the original style the marimbula is the traditional bass instrument. Also, you would have a singer and someone playing guayo.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Cuba
• tres
• changüi
• changui
• music
• instruction
• ensemble
• ethnomusicology
• nengon
• montuno

[timbacontent]

Great video - could you credit the musicians please? Also, since people are asking for more bass, you can boost the bass pretty easily using a parametric EQ.

[tresero2862]

@timbacontent

Giovanni Cofino on Bass (played with Elioto Reve)

Not sure if I have the original anymore.

[babyflauta]

please, pump up the volume on the bass...

[tresero2862]

I am sorry, but that is the way it is on the video.

[cheesandwichfactory]

can't hear the bass

[serrey390]

Soy mas mexicano que el tequila pero puedo apreciar la musica de todo el mundo. Muy bien trabajos mis hermanos cubanos. Que bien suena el tres!

[navildiaz2005]

esta si es la esencia del verdadero tres cubano....gracias,,,,, un abrazo desde colombia.......

[migve13]

Hi John! Thanks for your time searching and doing this video and book. It looks as if you have learned the stuff well, also the history of Son and Changüí which many books i´ve read got it all wrong, as they don't do any research, just write the book to make the quick money, even if what they write is garbage. good luck with your projects. keep it up!!!

[idal0927]

muy bueno

[adalneyelpollodecuba]

landi acere eres un maestro en el tres ,cantando en el sax un abrazo mi hermano desde puerto vallarta ( el pollito) ..mira mis videos en youtube...el pollo con 5 congas 1

[adalneyelpollodecuba]

landi como siempre sabor y corazon cubano ..un saludo desde puerto vallarta (el pollo).. ..un abrazo maestrooooo...

[tresero2862]

It really can't be done without a bunch of work on the nut and bridge. I don't know why you would do that anyway. The whole feel of the tres is because of the way it is constructed. It makes more sense to think of it as a single note, percussion instrument instead of a "guitar like" rhythm instrument.

Many people do convert guitars into a tres, but I have never heard of anyone doing the opposite.

[sdeanmusic]

Great!