Volume 4 continues where Volume 3 left off -the second part of of a 30-year period between the Cuban Revolution and the Timba Revolution. Beyond Salsa Piano is an instructional (eBook + audio), play-along history and anthology of the role of the piano in the Cuban rhythm section –from its first appearance to the present. This is the fourth book in a instructional series set to become the new standard for contemporary Latin piano styles. 80 pages (80 páginas) with 102 audio tracks (102 pistas).
Special notes about Beyond Salsa Piano Volume 4:
** Beyond Salsa Piano Volume 4 is the fourth in a series of instructional methods composed of an eBook with audio tracks. The eBook and audio tracks are sold separately.
The eBook is a personalized pdf download compatible with Adobe Acrobat (more eBook info here).
** All 102 audio tracks have stereo separation: the left channel has the left hand piano part and the right channel has the right hand piano part.
Volume 4 continues where Volume 3 left off -the second part of of a 30-year period between the Cuban Revolution and the Timba Revolution. It analyzes the piano styles of the modernized conjuntos that became popular in the 1980s - Adalberto Álvarez & Son 14, Rumbavana Los Karachis, etc. It also covers the modernized charangas of Aliamén, Maravilla de Florida's Manolito Simonet period, Original de Manzanillo, among others and the charangón phase of Orquesta Revé.
Beyond Salsa Piano is a history and anthology of the role of the piano in the Cuban rhythm section – from its first appearance to the present. In a broader sense, it’s a study of the tumbao – the art of creating music from layers of repeating rhythmic and melodic phrases. Whether these syncopated figures are called tumbaos, guajeos, montunos, riffs or vamps, this Afro-Cuban concept lies at the heart of nearly every popular music genre from salsa to rock , funk, R&B, hiphop and jazz.
While presented as a set of method books, the series doubles as a history course and record collecting guide for listeners, dancers, and players of instruments other than the piano.
Perhaps the most important goal of the series is to provide a comprehensive understanding of how tumbaos are constructed, their central role in the texture of Latin music of all eras, and the endless possibilities they provide for creative composing and arranging.
Click here for a pdf sample of the Beyond Salsa Piano Volume 4 eBook.
