Más de Seis Semanas para terminar el libro papá

¿Buscas una transcripción completa del piano y bajo para el cuerpo y coro del tema clásico "Seis Semanas"? ¿O como aprender a tocar como el creador de tus montunos favoritos de Los Van Van? O la mejor biografía de César "Pupy" Pedroso con su discografía completa? Te puede tomar más de seis semanas pero el Sincronizador Central de la Timba te lo pone en bandeja de plata con Volumen 10 de MÁS ALLÁ DEL PIANO SALSERO. Descraga una muestra gratis aquí.

César Pupy Pedroso - Photo by Tom Ehrlich

The tenth volume in the Beyond Salsa Piano series focuses on César "Pupy" Pedroso, the founding pianist and one of the principal composers of Cuba's most popular band, Los Van Van, and now the leader of Los Que Son Son, the most successful new Cuban group of the 2000s. Doubling as a history and music appreciation course, the book contains extensive music notation examples of Pedroso's piano tumbaos, or "montunos", as well as transcriptions of solo and head arrangements.

Illustrated in detail is Pupy Pedroso's trademark "contrary motion" montuno style, which, while very easy to execute produce much richer sounding harmonies than the standard salsa approach. The book also includes "sidebar" sections on the importance of rumba in salsa, rhythm section "gears", controlled improvisation and the evolution of bass tumbaos in Cuban music.

Bass tumbaos are included for each of the 54 piano transcriptions and some also include string section guajeos and second keyboard parts. Volume 10 also includes a detailed biography with rare photos from Pupy's private collection and information about his extensive musical family. The discgraphy section lists Pupy's work in two ways: by album, and by song, as many of his compositions were recorded by various artists.

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Wednesday, 09 March 2011, 05:49 AM

Por ahí viene la bomba. New from Europe comes LA HABANA TIENE SU MENEO ... Thank you Yanesito for this "in development version" (the finished official version will include the mambos) of the next big hit for Cuban dancers! On vocals we have El Indio (from Manolito y su Trabuco), Sinsonte (from Elio Revé), Pepitín (from Manolito y Su Trabuco) and Enriquito on coros. Also credited are Calixto Oviedo on percussion, Yanesito himself on bass and tres, and Oldrich Gonsález on piano. Tremendo meneo acere!

Also on RADIO TIMBA is a new song by Alexander Abreau and Habana D Primera. called Carita de Pasaporte . While a few versions of the song have been floating around on YouTube, like the clip here from our HDP resident expert Gabriell Wilder, the official studio version is different and more powerful (and don't include the spoilers, those are ours). Enjoy!

Habana D Primera Foto: Lázaro Jesús Piña Portuondo

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Thursday, 03 March 2011, 07:30 AM

cuban music, musica cubana From time to time I get an email from OMO ACHÉ CULTURAL ARTS and I'm always impressed in their level of activity. Led by Juan Carlos Blanco Riera, Omo Aché is a San Diego, California based organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and educating the general public about the richness of Cuban music, dance & culture. Omo Ache’s performance group actively preserves the traditional dances, songs, music and stories of Cuba. Omo Aché Afro-Cuban Dance & Music Co. offers audiences a journey through the evolution of Cuban culture, from its African roots to today's most popular urban expressions. Performers of Omo Aché include Cuban and local artists dedicated to the ethnographic study of traditional Afro-Cuban cultural arts under the guidance of master folklorist and artistic director Juan Carlos Blanco Riera. Read more about OMO ACHÉ in our dance section...

2011 Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards This year the Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards is taking place April 26-27-28 in Miami Beach. The conference unites the most active market movers in the world of Latin music and entertainment - including the industry’s hottest artists, major record label execs, cutting-edge brand marketers, national radio programmers, world-renowned producers, and revolutionary digital music execs. Its the networking event of the year for this sector. Recognizing the most popular Latin music acts on the charts, the Billboard Latin Music Awards features top solo performers & Latin groups vying for top honors across all genres of Latin Music, produced and broadcast by Telemundo.

In partnership with Billboard, TIMBA.com is extending a SPECIAL ARTIST ONLY RATE of $400 for all three days (conference & awards). Check the current rates here. Only latin music artists with at least one release (Latinpulsemusic.com, iTunes, CD Baby) can apply. For more info write to us at timba [at] timba [dot] com with *artist rate billboard* in the subject line.

En asociación con Billboard, TIMBA.com está ofreciendo una TARIFA ESPECIAL PARA ARTISTAS de $400 para los tres días (conferencia y premios). Revisa los precios actuales aquí. Solo artista con mínimo un lanzamiento (Latinpulsemusic.com, iTunes, CD Baby) pueden aplicar. Para más información escríbenos a timba [arroba] timba [punto] com con *tarifa especial de artista billboard* en el sujeto.

SBS Abel Namá SBS, agrupación formada por el cantante Abel Bosmenier (Abel Namá) y distinguidos por ventas de “SIGUE AL LÍDER” Acapulco (México) han obtenido disco de oro por las 75.000 copias vendidas, su experiencia tras estos años hacen que el cantante y compositor continúe su proyecto en solitario, como SBS Abel Namá, manteniendo su dinámica fusionando el Hip Hop ( Rap) con géneros cubanos, son, guaracha y cha cha cha -GUARACHANDO, su nueva propuesta discográfica. El Grupo S. B. S. de Hip Hop es oriundo de La Habana, Cuba; surgió en 1995 cuando un grupo de jóvenes con inquietudes musicales decidieron unirse en un proyecto singular que en poco tiempo fueron capaces de crear su sello identitario con un repertorio propio fusionando el Hip-Hop (Rap) con géneros cubanos como el Son, la Guaracha y el Cha Cha Cha.

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Friday, 11 February 2011, 10:21 AM

http://salsaruedafestival.com - February 17-20 - San Francisco
REGISTER

This year the festival includes:
* 50 Intermediate and Advanced Workshops in Rueda, Casino, Son, Afro-Cuban Folkloric and more
* 4 nights of parties with 3 Live Timba Bands, 3 DJ's, Dance Performances, and social dancing.
* A Beginners Track in a full ballroom with two hour classes with the same teacher.
* Instructors Track. A seperate class for the teachers and the T.A.s in the Casino community.
* 4-5 classes to choose from every hour. Beginners Track, 2 Int level ballrooms, 1 Advanced level
* After-Party Space with DJ. Party till 5 in the morning!!
* Private Lesson Area. Book with your favorite instructor

Say hello to Nick & Serena from Salsa Vale Todo and thank them for their support of Cuban music.