The Roots of Timba, Pt I - 1948-A Belén le toca ahora

by Kevin Moore ©2007

1948 Arsenio Rodríguez - A Belén le toca ahora
xx0x 0xxx 0xx0 xx0x 2-3 son clave
xxxx xxxx xxx0 x00x (bass pickups)
0xxx xx00 xxx0 x00x
0xxx xx00 xxx0 x00x MIDI example
bassist: Lázaro Prieto
source: Montuneando

notes: This type of Arsenio song had a large influence on timba. The lyrics have been paraphrased in many timba songs and the bass tumbao marks both the 2-side and the 3-side in ways that became extremely common when the rest of the world finally caught up with Arsenio. Finally, the bass part is so close to the coro that it even hints at the "motivo" gear that we'll be studying in Volume II.

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