Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines [With CD (Audio)]

By Oscar Stagnaro

(Berklee Methods). Afro-Cuban rhythms are hot, and the bass is the beating heart of the groove Now you can learn to play slap bass in seven popular Afro-Cuban styles: cha cha, son montuno, songo, timba, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Latin jazz, and Latin jazz in 7. Whether you read tab or standard notation, you will quickly learn all these styles and develop your slap bass techniques to create style-appropriate articulations. The book includes access to online percussion tracks, play-along tracks and complete songs to help you improve your groove to an Afro-Cuban rhythm. Grammy-winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro is one of today's top players and a pioneer in bass education. He is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, where he helped found the Latin bass studies department. He is co-author of The Latin Bass Book . Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0634023780
• ISBN13: 9780634023781
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Berklee Press Publications
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.9" x 11.9"