Beyond Salsa Percussion: Calixto Oviedo - Drums & Timbales: Timba Gears (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781456343989)

Calixto Oviedo is the first featured artist in "Beyond Salsa Percussion", the companion series to author Kevin Moore's acclaimed "Beyond Salsa Piano" series. Oviedo, who played with such groups as NG La Banda and Adalberto ﾁlvarez y su Son, is a living legend among Cuban drummers.This, the third volume of the series, "Calixto Oviedo: Timba Gears", dissects Oviedo's style using the "gear" approach introduced by Moore in 2004 in "The Tom疽 Cruz Conga Method". At 176 pages, with dozens of carefully transcribed musical examples, the goal of "Calixto Oviedo: Timba Gears" goal is to help experienced Latin drummers master the new Cuban styles, to help American and European drummers master Latin drumming in general, and to explain the intricacies of Cuban music to arrangers, listeners and dancers.

Author: Tom Ehrlich, Kevin Moore
ISBN-10: 145634398X
ISBN-13: 9781456343989
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/25/2010
Pages: 178
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.38d