Berklee Press - Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines - Oscar Stagnaro

Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines. For bass guitar. Berklee Methods. African, Cuban, Instructional and Play Along. Instructional book and examples(No CD). Introductory text, instructional text, standard bass notation and bass tablature. 56 pages. Published by Berklee Press (HL.50449512).

With introductory text, instructional text, standard bass notation and bass tablature.

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 included CD has 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.