Chad Thorne Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 What is it? I found this discussion online: Re: The Meaning of \'Tumbao" Is there a more definite musical meaning? Or is it just "swing" in Spanish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Originally posted by Chad: Is there a more definite musical meaning? Or is it just "swing" in Spanish? I don't think it's a musical term, so there's probably no direct translation. I mean, what's the precise musical meaning of "sass" or "oomph"? I believe some people refer to congas as "tumbadoras" (although sometimes I also get the feeling that they are different instruments). Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 It is (among other things) a musical term. It referred originally to a particular conga part in Afro-Cuban music. Later it was applied to the classic Son/Rumba/"Salsa"/mambo etc. bass line (as well as the conga part). http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Conga Tumbaos http://www.congaplace.com/instrument/congas/rhythms/tumbao1.gif http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 The classic bass tumbao is to play on the 'and' of 2 and the 4 of each bar. This gives great forward momentum and usually signals the next chord a beat before the barline. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 http://www.its.caltech.edu/~daven/Notation.htm http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 http://www.its.caltech.edu/~daven/Clips/tumbao.mp3 http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 http://www.proz.com/kudoz/645368 http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 At last, a transcription of the rhythm of the bass pattern http://www.vic-firth.com/education/drumset/essentialstyles/afrocuban/finale/pt2tumbao/tumbao1.gif My theory is that either the word is onomatopaeic in origin referring to the sound of the congas (although it fits nicely with the bass part - tumbao, tumbao, tumbao, tumbao) or that it derives from one of the African languages and arrived with slaves to Cuba. A very old example of me playing tumbao - warning terrible intonation in the bass solo! http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 Phil, buddy - you the man! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Thanks mate! Yeah! http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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