Claves:
Son Clave – The 3/2. Hit on beat 1, the & between 2 and 3, and the last beat hits on the 4. (count is like a 1,2 & 3, 4). The 2 hits on the 2, 3 beats. Combine one after the other and that’s it. You can swap these parts around and play the 2/3. (5 Rhythms That Changed My Life (Important Patterns for Ableton, FL Studio – Splice), 2021)
Rumba Clave – Hit on 1, the & between 2 and 3, and the last hit is now the & between the 4 and 1 beat. The 2 part is the same as the Son Clave. Again, you can swap these parts around. (de Miranda, 2011)
Bongos:
Salsa rhythms: Left – Edge on 1, middle on & (with fingers), edge on 2, middle on & (with thumb) , edge on 3, middle on & (with fingers), bottom of right on 4, bottom on left on the & (with thumb). (Bongo Rhythms for Salsa – Pattern Variations Lesson. [2021]
Shakers:
Play with your hand up, not down. Staccato by moving your wrist only. Shake consistently by moving elbow and wrist. Play both together by doing staccato back and fourth then 2 shakes that sound legato. Latin typically has 1 accent then the legato for 2 shakes.( Latin Rhythms. 2022.)
Examples of different styles:
I think the claves is playing the 3/2 pattern. The shaker is pretty consistent throughout. The wind instruments are very very dominant in this song. The guitar typically plays the same motif but kind of follows the voice sometimes. Horns seem to be taking a lead and playing a lot of the extra parts too, like the higher up riffs. (Buena Vista Social Club – El Cuarto De Tula (Official Audio) 2014)
Piano is dominant, beat is using tresillo? claps on 2 and 4. Doesn’t really use percussion but latin rhythms. (Camila Cabello, Daddy Yankee – Havana (Remix – Audio) 2017)
The shaker follows the rhythm of the bongos but, again, remains a constant through the song. (Fotos Y Recuerdos. 2017)
Reggaeton beat style. (Tainy, Lauren Jauregui, C. Tangana – NADA. 2020)
Reggaeton beat. ( Rauw Alejandro – Nostálgico (Versión Solo) 2021)
Bibliography:
Latin Rhythms. 2022. Latin Rhythms. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.lumbeat.com/afro-latin-drum-machine/latin-rhythms.html. [Accessed 17 March 2022].
YouTube. 2022. Bongo Rhythms for Salsa – Pattern Variations Lesson – YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N5JY2dLJAw. [Accessed 11 March 2022].
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Buena Vista Social Club – El Cuarto De Tula (Official Audio). [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/gaKKELQWhbs [Accessed 26 May 2022].
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Camila Cabello, Daddy Yankee – Havana (Remix – Audio). [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/qooQd8AA7_M [Accessed 26 May 2022].
YouTube. 2022. Clave rhythms for beginners Tutorial – YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZok3MaiiD4. [Accessed 11 March 2022]
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Fotos Y Recuerdos. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/dFwBFRBYKK0 [Accessed 26 May 2022].
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Rauw Alejandro – Nostálgico (Versión Solo) | Chris Brown, Rvssian. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/2PqpzuPRSFo [Accessed 26 May 2022].
Youtube.com. 2021. 5 Rhythms That Changed My Life (Important Patterns for Ableton, FL Studio – Splice). [online] Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ4Rce8QEs0> [Accessed 25 May 2022].
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Tainy, Lauren Jauregui, C. Tangana – NADA. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/suTAIjL2UYw [Accessed 26 May 2022].