Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Yuka (2)

Cuban Rhythm Yuka (2)
This month, I will show you different type of Yuka.
This Yuka is very unique.
The cata is the same as the other Yuka I showed last month (Yuka 1).
The cata is 6/8 feel, but drums are 2/2 (or 4/4) feel.

Cata -- see last month blog.

Cachimbo (highest drum) -- played with one stick and bare hand.




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Cachimbo     2/2 (4/4)
Side . . O Side . . O Side . . O Side . . O
with one stick (Left)
L

R L

R L

R L

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Mula (Mid Drum) -- played with one stick and bare hand.




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Mula         2/2 (4/4)  
B . M . B . M . B . M . B . M .
with one stick 
Side . Side . Side . Side . Side . Side . Side . Side .


R.L
R.L
R.L
R.L
R.L
R.L
R.L
R.L







































































For Cachimbo and Mula, sticks are used only to hit side of drums.

Caja (Lowest Drum) -- played by bare hands. improvise.

To see demonstration on Youtube, please click Here.

To see my past blog, click Here.