The Rhythms of Merengue

[@stick-itproductions.3307]

I always like hearing more skilled drummers talk while playing. They always talk in a way that matches the rhythm of what they're playing.

[@captainkiwi77]

Stick-It Productions. That’s because it’s literally impossible not to, as a teacher I’ve started doing more talking and I have to practically meter what I say, it’ll get more fluid over time but it’s near impossible to talk out of time regardless

[@CarinaPrimaBallerina]

@@captainkiwi77 I do that too. I make out how to say something with a certain rhythm before saying it. When the brain is in rhythm mode, it must stay in rhythm mode

[@gringochucha]

What a master. I didn't know this guy before today, and now I'm looking up all his videos. Maestro.

[@diegotapia653]

This is only one of the many rhythms that are in the merengue genre. There's also Segunda, Pambiche, interboro and many other fun rhythms. Look it up. It's really interesting.

[@mrbtapir]

Can you recommend any artists or groups to listen to for all these merengue rhythms?

[@drzflyest4]

@@mrbtapir jovanny polanco el prodigio fefita la grande etc

[@antonio4809]

@@mrbtapir Omega El Fuerte

[@GuarionexHD]

@@mrbtapir Juan Luis Guerra, Ala Jaza new tambora playing system (MamWali) it's like a Mambo Trap

[@iwillnevergetone5]

this is some serious hotness. respect

[@stephenpopovichl122]

Bobby you are a great musician and great teacher-one of the best I have seen in awhile-Excellent Bobby!!!!

[@weber247]

Bobby Sanabria is an excellent teacher.

[@Nicholas-xn7mn]

best lesson ever gonna spend some time on this one for sure

[@Yaboroqe]

These are the real drummers.

[@kimberlyjanice8267]

Ayeeee im proud😎 🇩🇴

[@chernobyl_employee8872]

@@neldadon What?

[@iamthefirsttosecond]

Great educator and beautiful feel. Thanks!

[@TheNoColo]

Such a good break down! I'm trying to learn Latin rhythms on the drums and this has been my favorite so far. ¡Gracias!

[@tipofelice]

Great teacher, Sr Bobby is.

[@Ricochetmex]

Increíble maestro, que gusto haber encontrado estos videos, a practicar, bailar y cantar!

[@5lip5pace]

Fantastic, been wanting to incorporate the swing and vibe of merengue into House/Techno

[@peterstedman6140]

That sounds like fun!

[@shapshooter7769]

Welp let us know if you got tracks

[@douglasnorton9193]

trying to do exactly that

[@perosa99]

Great teacher! The sound was fantastic

[@rasecthebloody]

Mr. Sanabria put order in the class, una bestia!!

[@flintwestwood3596]

I love this!

[@thejeffbabickband4609]

Bobby is the best!

[@JoseG_Canchica]

That was excellent 👏👏

[@masuro49]

Señor Sanabria, ud. Es otra cosa. No puede ser buen musico, quien no siente la musica. De ahi parte su calidad de Maestro con mayuscula. Exelente su manera de enseñar, exelente su habilidad en la percusión. Despues de la clase, uno está listo pa'irse pal bembé 🎼🎵🎶🎹🎸🎷🎻🎻🥁📯

[@BangRadio_Isai]

This was great!

[@hrny7051]

Long Live Sir Bobby Sanabria!

[@louiscarrillo5873]

that was key!!!!! bringing it all together

[@3farruca]

Now, that’s what u call teaching👏🏻👌🏻🥂

[@masuro49]

🤤🤤🤤 que super maestro señor Sanabria.

[@bunny_boop]

I think I'm in love with this man dios mioooooo

[@CrAzEDxKILLAx23]

Great video! I really enjoyed the content since I would like to learn to play the saxophone 🎷

[@AionClarkeMusic]

Great vid!

[@pythonkick1184]

I wish I knew this groove earlier!

[@drummyboo1065]

Nice! Really helpful

[@drummerboy2215]

Hey that rhythm gives me a good idea for when Im playing Caravan by Duke Ellington on the drums.

[@JabCrossHook27]

Soon as I saw his name, I knew I'd find wot I needed here ;)

[@sarojaband4664]

A true Master!! ASCENCION!!!!

[@drummendous]

This is a good video on the Merengue. I like this better then Tommy Igoe's notation on Groove 38. Igoe's is good but it works more as filler whereas this video's groove feels more like a main idea. Well done!

[@Escafura2011]

É muito semelhante ao "Samba Reggae" dos blocos afros.

[@nathanom_]

Thank you! I’ve been searching, and can’t find, can someone tell me an example of a merengue song with 2-3 clave? Does it happen? Thanks.

[@stick-itproductions.3307]

7:45 Jaw Drop.

[@bruxo27]

maaaaan! So niiiice!

[@joseceraia]

What you play with the sticks 1 2 3 1 2 is also the same for bossa nova

[@stalliec]

Close but not the same. He is clicking a 3-2 son clave. In Bossa Nova the last click I would be delayed by one 8th note.

[@richardbogen77]

3:10 he uses a song with the clave. Anyone know the name of the song? Or a good simple popular classic merengue to suggest singing?

[@rochelleantoine2719]

Following

[@cfroa]

That's Compadre Pedro Juan kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5iXnImcmp6lgLs

[@engleharddinglefester4285]

You see a guy with a tiny drum set you know he knows his rhythms and is not compensating for a lack thereof with racks and racks of toms and double bass and whatnot.

[@664theneighbor5]

Nah there are good drummers with big sets

[@juanescobar6086]

Drummers! What Sticks Would Ya’ll recommend for Genres like Merengue

[@cpompeu004]

where can i find a score of the merengue rhythm?

[@hiddenmonday7361]

best study on merengue ive seen....not so simple

[@Mojojoseph]

Awesome video, I just wish it showed the theory somewhere

[@JaimeMoralesDrums]

slow merengue has that cumbia vibe too

[@genekrupafan]

Does anybody know the names of the song he sings at around the 3 minute mark?

[@blerkh]

Does anyone know what those two mics used on the drum set are?

[@vincewhite1384]

they're AKG C414's just with the windscreens on

[@juwonnnnn]

Nice

[@ruthnunez2731]

I'm dominican

[@diegotapia653]

Lol me too what a damn coincidence

[@alexterbi6998]

My only problem with the video is that the volume is extremely low :(

[@rickwalker6247]

He played essentially three or four bass drum patterns against the Merengue. My monitor has very little bass so I couldn't hear them clearly. Would someone mind charting them out like this (* = 16th note O = kick drum 4/4||: * * * * O * O * * * * * O * O * :||

[@EnmanuelConquista]

Máster!

[@robertodelgado3080]

Great! when is he doing, rumba, cha cha cha, songo, son, samba ? :D

[@udkline]

He's got a whole series on those. Search for "LP Basics: Bobby Sanabria"

[@jaylindr3723]

🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@dbigfut5710]

im dominican, and clave has nothing to do with merengue, eventhough it fits. heck, you can make rock and roll fit in the clave pattern if you wanted to. in the dominican republic when the band plays merengue the rythm section never mentions clave ever nor even as reference to keep the beat. clave is something left for son and salsa which are afrocuban styles. although it is true that merengue relies on the use of percussion from african roots the music is played very straight as opposed to afro cuban music which syncopates and uses a lot of the circular triplet feel and swing switching back and forth based on the song or the inspiration of the percussionist. i dind't see merengue apambichao, nor merengue machucao or (a lo maco) which is the most played form of merengue in the radio today.

[@JuanAlduey]

Im dominican too, and it seems to me the clave is a structural part of merengue. Don't take it from me though, here's a professional dominican musician elaborating on the subject: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3bYpYCPqsp1iac.

[@juliusthompson9306]

Ummmm Haiti?

[@malbar971]

Rep dominicano

[@AlexanderSeleznov]

it sounds good, like authentic, but in pop merengue it won't work on some usual gigs...

[@hugoslavinski2359]

"guest what this rhythms is"? Well it's Merangue because of the title.

[@miqueaguaba1887]

El Merengue Dominicano NO se toca en clave, eso no existe en el folclore de la republica dominicana. Es un error intentar cuadrar la interpretacion del Merengue con la Clave, porque los acentos y la sincopa no son los mismas. Mire un Perico Ripiao, y no vera una clave como instrumento por ningun lado, Porque? porque La Clave NO ES PARTE DEL FOLCLORE de la republica dominicana.

[@MillienFilms]

Merengue comes from the Haitian people. Trujillo declared it the national genre after visiting Haiti carnival. Facts!

[@josecornielle8135]

that's literally so wrong, The only truth to that is that Trujillo made it the national genre, that is it. Haitians have their own version, but you can literally look up that domincan merengue came from the northern regions of the country

[@francisfiguereo49]

Say that five times straight and you might start to believe that what you said is true

[@josephguillen6865]

How can merengue comes from Haiti if it came from the campesinos from the North of the country which is very far from Haiti are usually whiter people? Merengue is from the area name Norte o cibao.

[@josephguillen6865]

Another thing Trujillo hated anything that was haitian ,so how he would try to take a rithem from Haiti and make dominican? Also meringue is older than Trujillo.

[@mewomao540]

@@josephguillen6865 EXACTLY

[@geovanyordonez4333]

I didn't know Florentino Perez was a drummer.

[@sebastiannegronrosado9013]

Youre really good but you dont explain well