Colombian Rhythms on the Drum Set: A Tour Accross Colombian Rhythms

Rafael Leal Ramírez

Feb 2019 · eLibros Editorial

About this ebook

Colombian music is the result of a mixture of African, Indigenous, and Spanish musical traditions. Over time, this music evolved and became known worldwide. As part of this evolution, we have been adding new instruments to the existing traditional elements; for example, and among these, the Drum Set. The Drum Set, as a universal percussion instrument has the advantage of adaptation to different musical situations, and since its invention has been utilized in a variety of musical genres and traditions. Drummers of different nationalities and countries around the world have been expressing on the drums their musical ideas and rhythms no matter where they live or they were born. This is the mission of Colombian Drummers in our purpose to spread the country’s rhythmic traditions.

In the next pages you will find numerous possible combinations, orchestrations, and also, playing 24 rhythms from Colombia (Cumbia, Porro, Vallenato, Fandango, Puya, Mapale, Bambuco, Currulao and others). All of them are based on traditional grooves extracted from the folkloric Colombian drums. Also, audio examples are included to help the student listen to the grooves in context.

Ratings and reviews

A marvelous read. Opens your eyes to the culture and your history that so many people try to deny. Get yourself educated. This book tells you who you are and where you came from. Great job Rafael!!!

Colombian Rhythms on the Drum Set: A Tour Accross Colombian Rhythms Rafael Leal Ramírez. Rafael Leal è un musicista consacrato con cui ho avuto l'onore di suonare anni fa. Il suo recente libro pubblicato negli Stati Uniti nel 2019, dal titolo: Colombian Rhythms sul Drum Set, è eccellente, facile da usare, facile da imparare, molto divertente, è inclusivo, facilita l'apprendimento della lettura musicale. È un orgoglio per ogni colombiano sapere che finalmente esiste un metodo per la batteria in lingua inglese. Consiglio vivamente questo libro digitale chiamato !! Ritmi colombiani sul set di batteria: un tour attraverso i ritmi colombiani Rafael Leal Ramírez. Pippo Agostino Rafael Leal is a consecrated musician with whom I had the honor of playing years ago. His recent book published in the USA year 2019, entitled: Colombian Rhythms on the Drum Set, is excellent, easy to operate, easy to learn, very fun, he`s inclucive, it facilitates the learning of musical reading. It is a pride for any Colombian to know that finally there is a method for the battery in English language. I positively recommend this digital book called !! Colombian Rhythms on the Drum Set: A Tour Accross Colombian Rhythms Rafael Leal Ramírez. Pippo Agostino Rafael Leal es un consagrado musico con quien hè tenido el honor de tocar anõs atras. Su reciente libro publicado en USA año 2019, titulado: Colombian Rhythms on the Drum Set, es exelente, fasil de operar, fasil para aprender, mui divertido, he` inclucive, facilita el aprendisaje de la lectura musical. Es un orgullo para cualesquier Colombiano saber que porfin existe un metodo para la bateria en idioma Ingles. Recomiendo positivamente este libro digital llamado!! Colombian Rhythms on the Drum Set: A Tour Accross Colombian Rhythms Rafael Leal Ramírez. Pippo Agostino

Great dive into the many Colombian rhythms and their history.

About the author

A Colombian drummer, percussionist, composer, bandleader, producer and educator with 40 years of experience. Since his early years, he has been active in different playing situations; Concerts, Shows, Recordings, and touring with different artists and bands such as Noches de Liverpool, Joe Madrid Jazz Trio, Pacho Zapata, Jorge Zapata, Juan Zapata, Arturo Astudillo, Cristian Vega, Kent Biswell, Carlos Franco, Edgardo Bossio, Luis Felipe Basto, Jose Gallegos, Mauricio Campos, Bandido Caribbean Band and groups “Renacimiento Colombiano” and “Un Sonido Mil Instrumentos” as part of the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra, in Colombia and other countries. He performed in six versions of “Jazz al Parque” festivals in Bogota, Colombia. In September 2005 the Culture Institute of Bogota granted him a special recognition for his contribution to the Jazz diffusion in Colombia.

In 1998 his first book “Cómo tocar en batería ritmos internacionales y autóctonos”, authored along with drummer Jorge Leon Pineda, was published by Planeta Colombiana Editorial.

Ever since he decided to settle in the United States, in 2009, he has been teaching privately in different Music Schools, and also leading workshops in different institutions in New York City such as the Colombian Consulate, Queens Museum, Flushing Town Hall, and more recently, The New School. He is a member of FolkColombia, a collective of Musicians and Dancers that performs concerts and workshops focused on Colombian dance and music, and he is working on a new project known as FolkColombia School of Dance and Music, ran under the sponsorship of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance based on New York. Since his arrival to New York City, he has been working on different projects with different ensembles such as Jorge Arevalo Jazz Trio, Velvet Jubilee, Open Source, Peaces, and his own project called Bambacumbe, just to name a few.