Rumba Repertoire

Costs are rising and times are tough.
Please consider a donation to keep this
place going.

Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.

We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.

Rumba Repertoire

You are logged in as Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >>Discussions >>General >>

Page: [1]

Message

<< Newer Topic Older Topic >>

Neotriz

Posts: 143
Joined: Aug. 9 2010

Rumba Repertoire

So it looks like I have to learn more Rumba songs in the next few weeks. My flamenco dancer said that we have couple shows coming up and I should learn some rumbas.

The only rumbas I know currently are Entre dos Aguas and Juan Serrano's.

What other Rumbas I should also learn that are appropriate for the audience? Looks like we're going to be playing at restaurant/lounge kinda thing

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 11 2011 22:03:36

Paul Magnussen

Posts: 1805
Joined: Nov. 8 2010
From: London (living in the Bay Area)

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

Some possibilities:

Río Ancho (from Almoraima)
Caña de azúcar (from Siroco)
La Lola (Paco Peña)
El Inclusero by Paco & Ramón

If you don’t want to do the transcription yourself, there’s Herencia latina from Toques Flamencos, and the pieces from Graf-Martínez’s book, which aren’t really top-grade but the audience would probably be happy with them if it‘s the typical audience for this type of stuff.

If you’re prepared to spend the bucks for transcriptions, there’s Affedis as well of course.

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 11 2011 23:08:22

Adam

Posts: 1156
Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

Kenzo, are you looking for single guitar or two guitar rumbas? For example Entre dos Aguas strikes me as tough to do well without a backing guitar.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 0:36:17

Neotriz

Posts: 143
Joined: Aug. 9 2010

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

Paul, thanks for the suggestions! Ill definetly look them up

Adam, I guess what I'm really looking at is one guitar solo piece. I guess what I'm going to do for the Entre dos Aguas is to have a pre-recorded track and burn it onto a CD (at least that's what I think what I'm going to do)

Rumba isn't really favorite palos, but I guess it's good to learn some pieces

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 1:23:29

Guest

[Deleted] (in reply to Neotriz)

[Deleted by Admins]

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 1:46:07

Neotriz

Posts: 143
Joined: Aug. 9 2010

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

Rumbaking, I think that's exactly what my dancer is looking for.

did you compose that piece?

I might have to get crankin on my songwriting skills

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 1:58:58

Guest

[Deleted] (in reply to Neotriz)

[Deleted by Admins]

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 2:34:00

rombsix

Posts: 7807
Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Guest)

quote:

Ramzi has an incredible ear and is really gifted...plus he is a really great guy....we are fortunate to have him on this foro

Thank you so much for your kind words.

_____________________________

Ramzi

http://www.youtube.com/rombsix

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 7:01:12

Pimientito

Posts: 2481
Joined: Jul. 30 2007
From: Marbella

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

I think Rumba king has the right idea. Popular rumbas like Volare and Bamboleo are easy to work out and are much more effective on stage with a dancer than trying to work out a choreography to a track from sirocco. "Caña de azucar" is horribly hard to perform live and actually will not get the audience reaction of something more mainstream....especially if you are playing a restaurant/lounge.

The problem is a lot of non Spanish aficionados will talk about it not really being flamenco etc. Actually flamencos often play popular cheesy rumbas in Spain.
Its not like you are going for the union prize here. The trick here is to entertain your public and hopefully get asked back to play again. Rumbas for 2 guitars are a problem and as Adam says "entre dos aguas" sounds terrible without a backing track. The way to get round not having a backing track is to use a Boss loop pedal

http://www.amazon.com/BOSS-RC-2-Boss-Loop-Station/dp/B000MG5VBA
Here you can record yourself playing some rounds of chords on stage, click the pedal and play solo over what you just played (its a modern day version of what les paul was doing years ago)

_____________________________

Follow my blog http://pimientito.wordpress.com/

"Ceremonial" by Mark Shurey "Pimientito". CD and digital download vailable on Amazon and
CDbaby. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/markshurey

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 9:10:51

Neotriz

Posts: 143
Joined: Aug. 9 2010

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

I thought about having a loop pedal while back.
I may have to use it, but it might be complicated though (dont have pre-amp on my guitar) to hook it up.

In any case, I might have to "arrange" some rumbas of mine own

Thanks for the insights everyone!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 12:06:19

Pimientito

Posts: 2481
Joined: Jul. 30 2007
From: Marbella

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

You dont need a pre amp. Its battery operated. Just plug the mic cable or pickup cable onto the pedal and the output into your amp. Very easy to use.

_____________________________

Follow my blog http://pimientito.wordpress.com/

"Ceremonial" by Mark Shurey "Pimientito". CD and digital download vailable on Amazon and
CDbaby. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/markshurey

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 12 2011 13:15:49

Adam

Posts: 1156
Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

So I'm going to throw my hat in the ring next to Kenzo's. When a non-aficionao asks you to break out the guitar, a bit of bulería or alegría can be a crowd-pleaser but it's good to have some rumbas too, and I just don't think I have any which really work for solo guitar in a pinch. So I'd be up for any good recommendations too. I don't know about Kenzo and his dancer requirements but personally I don't mind how fancy it is, even something along the lines of the video posted in this thread is useful to have in the repertoire:

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=177211&p=1&tmode=1&smode=1

at 4:45 (not the Paco tientos he plays at the beginning, which is lovely but less of a crowd-pleaser!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 14 2011 21:54:50

rombsix

Posts: 7807
Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Adam)

quote:

So I'd be up for any good recommendations too.

_____________________________

Ramzi

http://www.youtube.com/rombsix

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 14 2011 22:07:18

HolyEvil

Posts: 1240
Joined: Nov. 6 2008
From: Sydney, Australia

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

dear rumba king.. quick question.. why the obvious resolution difference between the 2 videos you posted? the 2nd is really clear..

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 14 2011 23:11:31

kikkoman

Posts: 108
Joined: Nov. 19 2009

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

here be a nice sounding and a seemingly easy to transcribe rumba

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 15 2011 2:36:33

Guest

[Deleted] (in reply to HolyEvil)

[Deleted by Admins]

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 15 2011 2:58:18

rombsix

Posts: 7807
Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to HolyEvil)

quote:

dear rumba king.. quick question.. why the obvious resolution difference between the 2 videos you posted? the 2nd is really clear..

First one was shot a long time ago, before I had my HD webcam. Second one was shot more recently, at 720p HD - thus clearer.

_____________________________

Ramzi

http://www.youtube.com/rombsix

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 15 2011 7:05:47

Ricardo

Posts: 14801
Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

I sell the tabs of this rumba through my site, but several folks have picked it up from this video without tabs. I was showing it to my friend filming so he could learn it and we could later do a duo. It is not too hard and works well without back up guitar like most other rumbas. You can see other versions of people playing it under "cafe sole"

The studio version has a second guitar part, but it does a counter melody rather then just chord strumming. The transcription I sell has both guitar parts:

_____________________________

CD's and transcriptions available here:
www.ricardomarlow.com

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 15 2011 14:27:48

Neotriz

Posts: 143
Joined: Aug. 9 2010

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

Thanks guys! This will sure keep me busy for a bit

cheers!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 16 2011 2:45:51

latinflamencotracks

Posts: 8
Joined: Oct. 1 2011

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

Hi everyone,

We offer high quality Rumba flamenca backing tracks,great for when you want a full band sound.

We can also arrange mixes without guitars, for when you are playing with another guitarist keeping the rythm and you would still like a full band sound.Visit out website and pop us an email if you require this kind of mix as it is not yet available for instant download.

If your interested visit http://latinflamencotracks.com

Considering the prices and the quality of the tracks, its an absolute bargain!

Nikhil

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 3 2011 2:04:32

cathulu

Posts: 950
Joined: Dec. 15 2006
From: Vancouver, Canukistan

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Neotriz)

What? Nobody mentioned the best rumba... Inspiration!

Sacrilege!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 3 2011 22:14:36

Adam

Posts: 1156
Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to cathulu)

quote:

ORIGINAL: cathulu

What? Nobody mentioned the best rumba... Inspiration!

Sacrilege!

Eh, I like Manolo Sanlúcar's version better ;)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 3 2011 22:26:06

rombsix

Posts: 7807
Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Adam)

quote:

Eh, I like Manolo Sanlúcar's version better ;)

That is Love & Liberté actually.

I see Ramparts is no more, huh?

_____________________________

Ramzi

http://www.youtube.com/rombsix

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 3 2011 22:40:59

Adam

Posts: 1156
Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to rombsix)

quote:

ORIGINAL: rombsix

quote:

Eh, I like Manolo Sanlúcar's version better ;)

That is Love & Liberté actually.

I see Ramparts is no more, huh?

(I was joking :))

And yep! Just Adam now ;)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 3 2011 22:51:38

Northern Rock

Posts: 87
Joined: Oct. 12 2008
From: London UK

RE: Rumba Repertoire (in reply to Adam)

quote:

For example Entre dos Aguas strikes me as tough to do well without a backing guitar.

Adam thought you might like to see this by the vunerable but excellent el Nino Miguel,god bless him.Enjoy.

_____________________________

"Now Im retired I,ve got my practise time down to 4 hours aday".................Julian Bream

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 5 2011 20:40:18