I have been looking for some new licks and checking out rumbas. Any suggestions besides the usual Friday Night Trio, etc?
I'm guessing you've already mastered the rumbas by Vicente and Gerardo...[:D]
There's also:
Antonio Rey's "A Través de Tí"; Chicuelo's "Crema catalana"; Plus the two rumbas on Jason McGuire's album.
Sorry if those are obvious.
Miguel de Maria -> RE: Cool rumbas (Aug. 31 2014 17:05:07)
Heheh, I'll go back and check on VA and GN and your suggestions too :) I have never even tried to play anything by VA before, although I like his style. As far as GN, I don't know his stuff too well. I showed my friend one of Ricardo's videos, and he said "that's from Nunez's first album". I had just thought it was one of Ricardo's things...
I like the Chicuelo and Rey! Very cool stuff.
I've always liked the light rumbas on Chico's (of GK fame) album by Mario Regis.
Verdiales original abandolao compas but as sort of joke (and also because I was never happy with the compas attempts of my local buddies lol) I squashed it into a rumba. Taste issues of course, but hey at least I get to play it live a lot. [;)]
Miguel de Maria -> RE: Cool rumbas (Sep. 2 2014 16:14:14)
Johnnefastis, thanks, I like it! I especially loved the second one, Carmin. That is a nice piece, and it looks like it could even work as a guitar solo. It seems hard to find stuff that doesn't need a band or at least a strummer to make it work.
Not, a rumba, but I think his "Noche y Dia" is also an excellent piece:
"Carmin" has some affinities with the Gipsy King track, "Felices Dias".
Unfortunately, the one time I got to see EdM live, the sound guy couldn't get his $hit together and I could hear nothing.
Miguel de Maria -> RE: Cool rumbas (Sep. 2 2014 16:16:30)
Machopicasso, I have listened to that track. I have a couple of GN's albums, but his playing is so nimble and perfect that I never have even tried to mess with his stuff. Ricardo and that dude look like they've put in some dues there :)
ORIGINAL: Miguel de Maria It seems hard to find stuff that doesn't need a band or at least a strummer to make it work.
When you asked for new licks, I was assuming you meant lead guitar licks. Improvising solos along to a rhythm guitar (Entre Dos Aguas, Rio Ancho etc) is a very different beast to playing a flamenco rumba 'piece' and there are examples of both in this thread.
For rumba 'compositions' I tend to prefer old school like Paco Pena (La Lola, Herencia Latina) but for rumba improv lead guitar work I think the best licks are found outside flamenco, not surprising as its not not really part of the flamenco tradition. You mentioned the Trio, IMO they wrote the text book on that. Tonino of course has a bunch of very steal-able licks.
Miguel de Maria -> RE: Cool rumbas (Sep. 3 2014 17:12:28)
Yeah, man, I guess I was thinking more lead, since I have my looper now and can finally get to working on improv. Before, the only time was when I was actually gigging with another strummer. But my basis will always be solo guitar, so I also like to keep an eye out for the true solos. I do play a few of the Paco Pena ones, but I wish there was more of a repertoire for that kind of stuff. I guess it'd be easy enough to convert falsetas from other palos and make my own compositions.
So good... and I can vouch that it sound great when John plays bits of it for solo guitar.
Still not learnt that beautiful arpeggio part. [;)]
Miguel de Maria -> RE: Cool rumbas (Sep. 4 2014 19:22:14)
Wow, JohnWalsh, that quite a track. I honestly couldn't tell it was a rumba at all, but the guitarist did have some cool things going on. I was most interested in how they managed to mix it so the guitar could be so prominent in such a large ensemble of instruments all louder than an acoustic guitar. Wonder if it was actually recorded in a studio? I also wonder what the heck was that thing attached to the headstock?
Here's another rumba I've always loved: Piel de Toro by Riqueni. Especially love the alzapua section.
