Brazilian "BATUCADA" techinque?

[Banzai]

I'm triying to learn this kind of drumming and transfer it to the kit, I know it's almost imposible to do it because you need more than one drummer but at least the snare parts would be fine.

I don't know if someone knows what i'm talking about but thanks in advance.

*edit*: for those who don't know what i'm talking about, it's this percussion ensemble with a couble of marching "bass drums" and snares.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meeAKxmoDxQ

[joeybeats]

There is probably more detailed stuff out there in the Latin literature, but for a quick intro and understanding to playing this on the kit, consider checking out Tommy Igoe's Groove Essentials poster and the accompanying Play-A-Long book. He has the groove with two variations for slow and fast tempos, together with two charts, in the book. In the DVD, he explains the groove and breaks it down. Joey

[Wavelength]

1) Play the basic samba foot ostinato: hi-hat on two and four, bass drum on one and three and the ands of two and four. Lean in on the bass drum on beat three to give it a little accent.

2) Play 8th notes on the snare as alternating singles.

3) Accent on the floor tom on beat three.

4) Work out some accent figures on the snare drum, and start incorporating different rolls, flams, drags, etc.

[Banzai]

Thank you, really helpful, I'm going to take it to my kit and practice, I need it for a new song for my band.

[joeybeats]

The Igoe Batucada appears much different from wave's suggested version. One major difference is there is no samba ostinato. Just in case wave's doesn't work out for you, maybe this will be of some use.

1. BD on 1234
2. HH on 1234, alternating open / closed foot splash on the 1,2,3,4.
3. FT on 2 & 4
4. Snare on 1 + ah, e + ah, 3 e + ah, e + ah (No snare on the 2 or 4)
Accents on 1, 2, 3 and 3 and 3e and 3 ah.

Hope that helps. Joey

[millerdakiller]

90% of latin drumming on drum kits is condensed from a huge marching band, or a larger percussion ensemble. The trick is to establish the feel of what they are doing using as few of the ntoes that they use as possible. I don't have any exact formula or pattern for you to use to accomplish this, but here are some ideas.

What I would do to capture the power and explosivness of this style of music is focus on the bass drum and the snare drum. The rest of the instruments, to me, are there for decoration and don't really establish the feel. Just take some of the patterns that they are using and learn them on your snare drum and bass drum.