Afro-Cuban · medium · 90 BPM
Afro-Cuban 6/8 Bembe Drum Beat
The Afro-Cuban 6/8 bembe bell pattern mapped onto a 12-step grid (using the first 12 of 16 steps as two compound beats), the foundational rhythm of Yoruba/Santeria-derived music. The ride plays the standard seven-stroke 6/8 bell while the hi-hat foot marks the dotted-quarter pulse and the kick anchors the two main beats. It is rolling, hypnotic, and triplet-based.
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What this teaches
Teaches the 6/8 bell ostinato and feeling compound triplet time against a foot pulse.