Afro-Cuban · easy · 120 BPM
Cha-Cha-Cha Drum Beat
The cha-cha-cha groove built on a steady quarter-note kick, backbeat snare on 2 and 4, a martillo cowbell on every eighth, and the conga tumbao playing the signature 'cha-cha-cha' triplet feel on the and-of-3 into 4. It is bright, danceable, and easy to lock into. The eighth-note bell and the conga shuffle into the downbeat define the style.
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What this teaches
Teaches coordinating a steady bell ostinato with the conga's syncopated cha-cha-cha lead-in.
Heard in
- Oye Como Va - Tito Puente