Latin drum set grooves for the working drummer can get you through the gig! Juan Mendoza teaches five cool latin drum set grooves every drummer should know – even if the style isn’t your bread and butter. The examples include the Cha-cha, Mambo, Nanigo, Mozambique and Songo. Cha-cha with no cowbell required. Mambo with left hand moving from cross stick to high tom. Nanigo is a 6/8 groove with lots of left hand ghost notes. Mozambique with your left hand moving between snare and toms. Finally the Songo with some off-beat bass drum hits. Watch the video…

If you want to go deep into Brazilian grooves for the drum set, check out The Essence of Brazilian Percussion & Drum Set by Ed Uribe on Amazon.

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