Essential Afro-Cuban Rhythms with Oscar Stagnaro
Summary
In this course we’re going to take a look at the history of Latin and Cuban music. We’ll break down the dominant styles like the songo, the son montuno and the cha cha cha. You’ll see how the bass interacts with the percussion and we’ll take a closer look at some of the techniques and afro-cuban rhythms that play such an integral part in the latin music scene.
This course acts as a personal master class with Oscar Stagnaro. An integral part of Paquito D’Rivera’s band for many years, Oscar has also been a Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1988, instituting several courses on Latin and world bass styles.
The course also includes two exclusive performances from Oscar’s trio. As well as a comprehensive PDF workbook for you to download and work through.
In this course you’re going to learn:
- How to play a latin bass line.
- The dominant styles that you need to know.
- You’ll learn how the bass interacts with the percussion.
- And how you can apply the same rhythmic vocabulary to your bass lines.
- You’ll have access to exclusive performances from Oscar’s trio.
- And much more...

