I was at a friend's place until early Sunday morning. A party that turned into a semi-vicious game of Taboo in the wee hours of the morning. His audio outfit is set up with Serato's Scratch Live, connected to two turntables and a mixer. I thought that was cool. Until he brought out a set of bongos for me to fool around with at my next Salsa social.
"You know what would be cool? If you had a clave," I say to him. He walks away and returns with...
Never before have I been so happy to see two pieces of hollow sticks! Plus, he works for Mars Chocolate - now that's cooler than my Sri Lankan friend who sources fabric to Victoria's Secret!
I've been fooling around with some rythm patterns. Here's my attempt at the Clave 3-2 beat:
