Comments on: Musicality of Salsa. Why an 8-beat measure? http://www.scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/ Salsa in New Jersey (NJ): Your Source for Salsa Dance Lessons, Events and Socials, Nightclubs, Performances, Salsa Classes, Videos, Audio and Information Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:46:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: HomeTivi http://www.scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/comment-page-1/#comment-697 HomeTivi Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:18:35 +0000 http://scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/#comment-697 Nice job with this explanation Dany, very technical but easy to follow and understand… This might make it easier for the ‘logic-driven’ individuals learning to dance salsa Nice job with this explanation Dany, very technical but easy to follow and understand… This might make it easier for the ‘logic-driven’ individuals learning to dance salsa

]]> By: Jay Williams http://www.scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Jay Williams Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:49:36 +0000 http://scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/#comment-434 Matthias, Your friends are right, and you're either too stubborn (as you suggested), or deaf, or just lack the musical experience to know. Two examples of what would otherwise be amazing Salsa songs to dance to, but which interject an extra bar in multiple locations, thus making them extremely frustrating for me to try to dance to, are: 1) Y Hubo Alguien, by Marc Anthony 2) Historia De Taxi, by Ricardo Arjones (with Marc Anthony) Wonderful songs, but make me want to run in front of an oncoming bus. Jay Matthias,

Your friends are right, and you’re either too stubborn (as you suggested), or deaf, or just lack the musical experience to know.

Two examples of what would otherwise be amazing Salsa songs to dance to, but which interject an extra bar in multiple locations, thus making them extremely frustrating for me to try to dance to, are:

1) Y Hubo Alguien, by Marc Anthony
2) Historia De Taxi, by Ricardo Arjones (with Marc Anthony)

Wonderful songs, but make me want to run in front of an oncoming bus.

Jay

]]> By: Dany J http://www.scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Dany J Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:04:33 +0000 http://scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/#comment-422 Hi Patrick, Grupo Niche - Una Aventura. Una aventura es mas bonita Si no miramos la cuenta en el reloj... Here is a link to an album that has the song. You can buy the album or buy the single track for $.99. http://www.amazon.com/Una-Aventura-Historia-Grupo-Niche/dp/B000SQKZME/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1209319794&sr=8-2 Regards, Dany J Hi Patrick,

Grupo Niche – Una Aventura.

Una aventura es mas bonita
Si no miramos la cuenta en el reloj…

Here is a link to an album that has the song. You can buy the album or buy the single track for $.99.
http://www.amazon.com/Una-Aventura-Historia-Grupo-Niche/dp/B000SQKZME/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1209319794&sr=8-2

Regards,

Dany J

]]> By: Patrick http://www.scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Patrick Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:49:16 +0000 http://scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/#comment-421 On a home made CD that was given to me, there is a song that may be by Jerry Rivera and it starts off with the words "La Ventura, Es mas bonita, si no mi namo... " The song is around 5:40 long. There three different points that they use the 1234 1234 5678 rythm you wrote about. Once in the introduction, again around 4:28 and around 5:l8. The song also ends on 1234. If you can find out the name of the song, please let me know. On a home made CD that was given to me, there is a song that may be by Jerry Rivera and it starts off with the words “La Ventura, Es mas bonita, si no mi namo… ” The song is around 5:40 long. There three different points that they use the 1234 1234 5678 rythm you wrote about. Once in the introduction, again around 4:28 and around 5:l8. The song also ends on 1234. If you can find out the name of the song, please let me know.

]]> By: Matthias http://www.scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Matthias Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:12:15 +0000 http://scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/#comment-226 Very nice description. Some friends of mine claim that 'almost every interesting salsa song' changes 'from 1 to 5'. that means: the 8-beat measure is interrupted by an 4-beat measure so that the dancer cannot continue dancing ... 1234 5678 ... but should better dance ... 1234 1234 5678 ... However -- i've never been able to hear that. I can clearly tell a 5 from a 1 and I sometimes would say that the difference between 5 and 1 varies between a song. I am not able to name a single song where the 5 and 1 are ever clearly exchanged. Am I too stubborn to hear that? Can you name a song where the rhythm is changed like that? best regards matthias Very nice description. Some friends of mine claim that ‘almost every interesting salsa song’ changes ‘from 1 to 5′. that means: the 8-beat measure is interrupted by an 4-beat measure so that the dancer cannot continue dancing … 1234 5678 … but should better dance … 1234 1234 5678 …

However — i’ve never been able to hear that. I can clearly tell a 5 from a 1 and I sometimes would say that the difference between 5 and 1 varies between a song. I am not able to name a single song where the 5 and 1 are ever clearly exchanged.

Am I too stubborn to hear that? Can you name a song where the rhythm is changed like that?

best regards

matthias

]]> By: Veronica Guevara http://www.scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Veronica Guevara Tue, 22 May 2007 16:52:31 +0000 http://scarletmambo.com/2007/05/21/musicality-of-salsa-why-an-8-beat-measure/#comment-219 Nice job with this explanation Dany, very technical but easy to follow and understand... This might make it easier for the 'logic-driven' individuals learning to dance salsa. Nice job with this explanation Dany, very technical but easy to follow and understand… This might make it easier for the ‘logic-driven’ individuals learning to dance salsa.

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