Se quema la chumbamba- Familia Valera Miranda- 1997
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- Se quema la chumbamba- Familia Valera Miranda- 1997
- Structure
- 12 bar intro which incorporates the instrumental riffs
- 12 bars call and response
- Long solo for cuatro and bongo
- Tonality
- G minor, defined by perfect cadences
- Very traditional, it is easy to follow, all following Cuban tradition
- Is it really a fusion then??
- Very traditional, it is easy to follow, all following Cuban tradition
- G minor, defined by perfect cadences
- Melody
- Based entirely on the same two bar phrase with slight variations
- Similar to motifs, like in Danny Elfman, Batman in 1989
- Silence on the down beat of alternate parts to allow the singers to catch their breath
- Pregon range is a minor 6th
- Coro mainly in thirds
- Improvised in the cuatro
- Jeff Buckley used improvised melodies in Grace in 1994
- Based entirely on the same two bar phrase with slight variations
- Texture
- homophonic
- Call and Response between the pregon and coro
- Based largely on instrumental riffs
- Rhythm, Metre & Tempo
- Time signature indicates 2/2 rather than 4/4
- 3:2 clave rhythm
- Unusual but not to be over emphasised in importance
- Constant quaver pulse on the bongo
- Varied rhythms including triplets and syncopation
- Harmony
- Functional harmony
- Gm- D7- D7- Gm
- Very traditional and easy to follow, because of its link to how it is learnt
- Changes of chords anticipated before by the bass
- Sonority
- Cuatro and double bass
- Anticipation in the bass
- Latin American percussion
- Syllabic
- Context
- Foundation of modern Salsa
- Spanish and African influences
- Cuban music is handed down the generations
- Often learnt aurally
- Structure
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