LearnGospelMusic.com Community

Gospel Instruments => Bass Guitar => Topic started by: DWBass on July 25, 2006, 08:46:22 PM

Title: Carribean groove
Post by: DWBass on July 25, 2006, 08:46:22 PM
http://media.learngospelmusic.com/displayimage.php?album=171&pos=0

A carribean style (or africano style) demo groove I did a while back.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: thomas1168 on July 25, 2006, 09:20:41 PM
I WOULD REALLY LIKE THE MUSIC TO SOME OF THESE IF YOU HAVE IT
THESE ARE REALLY GREAT ALOT OF NEW PLAYER DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF THESE STYLES ARE A MUST
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 25, 2006, 09:23:55 PM
anyone who knows me here on LGM, knows that I truly enjoy caribbean music... i'm lovin your flavor ... the sound, to me, is more africano, which is another style of music I love to listen to

thanks  ;D
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: DWBass on July 25, 2006, 09:37:55 PM
I WOULD REALLY LIKE THE MUSIC TO SOME OF THESE IF YOU HAVE IT
THESE ARE REALLY GREAT ALOT OF NEW PLAYER DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF THESE STYLES ARE A MUST
I have to look for those drum loops. I did these maybe 2 or 3 years ago. I do have a ton of Acid drum loops I could share. Give me some time to put together a nice volume. Maybe over the weekend.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 25, 2006, 09:42:31 PM
DITTO, Thomas!!!  The african style(s) is something I want and will learn... i'm studying this piece right now  ;D

I used to chat with this brother from British VI ... he plays Zouk music ... i'll post a sample of what he taught me.   Sorry, it won't be any drum loops in the background, just me.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: DWBass on July 25, 2006, 09:42:38 PM
anyone who knows me here on LGM, knows that I truly enjoy caribbean music... i'm lovin your flavor ... the sound, to me, is more africano, which is another style of music I love to listen to

thanks  ;D
Thanks you. I'm Jamaican on my mum's side and grew up listening to carib, reggae and latin music.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 25, 2006, 09:48:34 PM
Thanks you. I'm Jamaican on my mum's side and grew up listening to carib, reggae and latin music.

my pastor and his family are from Guyana, South America ... so that carib. flava is all in the P&W ... usually I'm bringing it in on the bass and my pastor might jump on the congos   ;D  ... I luv it
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: basedigrace on July 26, 2006, 01:09:10 AM
Cool vibe. Good to know that some folks around here are down with the carribean latin flavas. I might have to post up a little afro-cuban vibe up here.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: DWBass on July 26, 2006, 06:19:37 AM
I'm sorry, I got the links messed up. Here is the correct link for the carribbean styled groove.
http://media.learngospelmusic.com/displayimage.php?album=171&pos=1
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: Cherri on July 26, 2006, 08:39:07 AM
Nice DWBass...Do any of guys or ladies know any books/DVDs to suggestion to study African and Jamaican styles? I will start with this one. Look forward to your clip LadyBass. Thanks to all in advance.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: DWBass on July 26, 2006, 09:01:50 AM
I'm not aware of any instructional material geared towards African music but try checking out some African bassists websites and sending them an e-mail and maybe they will respond with some insight. Bakithi Kumalo & Richard Bona are a couple of well known African bassists.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: Cherri on July 26, 2006, 09:05:05 AM
Thank you. Do you teach?
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 26, 2006, 09:08:37 AM
Yeah .. I don't know of any either.  Actually, I never thought to search it out.   I have some african gospel music from 1 of our churches in Nigeria ... also i've downloaded mp3's (.99) from gospelreggae.com
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: Cherri on July 26, 2006, 09:30:33 AM
I have to view that site again, you give me the info. a while back. Research is in process. This guy within the drum forum share some Afrikan clips with me and I couldn't open them, I sent him a couple of PMs---however, he doesn't visit the forum anymore. That's a boomer. Thank you LadyBass.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 26, 2006, 09:49:10 AM
Hey Cherri .. here's a direct link to the African style MP3s on gospelreggae.com

http://www.gospelreggae.com/browse/downloads/genre/78dab30400003a003a/list.html

Currently I have "Hallelujah Amen" (I like the bass in this song), "Lift Him Up" and "Yesu Nkoa" (like the bass here too)
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: DWBass on July 26, 2006, 10:08:15 AM
Thank you. Do you teach?
Unfortunately, I do not teach and that's mainly due to my being mostly self taught. I could probably instruct on a beginners to intermediate level but pretty basic instruction. I think I could teach what I have learned in my 30+years of playing. I am planning on making a video one of these days (have to buy a vid cam first)! I have a webcam I could use but it doesn't record in realtime. Too much of a delay to be of any use.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: Cherri on July 26, 2006, 10:49:12 AM
Unfortunately, I do not teach and that's mainly due to my being mostly self taught. I could probably instruct on a beginners to intermediate level but pretty basic instruction. I think I could teach what I have learned in my 30+years of playing. I am planning on making a video one of these days (have to buy a vid cam first)! I have a webcam I could use but it doesn't record in realtime. Too much of a delay to be of any use.

30 years! I can learn a whole lot from you... We are neighbors. I reside in Hampton.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: DWBass on July 26, 2006, 11:55:10 AM
30 years! I can learn a whole lot from you... We are neighbors. I reside in Hampton.
Well howdy neighbor!! I work in Hampton at the Sprint Call Center on Butler Farm Road.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: uprising_bassist7 on July 26, 2006, 04:41:43 PM
as long as you jamaican and christian like myself i support ya man ;D keep it up
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 26, 2006, 07:08:52 PM
Nice DWBass...Do any of guys or ladies know any books/DVDs to suggestion to study African and Jamaican styles? I will start with this one. Look forward to your clip LadyBass. Thanks to all in advance.


aiight Cherri ... here's a quick something I did.  A friend of mine sent me a clip of that style of music(Zouk music ... from British Virgin Islands), but I don't want to post his music on the net without his permission.  I'm mimicing the bassline from his track ... the other sound isn't congos, but me on bass using a ghost note and added flanger effect to make it sound the way it does.   The timing may be off a bit on the bassline at times, but here it goes: 

http://media.learngospelmusic.com/albums/userpics/44174/ladybass_zouk_music_sample.mp3

~~~~ running to rehearsal now  :D ;D
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: DWBass on July 27, 2006, 10:49:45 AM
I liked that. Excellent use of ghost notes! I dig!
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: Cherri on July 27, 2006, 11:58:14 AM
aiight Cherri ... here's a quick something I did.  A friend of mine sent me a clip of that style of music(Zouk music ... from British Virgin Islands), but I don't want to post his music on the net without his permission.  I'm mimicing the bassline from his track ... the other sound isn't congos, but me on bass using a ghost note and added flanger effect to make it sound the way it does.   The timing may be off a bit on the bassline at times, but here it goes: 

[url]http://media.learngospelmusic.com/albums/userpics/44174/ladybass_zouk_music_sample.mp3[/url]

~~~~ running to rehearsal now  :D ;D


LadyBass, I am assuming I missed it. The link said no info available...
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 27, 2006, 12:46:56 PM
LadyBass, I am assuming I missed it. The link said no info available...


Maybe this link is better for you:  http://media.learngospelmusic.com/displayimage.php?album=20&pos=2

I can't use the link i gave you previously while at work, but home it works just fine.  Maybe that's the case with you.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: Cherri on July 27, 2006, 01:01:10 PM
Great! Those ghosts are freaky scary.... Yes, it does sound like a congo. You know I can't wait to get home to play around with Flanger effects. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 27, 2006, 01:09:52 PM
Those ghosts are freaky scary....

that's funny!!!!   :D  :D
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: basedigrace on July 27, 2006, 04:55:41 PM
aiight Cherri ... here's a quick something I did.  A friend of mine sent me a clip of that style of music(Zouk music ... from British Virgin Islands), but I don't want to post his music on the net without his permission.  I'm mimicing the bassline from his track ... the other sound isn't congos, but me on bass using a ghost note and added flanger effect to make it sound the way it does.   The timing may be off a bit on the bassline at times, but here it goes: 

[url]http://media.learngospelmusic.com/albums/userpics/44174/ladybass_zouk_music_sample.mp3[/url]

~~~~ running to rehearsal now  :D ;D


That ghost note sound is pretty cool. It almost sounds like your banging on an Udu drum.
And just for clarifaction about the congos, Congas are the correct name of the drum your refering to. Congo is probably were they come from?
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 27, 2006, 05:52:49 PM
That ghost note sound is pretty cool. It almost sounds like your banging on an Udu drum.
And just for clarifaction about the congos, Congas are the correct name of the drum your refering to. Congo is probably were they come from?

thanks for the educational bit, basedigrace..   when I was typing my message I hesitated when I got to that part.  I wasn't quite sure if I was correctly naming it because  I know there are other types of hand beating drums out there.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: sixstringpoet on July 27, 2006, 06:19:48 PM
Hey ladybass sounds real good.  are you slapping the actual bass or thumping it with your thumb to get that percussive sound.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 27, 2006, 08:56:00 PM
Hey ladybass sounds real good.  are you slapping the actual bass or thumping it with your thumb to get that percussive sound.

Neither ... just regular 2-finger fingering with my right hand
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 27, 2006, 11:42:25 PM
Cherri,

Here's 1 last sample of zouk music ... again, from the British Virgin Islands .... this time I borrowed my daughter's electric guitar.  I can play/finger some chords (and can tell you what some of them are  :D  ;D ), but I'm nooooooo guitar player, so don't cring tooo much when you hear i'm not pressing the strings hard enough  :D  :D  :D ... the bassline is the focus, of course.   ;)  I just wanted to do something different.

http://media.learngospelmusic.com/displayimage.php?album=20&pos=5
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: basedigrace on July 28, 2006, 01:29:33 PM
thanks for the educational bit, basedigrace..   when I was typing my message I hesitated when I got to that part.  I wasn't quite sure if I was correctly naming it because  I know there are other types of hand beating drums out there.

No prob. Also each conga drum has their own individual name depending on the size. Starting from the smallest to the largest it would be: Quinto, Conga, Tumba, Tumbadora and a couple of smaller versions. Hand percusion is are pretty fun instruments to play.

Maybe you can all help me out with a question. I played with this band  a while back http://www.milele.com/Media/index.htm I never knew what kind of music I was playing with them because I was to busy having fun with it. All i know is that their from kenya. What kind of music would this be considered.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: uprising_bassist7 on July 28, 2006, 01:46:41 PM
lady bass it sounds good keep it up ;D
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 28, 2006, 01:49:11 PM
No prob. Also each conga drum has their own individual name depending on the size. Starting from the smallest to the largest it would be: Quinto, Conga, Tumba, Tumbadora and a couple of smaller versions. Hand percusion is are pretty fun instruments to play.

Maybe you can all help me out with a question. I played with this band  a while back [url]http://www.milele.com/Media/index.htm[/url] I never knew what kind of music I was playing with them because I was to busy having fun with it. All i know is that their from kenya. What kind of music would this be considered.


Thanks (asante) for the link ... I can't listen to mp3s from work (i'll check them out further from home)  but I did watch some of that unity video.  Don't Kenyians speak Kiswahili?

the first thing that came to mind as to the type or style of music they play was .... they play Kenyian music  :D  :D ... seems as though (correct me if i'm wrong anybody) the music varies depending on the part of Africa and what influenced the music.

Check this link though http://www.kenya.com/music.html ... interesting.
Title: Re: Carribean groove
Post by: ladybass on July 28, 2006, 01:53:28 PM
lady bass it sounds good keep it up ;D
thanks UB  :)