Mastering any genre requires more than just playing the notes and outlining the changes! The groove, aka “feel” is equally essential! Andrea Mina shares a quick tutorial on the basics of Afro-Cuban tumbao and clave rhythms – which can be applied to pop music formats aplenty.   

About Andrea Mina: From the Italian village of Armeno in the province of Novara – Andrea cites his influences as rock icons Steve Harris, Roger Glover, Steve DiGiorgio, and jazz / stuio masters Anthony Jackson, Gary Wills, Skuli Sverisson, and Hadrien Feraud

Proficient in many styles spanning metal, jazz, big band, rop, Celtic, and pop, Andrea has  studied with Riccardo Fioravanti, Ramberto Ciammarughi, Mauro Negri, Andrea Pozza, and Mirko Puglisi, among others.

Among his current gigs include the progressive rock/metal band File System [https://filesystem.bandcamp.com] and with the jazz trio Bookhouse Boys.

Since its inception in 2014, the manifest function of Tom Semioli’s Know Your Bass Player has been to provide bass guitar centric content that transcends established norms and typical legacy media style coverage. The linchpin of the KYBP philosophy has been to bring attention to bassists who are deserving of wider recognition who are profiled alongside some of the biggest stars in the industry via video interviews. The latent function of the establishment of KYBP has been the need for a forum that deviates from the standard video profile interview, and instead focuses on the mechanics of playing the bass guitar. As such, Know Your Bass Player has established the Two Minute Lesson. It is a place where the KYBP community is invited to share their ideas regarding their daily practice regimens. Ear training, hand positioning, technique building, learning difficult music are just a few examples of topics that can be conveyed via concise video presentations meant to serve as a jumping off point for broader based discussion. Mark Polott: Editor