Afro-cuban type jazz?

[gunslinger_burrito]

Of all the genres of music I never thought I'd love, I'm finding that I really love some afro-cuban type jazz. BUT I don't know any good artists. If any of you dudes know of some good, preferably crazy and technical type stuff, let me know! Especially the stuff with the crazy drumming.

[Achtane]

inbeforechank

[Chankgeez]

inbeforechank

Oh, crap.

What stuff have you heard & liked, g_b?

[Chankgeez]

OK, OK, start off with this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Yz9G1wwzU[/youtube]

We'll discuss specifics later.

[gunslinger_burrito]

I like that ^^^ based on skimming through it since I don't have time to listen to the whole thing just right now. I listen to the local jazz radio in the back room where I work and it's hard to hear or remember the names of musicians when they say them. I'll try and write some down if I catch them tomorrow. There's also a certain scale or mode or something that they play in a lot (with the steel drums or whatever), but I have no clue what it's called.

I'll try and get a bit more specific tomorrow; I'm about to pass out fer now

[Chankgeez]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Fz2DNbW4E[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU7GOemRaE8[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbhnlaum4Hs[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rHbMy-1oQA[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

Get yer clave on.

[gunslinger_burrito]

Hmm, that stuff is fun, but the stuff I've heard on the radio is faster; the drums and percussion is all kinds of weird. Haha, maybe I'm being too specific.... I like the stuff (in jazz, and music in general) where you have a hard time figuring out what time signature they're playing in.

[Chankgeez]

So, you're looking for more polyrhythmic stuff?

Try to find out some of the names of the people you've heard. Once we have a few names to go on, I can direct you to similar sounding music.

There's tons of Latin percussion heavy music to listen to. Not all of it is "Afro-Cuban" or "Jazz".

This probably isn't quite what you're looking for either, but I love this stuff:

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Nothing Cuban about Joe Cuba except his name.

[Chankgeez]

Also probably not what you want, but sometimes there're guitars in Latin music.

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Or even stuff like this fuzzy guitar intro:

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[gunslinger_burrito]

Ok, I got a name today. Eddie Palmieri. I guess he's a Latin pianist. But all the latin/cuban/afro stuff is interesting. And yes, more poly-rhythmic stuff too. The scale/mode I'm after is whatever he's playing on the piano.
Edit: I really like this track, and stuff that's similar, but he has a lot more vocal-oriented stuff that I'm not so into.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfJV-ehVOGw[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

Yeah, that track is really nice.

Eddie Palmieri's Puerto Rican. So, yeah, he's a Latin pianist.

Now I know what you're looking for, I'll have to find some good stuff for you.

[Chankgeez]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fScAoA6mgVw[/youtube]

[gunslinger_burrito]

thanks man!

[Chankgeez]

You're welcome, no problem. Don't worry, there's more. I can continue posting stuff until you tell me to stop.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK-jc3q3Muk[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG4V24I3qkY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ9NnGGUUOo[/youtube]