Barcelona Clip
Clip: Episode 2 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
In this clip from City of Songs, Steph learns the essentials of Catalan Rumba.
In this clip from City of Songs, Steph connects with a local musician in Barcelona to learn the essentials of Catalan Rumba.
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Barcelona Clip
Clip: Episode 2 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
In this clip from City of Songs, Steph connects with a local musician in Barcelona to learn the essentials of Catalan Rumba.
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El Ecomuseo Urbano Gitano de Barcelona The museum celebrates the birthplace of Rumba and pays homage to one of the heroes of gitano music, Pere, the king of Rumba.
Peret fue el... dijéramos pues el elbis de este género musical.
On our deep dive into the gitano culture, Sam took me to a secret spot to show me the fundamentals of Rumba.
The secret Barcelona is a space where many Gypsies lived, called "El Patio de Caló."
Alright, to do Catalan rumba, there are three elements.
It's a voice singing Catalan rumba, guitar playing the fan pattern, and our palms.
With those three elements, there's Catalan rumba, but the most essential is the fan pattern.
The fan pattern combines percussion with harmony.
And then we add the foot, the bass drum of rock 'n' roll.
And the voice.
- And the voice.
Well, I'm going to teach you how to do the fan pattern, okay?
There are three movements.
With this, you go down, with the thumb, you go up, and then bang it.
Down, up, bang.
Now you.
- Very good.
- Fast.
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