Tito Puente's Drumming with the Mambo King

Tito explains the Clave

Tito talks about the Clave

Tito plays basic 3:2 Cascara (Paila)

Basic Cascara (Paila) 2:3 Son Clave

Double Cascara with accents 2:3 Son Clave

Double Cascara with accents 3:2 Son Clave

Pattern 2 - 3:2 Cascara with Bass Drum on Bombo note

Pattern 2 - 3:2 Cascara with Bass Drum on the "and of 2"

Mambo Bell pattern, 2:3 Clave

Mambo Bell pattern, 3:2 Clave

Transition from Cascara (Paila) to Mambo Bell pattern in 2:3 Clave

Transition from Cascara (Paila) to Mambo Bell pattern in 3:2 Clave

Transition from Cascara (Paila) to Mambo Bell pattern in 2:3 Clave

Transition from Cascara (Paila) to Mambo Bell pattern in 3:2 Clave

Cuando te vea (original recording)

Complication (original recording)

Tito plays Abanico

Transition from Paila to Bell with an Abanico in 3:2 Clave

Transition from Paila to Bell with an Abanico in 2:3 Clave

Tito plays Mambo Patterns

For fast tempos

For fast tempos

If the downbeat is emphasized

Stick on the timbales

Saca tu mujer (original recording)

Mambo gozón (original recording)

Ran kan kan (original recording)

Tito plays Cha Cha Cha

Up-tempo Cha Cha Cha

Oye como va (original recording)

El Cayuco (original recording)

Tito plays Basic Danzon rhythm in 2:3 Clave

Tito plays Danzon with variations

Tito plays a Baqueteo Solo

Tito plays another standard Bolero Cascara pattern

Four Bar Break

Four Bar Break - Variation

Band Break

Four Bar Break

Tito explains 3:2 6/8 Bell Pattern A

Drumset players - Left Hand and Bass Drum Patterns. Triplet Notation

Tito plays a 6/8 Timbale Solo

Preliminary Exercise A

All of the above exercises should also be practiced with 6/8 Bell Pattern A

Mi chiquita quiere bembé (original recording)

Tito plays Timbale Solos: Solo #1

Solo #2

Solo #3

Solo #4 - Solo with six Timbales

Mambo Beat (original recording)

Ti Mon Bo (original recording)

Timbalero (original recording)

Timbale Solo (original recording)