“The Cowbell” Salsa Rhythm Audio Visual

Salsa’s Cowbell Rhythm. Once it kick’s in its easy to acknowledge it because it's one of the loudest percussion instruments used in Salsa music. It generally pays a variety of rhythms but this one is the most commonly used and heard. Great rhythm to find the 1st, 2nd and 3rd beat of each measure when Salsa dancing.

Finding the beat can be difficult when listening to Salsa music. The music is layered with so many instruments on top of each other that it can get confusing to dance or stay on beat.

The good news is that Salsa uses some core percussive rhythms in their songs and if you become familiarized with how each one sounds, along with the numerical value of its beats, and you’ll become a master at understanding tempo and on the road to become a more musical with your dance movement and choices of moves you use.

This tool above is ideal for dancers and musicians especially, as a tool to enhance creativity and understand the musical components that are typical of Mambo, Guaguanco, Guajira, Son, Cha-cha and beyond.