The Bossa Nova - Introduction To Brazilian Grooves (Drum Lesson)

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The Bossa Nova is one of the most iconic latin drum beats - and Mark Kelso is here to show you everything you need to know to get it under your belt. Similar to jazz drumming, the skills you develop from latin drumming will translate over to other genres. So even if you don't play latin music, don't skip over this!

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[next-next-finish]

"this looks deceptively simple" — this guy nailed it, very well explained.

[RandyHanley]

a cool thing that he does that many teachers fail to miss is explaining the sound very well. Great video.

[McAdow]

I played and listened to these tunes for years- I loved the point of the emphasis on the "3"- I never heard that before but it seems so obvious when I think about the feel in those tunes. Great video. Good reminder to listen on a different level when learning a song, to get to the bigger feel.

[timothycroke]

Never heard of Mark Kelso up until last week. Now I can’t get enough. Great player and instructor. Just incredible.

[sktbt]

This guy is so completely genuine and very good at teaching.

[next-next-finish]

btw for the ones looking for the bossa nova references he talks about in the video: antonio carlos (tom) jobim, joão gilberto, astrud gilberto. hope this helps.

[davidpenzone]

This is a totally awesome lesson. Opens my eyes to the variety of ways to play the drums.

[MarceloLangame]

Great to see a north american drummer playing Bossa Nova so well. Thanks from Rio. :)

[Gabriel_carvalhon]

como é bom ver a cultura do meu pais ser reconhecida mundialmente, parabéns pelo trabalho drumeo, muito bom !!

[ericandcoley]

Amazing lesson. I love the vibe of the teacher and his passion for bossa nova drumming.

[thecoreybrown]

That just blew my mind at 11:55!! So amazing! Thank you!

[DanielBaeder]

I'm really happy to see that many people has interest in Brazilian music. Thank you Drumeo, however the content is not accurate. The guy has a poorly knowledge about Brazilian rhythms and how we Brazilians adapt all Brazilian percussion instruments to the drums.
As many coments here describe, bossa nova and samba is in 2/4, among many other mistakes. I don't want to be hard on the guy, but a little more preparation for the task of teaching something he doesn't master, some good drum classes, even with some great north americans that really knows brazilian music, like Mark Walker for ex, would help a little.
Nowadays, anyone can find good infos about brazilian music, to be honest it is a little weird to have this guy speaking about Brazilian music like that in the internet age, sorry to say.
It would be nice to see some good brazilian drummers teaching on this channel for sure.
Here are some guys you could call:

Mauricio Zotarelli- he is in NY, it's easy.


Celso de Almeida
Edu Ribeiro
Paulo Braga.
Kiko Freitas

Thank you for the great channel you guys put together, I watch lots of videos and drummers because of you guys.

Take care.

[yasminnogueiradesa]

Até que enfim um baterista americano tocou bossa nova como um brasileiro. Claro, ainda no básico, mas já é algo.

[richardpine]

Mark is a fabulous teacher. Love his music and his Drumeo vids. A good bossa nova is one of the most rewarding things to play.

[landmarker]

Thanks Drumeo, and thank you Mark for this beautiful introduction to the Bossa Nova.

[blujay]

Loved the stuff with brushes, rods, hands, etc. Very nice.

[rhythmharmony]

Bossa Nova, one of my favourite music styles! This one is a reason why to learn to play the drums. :D

[natalieranson]

Thank you so much! Your video was the one that finally got me to understand what my drum teacher is trying to get me to learn, i totally got it now!!

[asteroid]

Awesome class! Jorge Ben Jor, Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil are my favorite Brazilian musicians!

[pirocenter]

As Brazilian Drummer a proud to see it !