THINGS SPANISH JOE LEARNED FROM SALOME ABOUT PLAYING BASS by Samuel Miranda
Clave
You don’t need to play the clave.
You need to hear it,
you need to feel how it fits.
Tumbao
A tumbao needs to be carried
like the scent of tobacco and cologne
on a sharply ironed güayabera
Dancing
When you play it loose,
you will move bottoms out of chairs
make them sway.
Suéltate
y tócalo
así.
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