Double Time & Traspie - A Couple Of Traspie Examples

Some people find the syncopation of traspie confusing and hard to understand. If it feels like a foreign concept, practicing it slowly can help. Drill just saying the rhythm. Often, the problem with the execution is that it's not a rhythm you're used to doing, so you have to get it in your bones. And saying the rhythm helps.

But some things are just inexplicable:

The Inexplicable

Artist Name:: Q Tango
Song Title:: El Lloron
Album Title:: Live Four Q Tango
Artist Website:: http://www.qtango.com

From website: Created in July, 2009 by Erskine Maytorena, a third generation tango musician and opera singer, QTANGO performs authentic Argentine tango arrangements throughout the southwest, with multiple tours including appearances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, Tucson, Sedona, Las Vegas, El Paso, Santa Fe and Albuqeurque. Specializing in the traditional tango music of the "Golden Age" of the great Argentine tango orchestras, QTANGO's dynamic and powerful music keeps dancers on the floor and listeners enthralled. Every song is a novella; a story of love, betrayal, desperation and hope. QTANGO's musicians give the audience a unique and intimate experience, an acoustic resonance only an orchestra can provide, a journey into the romance, passion and elegance of tango. Whether touring as a quartet or performing gala events with over 14 musicians, every performance is sophisticated, engaging, nostalgic, and moving.

Series:: Double Time & Traspie
Tags:: Intermediate, Milonga, Musicality, Advanced