Toontrack Drum MIDI: Latin Rhythms

A Latin Pattern Palette.

A rhythmic force of nature featuring all the percussive colors of Latin and Cuban music.

Salsa, songo, merengue, cha-cha-cha, mambo, guaguanco, bomba, caballo, timba – the list of styles that commonly get filed under ‘Latin’ can be made seemingly endless. One thing is central and infinitely vivid regardless of how it’s labeled, though: rhythm. Latin music is arguably the most percussion-driven and multi-faceted style there is in terms of groove.

This collection of MIDI was designed to give you a broad-stroke overview of the tremendous wealth in rhythms and patterns that can be traced back to traditional Latin music. Expect a veritable palette of percussive colors, all expertly performed by Mauricio Herrera – a Cuban native and Grammy Award-nominated drummer with more than 25 years’ worth of experience behind the kit.

Welcome to a collection of MIDI that fuses the rhythmic culture, tradition and heritage of Latin America and Cuba. Combine these grooves with percussion and you’ll have nothing less than a force of nature.

Styles included:

Salsa, guaguanco, songo, caballo, merengue, Cuban mambo, Mozambique, cha-cha-cha, plena, timba cubana, bomba, charanga, Cuban 6/8, and general intros/pickups/fills for all styles.

Features

• Grooves and fills inspired by traditional Latin and Cuban music (salsa, songo, merengue, cha-cha-cha, mambo, and more)
• Played by drummer Mauricio Herrera
• Each category contains several four-bar variations in increasing complexity for hi-hats, cymbals, rims, and toms as well as a broad selection of fill-ins
• 4/4 and 6/8 in straight feel with tempos ranging from 84 BPM to 120 BPM

This MIDI is not included with the Latin Cuban Drums EZX.