Livin' la Vida Loca
Ricky Martin · 1999
a staple for a fast Latin-flavored dance-pop groove
- Artist
- Ricky Martin
- Year
- 1999
- Genre
- dance-pop
- Drummer
- programmed / live percussion
- Tempo
- 178 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- uptempo Latin-pop dance groove
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
106bpm
Building
142bpm
Target
178bpm
The feel
A uptempo Latin-pop dance groove in 4/4 around 178 BPM. It's fast — economy of motion is everything; speed comes from relaxation, not force.
What to watch
- •Anchor everything to the clave/ostinato; keep it steady while the rest moves.
How to learn it
Well-known tutorials exist for this one — use the links below, and play along from your own copy.
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Learn it
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