The Real Latin Piano and the Introduction to Afro-Peruvian Rhythms

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The Real Latin Piano and the Introduction to Afro-Peruvian Rhythms (Volume 1)

By Luis "Kiki" Sanchez

DVD Video 2008

A native of Lima, Peru, Luis "Kiki" Sánchez started playing the piano professionally at the age of 11, when he performed with Orquesta Majestic (led by his father, Maximo Sánchez), as well as with the Peru Salsa All-Stars and La Unica. In Lima, he studied piano with Coco Macedo and Edermi Chavez; and in the United States, with Jim Gasior at MDC, with Mike Orta at FIU and with David Hammer at FIA. He studied jazz theory with Dr. Mike DiLiddo at MDC and jazz arranging with Dr. Tim Waiters at FAU. Currently based in Miami, Florida, Sánchez is an active producer, arranger, studio musician and bandleader.

This instructional video fulfills his dream of sharing with other musicians the music that he loves and all of the years of experience, research and discovery he encountered while exploring Latin American music, including Afro-Peruvian rhythms. This video teaches how to play the most important Latin styles on the piano, including chachachá, son montuno, guajira, bolero, cumbia, salsa, timba, and Latin jazz, as well as a rhythm native to Peru that is known as festejo. The instructions can be learned in your choice of four languages--English, Spanish, French and Japanese.

Sánchez starts his instruction by introducing the clave (the meter of Afro-Cuban rhythms); first the 2-3 clave, followed by the 3-2 clave in the structure of a tasty piano montuno. Shot in close-caption, the hand positions on the piano are easily viewed and understood. All the rhythms are played first in slow motion on the piano alone, followed by a version at real-time and with the accompaniment of a rhythm section. Sánchez also adds alternative configurations and progressions to most of the rhythms he plays throughout this instructional video. Highlighting the video are the sections on the styles of timba, Latin jazz and Peruvian festejo. For more information on Kiki Sanchez and this video, visit www.kikisanchez.com.

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