Drum beat in the style of “Danza Kuduro” — Don Omar
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· Simplified drum grooves in the style of famous songs — not exact transcriptions.
Don Omar’s 2010 hit mixes reggaeton with Angolan kuduro. The dembow pattern drives it at a faster tempo than most reggaeton — keep the snare syncopation tight.
- Tempo
- 130 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Groove
- dembow (reggaeton) beat
- Genre
- Latin
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Loop
- 1 bar
Drum pattern
| Hi-hat | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snare | ||||||||||||||||
| Kick |
Each row is one drum, each column one step. Large dots are accents, small dots normal hits, faint dots ghost notes.
Who plays what: notes per bar
| Cymbal hand | 8 |
|---|---|
| Snare hand | 4 |
| Kick foot | 4 |
Every kick lines up with a cymbal stroke, which makes this one of the easiest coordination patterns to start with.
About this groove
At about 130 BPM it has an up-tempo feel: one beat lasts 462 ms and a 4/4 bar takes 1.8 seconds. Use the tempo buttons to slow it down while you learn.
Practice plan
How it differs from similar beats
Compared with “Sarà perché ti amo” (Ricchi e Poveri, disco beat), this groove adds snare accents on 1a, 2&, 3a and 4&, drops the snare on 2 and 4 and plays straight 8ths on the cymbal instead of quarter notes — and it runs at the same tempo. If you can already play that one, this is your next step. Sarà perché ti amo →
“Tusa” (Karol G & Nicki Minaj) uses exactly the same simplified pattern, 29 BPM slower — a good warm-up before this one. Tusa →
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This is a simplified rhythm pattern in the style of “Danza Kuduro” by Don Omar, written for drum practice. It is not a transcription of the recording and contains no audio, lyrics or artwork. Drums3D is not affiliated with Don Omar.