The piano drum style of Gustavo Oviedo, candombe master drummer
Analysis of the piano drum style of Gustavo Oviedo (1953–2021), candombe master drummer in the Ansina style.
Luis Jure
June 2, 2022
Sheffield, UK
Seventh International Conference on Analytical Approaches to World Music (AAWM 2022)
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to analyse the piano drum style of Gustavo Adolfo Oviedo Gradín (1953–2021), a leading figure in the community of practitioners of candombe drumming of “barrio” Palermo (Ansina style), and very influential in the development of the technique of his instrument.