Subject: Re: Rhythm perception From: Brian Gygi <bgygi(at)EBIRE.ORG> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:38:57 +0100I recall once when I played bass once in a salsa band, the "one" was explicitly left out - in fact the other musicians (largely Latin) would joke that playing the downbeat was a sign that you didn't really get the music. But it was still there, just felt by its absence.