I liked the African drumming in class yesterday so I decided to look at the video of the music we attempted as well as find other videos. I came across a lot of the same song as I was looking through different videos. What really surprised me was the number of people playing though. It ranged from 5 or 6 to around 30. This is actually a video of a Ghanian war dance with Agbekor drumming.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Cool Stuff! (Native America and Africa)
I absolutely loved listening to Toumani Diabaté in class today and I decided to look and find more videos of him as well as others playing the Kora. I really enjoyed the following video. I loved watching the traditional style of playing the Kora, yet they made it into a modern jazz trio. There are several videos of things like this, but I really loved this one.
I also really enjoyed the thumb piano today. It's such a unique instrument. I got on youtube and just tried to find some type of playing. I came across this video of an African harp and thumb piano ensemble. It makes me happy.
I liked the African drumming in class yesterday so I decided to look at the video of the music we attempted as well as find other videos. I came across a lot of the same song as I was looking through different videos. What really surprised me was the number of people playing though. It ranged from 5 or 6 to around 30. This is actually a video of a Ghanian war dance with Agbekor drumming.
I liked the African drumming in class yesterday so I decided to look at the video of the music we attempted as well as find other videos. I came across a lot of the same song as I was looking through different videos. What really surprised me was the number of people playing though. It ranged from 5 or 6 to around 30. This is actually a video of a Ghanian war dance with Agbekor drumming.
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Each video in your blog made me smile. :) I think rhythm is fascinating, so I really am enjoying studying the intricacies of African Drumming. I thought the video was interesting in that both males and females were equal participants in the dancing as opposed to the Native Americans that we viewed in class. Perhaps the reason for this is because it is a staged production, but who knows...
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed Toumani Diabaté quite a bit, and the video you posted combines him with my love of jazz, which makes me happy.
This is good stuff, Rebekah. I'm liking Diabate these days as well, and mbiras are just fun to watch--there are so many types of them!
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