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Subject: afro beat (fela kuti is..god)
Original Message Date: 19-Feb-00 @ 05:43 PM - afro beat (fela kuti is..god)
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Message 15/25 06-Mar-00 @ 09:05 PM - RE: afro beat (fela kuti is..god)
Anyway here's a guaguanco, pronouced "gwawanko", I'll only give you the basic conga melody cuz it might be a little intricate to write the rhythms on this virtual noiseless drumbox :-).
It's a cuban rythm that grooves a lot. I'm sure you could apply it to any form of music.
In the real style, the music can be played 2 ways that is dictated by the clave "key". One is the 2/3 clave which goes like this:
1...2...3...4...
x x x x x
and the other is the 3/2:
1...2...3...4...
x x x x x
The measure is reversed. Play it and try to feel the 2 ways you can play the rhythm.
You can hear the music in 2 different perpectives.
All forms of cuban music relies on that key (played usually with wooden stick).
This the basic conga rythm:
Message 16/25 06-Mar-00 @ 09:11 PM - RE: afro beat (fela kuti is..god)
Message 17/25 06-Mar-00 @ 09:19 PM - RE: afro beat (fela kuti is..god)
Remember: snrghost is snare drum played at low volume.
(ghost notes).
Play it with a straight feeling or with a swing feeling (slower tempos)
Message 18/25 06-Mar-00 @ 10:18 PM - RE: afro beat (fela kuti is..god)
Play this with a swing/loose feeling. Think "jazz".
Message 19/25 06-Mar-00 @ 10:55 PM - RE: afro beat (fela kuti is..god)
Message 20/25 08-Mar-00 @ 01:36 PM - RE: afro beat (fela kuti is..god)
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