Rhythms & Instruments

 

I play and teach the following Rhythms and Instruments. A list of my main teachers can be found at the bottom of this page. If you have any questions about the words listed below please check out the glossary.

INSTRUMENTS: conga(tumbadoras), bongo, timbales, guiro, clave, campana, shekere, maracas, quijada, bombo, surdo, atabaques, timbal, tamborim, ganza, agogo, cuica, pandiero, caixa, afuche, repinique, apito, reco reco, caxixi, berimbau, gankogui, axatse, kidi, kaganu, sogo, ngoma, dun dun, djembe, kalimba, dunno, dumbec, bendir, tar, box drum, triangle, chimes, gongs, bell tree, shakers, woodblocks, seedpods, whistles, flexitone, waterphone, rainstick, bells, cymbals, drum set.

ENSEMBLE RHYTHMS (3 to 7 parts each): yambu, guaguanco, columbia, conga, mozambique, agbe, makuta, yuka, yeza, aba cua, palo, mambo, cha cha cha, songo, afoxe', samba de roda, batucada, baion, maracatu, maculele, cabula, congo, barravento, sunu, forokoroba, koteba, djahn, n'gri, domba, yankadi, makru, sorsonett, kaki lambe, mandiani, kassa, komodenu, fanga, frekoba, bayeh, bakongo, bonganga, djesse mulombo, elima, ganza, hamba, wara, kpanlogo, highlife, shiko, sikyi, afrobeat, merenge, calypso, bomba ...

MAIN TEACHERS: Augustus Olatunji Vidal (Nigeria), C.K. and Kwaku C.K. Ladzekpo (Ghana), Malonga Casquelourd and Titos Sompa (Congo), Jose Lorenzo, Jorge Alabe' (Brazil), Pello el Afrokan (Cuba), Abdoulaye Diakite and Allasan Kane (Senegal), Mamady Keita, Karamba Dambakate (Guinea),Wilfred Mark (Trinidad), Butch Haynes, Marcus Gordon, Kent Middelton, Eddie Soleta, Chalo Eduardo, (U.S.)


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