One of the best-known African drums is the West African djembe. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered in goat skin.

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That sound is colloquially known as a dembow riddim, one of the most recognizable rhythmic patterns of a ... claims around rhythm. “The reality is that African-based musics have a very ...

The song is built upon the repeated loops - both the melody and rhythm are fixed and do not vary in the song. The points to refer to are: ...

Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, plan to fill Broad Bay Congregational Church with the sounds of African drums and chanting in a ...

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differing kick patterns, (which range from four-to-the-floor to more garagey configurations), and a range of composition styles, some including vocalists, some extremely dark and just involving bass ...

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He writes ethnomusicological articles about music and trance in ritual practices which have been released in the educational magazine The Talking Drum. Best Afro World Group ... SAMA Awards 2010 ...

"I tuned the E string down to D and came up with this riff. I didn't really think anything of it." Roland Orzabal reveals how ...

Eddie Palmieri performs, art from Houston’s Carlos Hernandez, photos from Gary Anthes and Mari Calai, and a Morton Fine Arts ...