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African Rhythms and Independence for Drumset [Paperback]

Mokhtar Samba (Author), Dan Thress (Editor)
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0967309816 978-0967309811 February 23, 2001 1st
Looking for new grooves? Here are some of the most interesting and powerful rhythms in the world. No matter if you play jazz, rock, funk, or worldbeat, this book will give you a new sense of coordination, confidence and swing. Each rhythmic group is broken down in clear western notation that will guide you step-by-step in mastering these new feels and concepts. This is the book the the pros have been raving about and we guarantee this Book & CD will make you a better player!

Gnawa (North Africa), Maghreb (North Africa), Mangambe (Cameroon), Bikutsi (Cameroon), Doudoumba (Guinea & Mali), Sabar (Senegal)


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As Mokhtar Samba explains in the introduction to this excellent book, there were no drumset players in African bands as recently as fifteen years ago. But by now an African kit tradition has been established, and Samba who s played with, among others, Youssou N Dour and Jean-Luc Ponty takes the clearest, most direct route toward explaining it to a new audience. Much like Afro-Cuban drumset patterns, the exercises in African Rhythms are hand-percussion phrases adapted for the kit. The book is divided into six sections according to regional musical style. (Mali/Guinea, Senegal, Cameroon, and North Africa are represented.)

Many of Samba s beats feature fairly simple mechanics, while some of the polyrhythmic material is downright tough. (Wisely, difficult rhythms are broken up into building blocks.) Either way, the patterns can be tricky for those unused to African concepts like, say, the placement of hi-hat accents in Gnawa music. The exercises also require a particular loose-limbed feel that falls between straight and swung time. That s why the companion CD is pure gold: On it, Samba plays many of the book s beats, with and without hand-drumming accompaniment. This ensures that the student never drifts too far out to sea. Samba often ends the recorded examples with short fills that are not written into the exercises. Though this may be confusing at first, the fills give the player an idea of how to authentically embellish what is presumably an exotic drumming style. --Michael Parillo, Modern Drummer Magazin

Gli Ultramarine sono stati per un po di anni un gruppo di culto, i loro cd venivano scambiati in maniera carbonara fra i più famosi professionisti della batteria italiana alla ricerca di idee fresche, di ritmiche esplosive, di groove divertenti. Dietro ai tamburi degli Ultramarine c era Mokhtar Samba, batterista africano trapiantato in Francia, che ha lavorato con alcuni degli artisti etnici più importanti: Yossou N Dour, Carlinhos Brown, Salief Keita.

Dopo più di dieci anni di studi Mokhtar ha preparato African Rhythms , il primo metodo per batteria che affronta in modo serio e sistematico i ritmi del Nordafrica e del Golfo di Guinea.

Ecco quindi le ritmiche Gnawa, Maghreb, Mangambe, Bikutsi, Doudoumba e Sabar. Lo Gnawa è un genere musicale magrebino interpretato con una base di charleston in 6/8. Sempre in 6/8 sono le ritmiche Maghreb, che hanno oggi una grandissima diffusione grazie al Rai, la musica popolare algerina. Dal 6/8 si passa al 12/8 del Mangambe, originario del Camerun, che oggi è molto popolare a Parigi. Nella capitale francese è popolare anche il Bikutsi, caratterizzato dalla cassa in ostinato e che può essere interpretato in 12/8 o in 4/4. Il Doudoumba è la danza dell uomo forte dell Africa occidentale, la cui melodia è disegnata dalla grancassa e ha una serie di varianti dipendenti dall area di provenienza, Mali o Guinea. Infine il Sabar, la musica delle orchestre del Senegal, basata su parti molto complesse con la clave in 12/8.

African Rhythms , scritto in inglese e francese, è un metodo molto curato anche nella gradualità degli esercizi. Dedicato a batteristi esperti, non mancherà di affascinare i grandi professionisti, grazie alla magìa delle ritmiche Bikutsi, energiche e danzanti e di quelle Doudoumba, complicate e musicali.

Il Cd che accompagna il libro aiuta chi non ha una perfetta padronanza della lettura ritmica ed è una grande fonte di idee; la sua registrazione lascia trasparire qualche suono sporco e alcuni fill fuori programma, piccoli difetti che impreziosiscono il groove, rendendolo ancora più musicale.

L opera di Mokhtar Samba è uno dei metodi più rivoluzionari e innovativi degli ultimi vent anni, va direttamente al cuore della batteria e aiuta a riscoprire la musicalità dello strumento. Chi affronta questo genere di studi va alla scoperta delle radici del ritmo, seguendo sentieri tracciati da grandi musicisti come Art Blakey e Elvin Jones, sentieri che ora diventano strade grazie all ottimo lavoro di Mokhtar. --Mario A. Riggio, Percussioni Magazine, Italy

About the Author

Mokhtar Samba is an explosive and intellegent drummer who has recorded and toured with world music superstars, Salief Keita, Youssou N'Dour, Henri Dikongue, Carlinhos Brown, Richard Bona, Tama, Ultramarine, Joe Zawinul, Graham Haynes, Nguyen Le, and Jean-Luc Ponty.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Music in Motion Films; 1st edition (February 23, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0967309816
  • ISBN-13: 978-0967309811
  • Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.2 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Expand your groove!, March 12, 2001
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Dave Stanoch (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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You've heard the AACM's slogan: "Ancient to the Future"? This text personifies it! Mokhtar says, "fifteen years there were no drumset players in Africa...we're just starting to develop this art form..." Talk about hitting the ground running (in first place)! This new book is an important addition to a small but growing list of excellent method books that apply traditional African rhythms, from many of its countries, to the drumset. If you're a drumset player who's been developing your Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and "World Beat" chops, or curious about hand percussion rhythms and how to apply them to the kit, don't pass this book by! Roots rhythms are made fresh, challenging and fun! Talk about coming full circle - by embracing the past, Mokhtar points us in the direction of the drumset's future!
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5.0 out of 5 stars African Beauty, September 11, 2002
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Edward Kyle Jones (Hendersonville, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews
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Mokhtar unfolds layer after layer of colors, textures, pulses that are the ingredients for the 'hologram' of African effect. I use this text when teaching drums at my home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Edward Kyle Jones
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mokhtar did it!, June 6, 2001
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Alain Rieder (Geneva, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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For a long time I had hoped an African drummer would write a book based on contemporary African drumset playing. Mokhtar did it, and what a drummer! His book is a gem.

Je souhaitais depuis longtemps qu'un batteur africain écrive un livre basé sur le jeu de batterie africain actuel. Mokhtar l'a écrit, et quel batteur! Son ouvrage est incontournable.

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