Came to this video accidentally. But thoroughly enjoyed it. All three players are truly amazing, experts in their instruments. Will watch, listen it again and again. Hope they are still performing. Will try to find their latest videos. Thanks for giving me such a great pleasure.
141 thumbs down. that represents the people who have no pineal gland functions or higher brain process. they don't eat prasadam, they eat sawdust. HariiiiBoL!
Calypso is not from W. Africa,, it has roots in Yoruba ,and Congo traditions , same as Rumba ,but is not from Cuba, it is from Trinidad. You can play it that way, but actualy the low note goes where you're putting the open tone, and is accented Its not a djembe rhythm The accent is the most important part of the phrase, which is why the embellishment is on the front ( down beat) not the back ( upbeat), It's important to understand rhythms in the context from which they come .Listen to this to hear how it works ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--mRXZGv2rnk.html
@@bruceharding7542 Calypso is a traditional rhythm, but not from Senegal , I studied with the lead drummer of the National Ballet of Senegal among others . The same rhythmic isomorphs show up in probably hundreds of rhythms But Calypso is a rhyhtm/dance/song form from Trinidad , a modern social form- that is it is not a ceremonial form. The term master gets used too loosely in the US .Properly , in regards to drumming it means one who knows all the rhythms including all parts) and dances, how they fit together,and when ,where and for whom they are played. In old cutures this has seasonal applications, different age peer groups do different dances, there are specific deities events etc. Kaiso ,which is the Nigerian/Kongo root of Calypso was played for harvest. In the Senegal/Mali/Guinea/ Burkino drum cultures every village has their own variations. Rhythms names with -don at the end - Maracadon for instance - mean dance of the' fill in the blank' people, which generally means it is someone else's rhythm ,and I have a number of times encountered musicians who say- oh ,well those guys don't actually play that correctly... It is crucial when learning traditional rhythms to ask: Where it's from, what it's for, how does it fit the dance , what do the words mean. I knew some people who were playing a rhythm for a circumcsion ritua as a joyous party thing.
