Roots Jam 4: World Beats--Rhythms Wild!
About this ebook
Find simple notation for djembe, dunun, conga, tabla and batucada parts from Guinea, Mali, Cuba, Brazil, Belize, India.
Groove to tribal beats for hip hop and DJ mixes, samba bands, kirtan, dance classes, or drum circles.
Explore archetypal music patterns, polyrhythm, improvisation, and drum culture.
About the author
Nowick Gray is a drumming performer and teacher with thirty years of experience playing West African rhythms. His popular Roots Jam rhythm books, YouTube videos, audio compositions and instructional web pages have helped beginning, intermediate and performing drummers understand and play traditional African-based rhythms since 1996.
Nowick has studied with a number of African drumming masters including Famoudou Konate, Mamady Keita, and Babatunde Olatunji; toured with Western African and Brazilian drum and dance ensembles; organized all-night jams and trance dances; played music for yoga and breathwork classes; recorded with electric jam bands; and played tabla for Indian kirtan.
