The Rhythm in African Music

The Rhythm in African Music
ISBN-10
9525489299
ISBN-13
9789525489293
Category
Music
Pages
496
Language
English
Published
2018-02-01
Publisher
Fennica Gehrman Ltd.
Authors
Herman, Rechberger

Description

The Rhythm in African Music is a compendium like no other to the rhythmic diversity of African music. The book contains 495 pages and 360 audio tracks (fetched from an outside server). Numerous traditional instruments are explored and explained, hundreds of different rhythmic patterns are showcased in word, notation samples and other examples in mnemotic notation. A glossary of terms, a catalogue of instruments and geographical information about different African-originated rhythm patterns. See the screenshot of the TOC and foreword for more! This compendium is an invaluable resource to all drum circles, percussion groups, individual musicians, composers, arrangers, musicologists and everyone interested in the huge diversity of African music, including the Caribbean music as an offspring of African music.

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