West African Music, learning the basics of rhythm - (beat, meter, and subdivision) tutorial 1

West African Music, learning the basics of rhythm - (beat, meter, and subdivision) tutorial 1
Welcome to Rhythms of the Village! We are a cultural center whose mission is to share the music, arts, languages, and cultures of Africa. This video is the first in a set of tutorials that teaches the fundamentals of rhythm through the ancient art of West African drumming. I am Judy Tran, a classically trained musician and teacher, and I'm bringing you these tutorials with Onoche Chukwurah, Nigerian Griot of the Igbo tribe who came to the United States playing in the band of Fela Kuti and later created Rhythms of the Village.
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West African music is centered around rhythm. Whether you are just starting off your music studies, refining your rhythmic skills, or studying the music of Africa, this is a great set of tutorials for you. Unlike other "how to" videos on African rhythms or drumming out there, these tutorials are not geared around making drumming easy, but toward breaking down and analyzing these rhythm patterns to enrich your understanding and appreciation of the deeply complex, sophisticated, and beautiful music of West Africa.
This first tutorial explains the basic fundamentals of rhythm - feeling the beat, describing it in meter, and how to break each beat into basic subdivisions (the quarter note, eighth note, and sixteenth note).
As you work your way through each tutorial, the concepts will become more complex, and the West African rhythm patterns we will use as examples will become more sophisticated. The height of rhythmic understanding comes with polyrhythm, which we will be gradually building up to in these tutorials. We hope that you enjoy them and receive much enrichment from the wonderful music of Africa!
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[@lindareese4579]

Thank you very much for sharing your music.

[@ZeuzBluez]

Great tut.thanks for sharing

[@nestorperez1860]

BEAUTY

[@luxtwice1840]

hi great video, I would like to know, at 13:44, when he plays a rhythm of 3, is he actually doing the triplets per beat while you'Re playing 1/16 notes per beat ? thank you

[@robingentien8931]

he's not playing triplet he's playing a "clave" that groupe 1/16 notes by group of 3+3+2

[@betrocoli7319]

I think he's playing x|x|||x| x|x|||x| on the 1/16 notes... when x=beat |=silence

[@alkh3myst]

Everybody wants to be "African", until the food runs out.

[@musical_lolu4811]

Oh please.

[@arthyr3104]

cmon man