In this 366-page masterwork, West African Eve Rhythms for Drumset, Royal Hartigan presents the complete, definitive exploration of West African Eve rhythms for anyone interested in them, whether you play drum set or not. The book explores and explains the history, traditions, instruments, people, rhythms, and music of the Eve peoples of West Africa, taking the traditionally played rhythms and demonstrating how to apply them to the drum set. As the leading scholar in this area, many of the rhythms presented by Hartigan for interpretation on the drums are not documented for Western drummers in any other resource. He explores ways to apply these ideas in jazz, bop, reggae, funk and in other ways. The African musical styles covered include Akpese, Gadzo, Kinka, and Adzohu. The book includes over 80 videos including traditional African musicians, along with an extensive glossary of terms.
“Royal Hartigan has committed his life to living the music of the peoples of Africa and African America. He lives with our brothers and sisters in villages in our homeland, eats our food, dances and drums with heart. Whatever he does in his playing and sharing through this book and video is from his whole being and is the real thing.” – Kofi Ghanaba
366 pages | with Video
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