MIM Films Riddim Claves of African Origin

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or rhythms, are traditions that owe as much to bebop innovator Max Roach as reggae pioneer Sly Dunbar. And, as you will hear, Martin has not taken any short cuts in mastering these rhythms. The result of his commitment to discovering the richness of rhythmic cultures, while developing his own personal sound on the instrument, is a very captivating sound on the drums. This unique bookCD traces the roots of African rhythmic systems to the Americas. Learning these African based claves is similar to jazz musicians learning chord changes, voicings, and scale patterns which enable them to improvise on songs. Claves are our ancient and modern scales.The claves contained open up rhythmic subdivisions, substitutions and a much wider vocabulary to draw upon than playing static beats. Call them systems, bell patterns, or claves, be assured that there is much freedom to be gained from owning these rhythms. The coordination required to play these rhythms will challenge and benefit every aspect of your playing. Riddim is now part of the jazz curriculum at Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Maryland, University of Miami Anybody who has ever taken an interest in drumming will drool over the endless rhythmic possibilities presented in this book. I wish that I had a reso
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