The awkward guy in the back is playing some kind of bass Mbira. Pingback: World of Music: Haiti: Compas rantlr. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. An acoustic guitar or two, if in a duet is often used to accompany the main singer; other times, a twoubadou will use an accordion and several different kinds of percussion instruments.
Maracas, tanbou a large barrel drum , or less-traditionally a graj a scraping instrument is used to hold the rhythm. A lamellophone, a small wooden block with finger-sized metal keys, is often employed to supplement a bass line. This genre of music has remained relevant in Haiti throughout the past years, only recently being eclipsed by newer and more popular genres of Haitian music.
It is often experienced in smaller nightclubs and dance halls, where classy locals go out to enjoy authentic and talented performance. Typically Twoubadou is rather slow and sentimental but rhythmic at the same time. The sound that the two guitarrist are creating is fascinating. The awkward guy in the back is playing some kind of bass Mbira. This is the beginning of a series of posts where I want to present different styles of music from many, many countries. Influences from their traditions and folk music can be found in the modern music and make it unique and more interesting.
The music I want to present is quite young, mostly less than 50 years old. Thus it is a fusion in a good way of traditional and modern styles and a mix of old and new instruments. I would like to begin with the modern Tango of Argentina: the Neotango or Tango nueva.
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