The Grooved Whale Project

An interesting transcription of music from Mali in 6/8 – useful for those wanting to analyze how a rhythmic pattern is expanded upon by a master drummer.

The book/cd set can be purchased from Earthcd’s site.

I always thought of the violin as a western instrument and was pleasantly surprised to find out it has a long history in west Africa. Check out Senegalese musician Issa Sow’s tunes on his nianiooru.