Isaac wrote:Yeah ! I was laughing even as I typed it, wondering
who'd pick up on that.
I should have thought of "bush" !
Isaac
Berimbau wrote:the popular (and NOT the traditional) music of Senegal has been mightily influenced by Afro-Cuban sources. This has been true for at least 30 years or more, and not just in Senegal! The impact of Cuban musical values throughout much of Africa is asstounding.
davidpenalosa wrote:I just read this thread. Here's my tardy comments:
The bongo and marimbula come from the early son prototype changui. The changui was born in the eastern end of the island called the Oriente, where there is a strong Haitaino musical influence. The marimbula is of Congolese origin. Cuban folklorists have made the case that the bongo drum language came from the lead drum of tumba Francesa (Haitian-Congolese drums w/ African/French dance). Even a casual comparative listening gives this claim credence.
The glissando technique employed in early bongo playing may very well be a Hatiano influence. Voodu drumming uses the glissando technique.
Abakua is strong on the western end of the island, in the provinces of Havana and Matanzas. It influenced rumba but not son.
-David
ralph wrote:...i do like you assertion david, as by listening to both musics, and noting the location in which these two forms (tumba francesa and changui) have developed, one can compare tumba francesa with quite possibilty being the precursor of the bongo de monte...both musics having strong haitian influences...
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