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Percussion instrumental
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"Percussion instrumental" is a mainly instrumental music genre, that arose out of various influences, roughly since 2013. It is as such a creation by Amsterdam (Netherlands) percussionist Michel Conci (b. Nw Vennep, Netherlands. 1974).<p>
Conci is a reggae fan, writing vocal reggae songs, and even released some formally. Throughout, however, he also listened to a.o. Afro-Cuban and African music, that was often percussive. His own journeys to Cuba further influenced Conci toward percussion. Since 2012 he started learning various percussion instruments, starting with Afro-Cuban congas, bongos, followed by djembe, ashiko and talking drum, and various "small percussion". <p>
Other influences are Dub Reggae, Yoruba ritual music, Congolese music, Mande music, funk, and bands like the Weather Report.<p>
Conci decided to take African traditional, ritual music as basic percussive pattern, adding to this Afro-Cuban, Reggae, and other influences. Due to his Spanish maternal background, Flamenco music is another influence on Conci.<p>
Conci argues that this way percussion is foregrounded, rather than sidelined, whereas other instruments like guitar or keys - dominant in other genres – serve the percussive rhythm, and not vice versa, as is common. <p>
'''CHARACTERISTICS'''<p>
Certain characteristics certainly recur, setting it apart from related (instrumental) genres.
-polyrythmic, with one driving (mostly bass) drum pattern, answered to by other rhythms, in the African call-and-response tradition. This is mostly clave-based<p>
-all instruments used are as much as possible acoustic, except occasional digital drums.<p>
-mostly various percussion instruments are used, with different sounds.<p>
-most instruments used are percussion instruments.<p>
-the duration of the songs is similar to those of common pop songs (around 3 or 4 minutes).<p>
-melody lines come on most percussion instrumentals from various instruments (harmonica, guitar, kalimba). These however serve the general rhythmic structure.<p>
-use of "fading in and out" of certain (counter) patterns, rather than continuous or walking lines. This is an influence from Dub Reggae, and from James Brown funk.<p>
-rhythmic influences from various genres and rhythmic traditions – and different (African, and other) cultures - tend to be mixed.<p>
Michel Conci has released/publicized many percussion instrumentals since 2013.<p>
Conci is a reggae fan, writing vocal reggae songs, and even released some formally. Throughout, however, he also listened to a.o. Afro-Cuban and African music, that was often percussive. His own journeys to Cuba further influenced Conci toward percussion. Since 2012 he started learning various percussion instruments, starting with Afro-Cuban congas, bongos, followed by djembe, ashiko and talking drum, and various "small percussion". <p>
Other influences are Dub Reggae, Yoruba ritual music, Congolese music, Mande music, funk, and bands like the Weather Report.<p>
Conci decided to take African traditional, ritual music as basic percussive pattern, adding to this Afro-Cuban, Reggae, and other influences. Due to his Spanish maternal background, Flamenco music is another influence on Conci.<p>
Conci argues that this way percussion is foregrounded, rather than sidelined, whereas other instruments like guitar or keys - dominant in other genres – serve the percussive rhythm, and not vice versa, as is common. <p>
'''CHARACTERISTICS'''<p>
Certain characteristics certainly recur, setting it apart from related (instrumental) genres.
-polyrythmic, with one driving (mostly bass) drum pattern, answered to by other rhythms, in the African call-and-response tradition. This is mostly clave-based<p>
-all instruments used are as much as possible acoustic, except occasional digital drums.<p>
-mostly various percussion instruments are used, with different sounds.<p>
-most instruments used are percussion instruments.<p>
-the duration of the songs is similar to those of common pop songs (around 3 or 4 minutes).<p>
-melody lines come on most percussion instrumentals from various instruments (harmonica, guitar, kalimba). These however serve the general rhythmic structure.<p>
-use of "fading in and out" of certain (counter) patterns, rather than continuous or walking lines. This is an influence from Dub Reggae, and from James Brown funk.<p>
-rhythmic influences from various genres and rhythmic traditions – and different (African, and other) cultures - tend to be mixed.<p>
Michel Conci has released/publicized many percussion instrumentals since 2013.<p>
September 17, 2018 at 05:34PM
