Le kassa est un rythme Malinke très connu de la Guinée orientale. Le mot kassa signifie: silo à grains. Joué lors des récoltes dans les villages. Les musiciens jouent pour les cultivateurs qui sont souvent loin de leur village, et la musique les aide à travailler.
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Preview 10 tracks of this percussion/dance ensemble (also called "Les Ballets Africains des Guinée, or the National Ballet of Guinea) from Guinea, West Africa. You'll hear djembe (drums), kryin (sticks on wooden tongue drums), and other percussion instruments.
Tambins come in several keys; from E, up to Bb; common is F, F#, G, Ab and A. Diatonic scale, starting on the lowest note of the second register (3rd of the scale) and going up three registers to the sixth of the scale. The first register is disconnected form the scale. Made from a conical vine growing in forests of Guinea.
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