African Soukous Guitar Demo# 5 Rhythm Basics

[eagle1sdc]

Good news is ... your instructions are the clearest among all online video lessons on soukous I've seen. That's sayin' something. Musicians are often poor teachers. I still need you to clarify the fingerpicking pattern. You kind of rushed through it. Is it possible you can do a lesson on the fingerpicking patterns and their variations for acoustic guitar?

[alkisaka]

@eagle1sdc Thanks for the feedback...Will definitely take into consideration all your suggestions for future videos..

[alkisaka]

I would start with the rhythm and then progress to the solo melodies..because if you master the rhythm you will know how to phrase the solo melodies over the rhythm...

[Andreas5616]

I would like to know that if you wanna start playin soukos what needed first is to play the rythm or the meloding scales how does is it work

[laosuwan]

is there a similar video for bass guitar soukous?

[TheBonneMaman]

Alkisaka, thank you for those videos, please keep it up, because for me, a young european bloke these are real treasures! Anyway, I would like to ask you 3 questions based on what I saw:

1) Is the pattern in your right hand going (T)humb, T, (I)ndex, (I), T, I, T, I?

2) Is this pattern the same you use in every presentation (to be true I can hear it is different somehow, but I did not tried it yet)?

[TheBonneMaman]

@TheBonneMaman

3) If the answer to question no. 2 is negative, would you be so kind and share with us some more of the right hand patterns you use in your demonstration videos please?

Because correct me if I'm wrong, but for me all that delicate yet driving pulse you produce with your playing comes from those ghost notes you mute with your left hand but still pluck with your right hand (though playing 10ths and 6ths seems a bit different).

Thank you very much for you answer!

[Renwickrobin]

I am from the Caribbean and I am guitar player but I really the way African guitar play the guitar

[Prosmartstudio]

@Renwickrobin Clips from Jeannot Bel DVD Advance Soukous Guitar Technique 2 available on ebay and amazon

[0713mas]

Great lesson, love when he sang in African!!

[spouit]

merveilleux!

[innerbanks]

thank you

[silvatounge]

It's a little hard to determine what chords you're playing because of the way the camera is angled, would you mind enlightening me?!

African music is taking my mind by storm, keep up the great work!

Happy Easter.

[hurting]

@silvatounge G, C, D, G

[Prosmartstudio]

@hurting Clips from Jeannot Bel DVD Advance Soukous Guitar Technique 2 available on ebay and amazon

[IUfidi]

weldone

[vision1442000]

it sound good can you teach me how to play like that you can call me on 7738559267 my name is kofi

[slothedog]

sounds great!! gonna try and get some of this down and work it into my jazz/funk playing. what guitar you playing there? sounds nice. :)

[stephyjoyce]

quels sont les accords ?

[poutin01]

sol-do-re-sol

[Prosmartstudio]

@stephyjoyce Clips from Jeannot Bel DVD Advance Soukous Guitar Technique 2 available on ebay and amazon

[drewefx]

Seebo oryotya

nawulidewo oluganda nenkankana, oliwa? nze nsi canada, mpa ku email yo

nyagala kuyiga odongo seebo

webare

[hutzbootsroots]

o love african vibes! i will try to get them in me :D

[stargate669]

I bet you say that to all the african guys

[hutzbootsroots]

sure, that's a thing that is true and fascinate me... dont think that i'm doing for any kind of interess. you have a good work! hug from portugal.

[poshnosh16]

hahahahhahaa that made me laugh a lot

[gusto68]

hahahahaha me too! he still didn't get it *lol*

[Ian3985]

are those nylon or electric strings on an acoustic? It sounds nice either way, a cool alternative measure too.

[alkisaka]

They are normal steel stings for an acoustic guitar.

[Prosmartstudio]

@Ian3985 Clips from Jeannot Bel DVD Advance Soukous Guitar Technique 2 available on ebay and amazon

[12barsoul]

this is nice...thanks.

[se1nl1fe]

OMG - you are awesome! One day I will get this soukous thing down! Thank You

[Ponape4]

Thank you so much for your videos! There is no material to learn soukous guitar but your videos. And this is why they are so appreciated.

[berean315]

Excellent! Nice to see you backing posting more videos. I really enjoy them. Still waiting on your DVD. Is that still in the works?