Doumbek Rhythm in 18/16

Here's another odd rhythm that I recorded on the Doumbek. It consists of two groups of 7 followed by a group of 4. I moved the little rolls that I was throwing in around to give it an even more off-beat and syncopated feel...hope you like it!

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Music

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• Doumbek
• drum
• percussion
• odd
• meter

[DetNosnip]

No, I was not playing an African beat...I was playing an 18 beat rhythmic phrase. The inspiration for it could have come from Middle Eastern, African, Indian, latin, Jazz, fusion, or metal...who knows?

I'm fairly proficient in many different styles of Middle Eastern music, including Baladi, Greek+Armenian 6/8, Chifte-telli, 3-3-2, and Karslimas 9/8. Nonetheless, the geographic origin of an instrument should never restrict which notes a performer decides to play.

[glorplaxy]

how incredibly boring it would be to get instruments if you were restricted to playing only certain types of ethnic beats on each one.

[RabiesJr]

Mmmm there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good polyrhythm...

[moonlitesymphony]

you sound dumb

[Lehmann108]

African "beats" are usually polyrhythms. A polyrhythm is a unit of time divided into two or more unequal units. For example a very common African polyrhytmn is 3 against 2. The unit of time is divided into three parts and it is also divided into 2 parts and you move between these beats. Most middle eastern music does not have polyrhythms.

[ytcomposer]

quite rite. :)

[kolbard]

I wasn't aware that one was restricted to a particular style on the instrument. The more you know...

[greecianarab89]

what the hell...are you playing an african beat?? we need some arab's on here to show everyone how it's done