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Awesome African Shaker - Learn How to Play Aslatua - Africa Heartwood Project

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Uploaded by on Jun 4, 2011

In this video you learn the basic technique for how to play the Aslatua. A small shaker from West Africa.
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The aslatua (ah-SLAH-too-uh) is a unique hand percussion toy that will capture your attention with its tricky polyrhythm. This simple instrument (also known as aslato, kashaka, cascas, televi, kasso-kassoni, and more) is played by holding one gourd in the palm while simultaneously shaking and swinging the second gourd. The gourds come from the Swawa tree in West Africa, which are dried, hollowed, filled with pebbles, and connected with a string. You'll have hours of fun playing with this traditional African instrument, which is covered by our warranty, and features:

two small, strong Swawa gourds filled with tiny pebbles
strong connector rope, securely fastened to each gourd
multiple uses: conventional "egg" shaker; polyrhythmic percussion instrument
great gift for any percussion enthusiast

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  • This is too awesome.

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