Bell Patterns - Drum Camp 2011 - Moroccan Krakeb / Qarqeba - Bobo Bouboul, Gnawa

Bell Patterns Project - Drum Camp 2011 - Moroccan Krakeb / Qarqeba* - Bobo Bouboul, Gnawa Morocco

Sharing the love of bells!

I asked a number of people at this year's Drum Camp (drumcamp.co.uk) to contribute "Bell Patterns" as a simple project. That's all I asked for them to share. Sometimes I gave them a stick and a small cowbell with some nice tones to it .

Great musician Bobo Bouboul was giving workshops teaching Moroccan percussion and dance of the Gnawa people from Morocco, North Africa. We'd jammed together the night before so I didn't mind asking him for his contribution.

He plays here the krakeb* - iron "castanets" (for the purposes of this video I'll also call them "bells"...) He gives a demonstration of a few patterns and rhythms. I love his explanation of the history of the instrument in Gnawa culture linking it directly to slave history. Also great is his response to his partner's comment that they'd make a good ashtray!

Apologies for the sound - it was windy and the camera mic responded badly.

Many thanks go to Bobo for his generosity in sharing this with me / us. Gary

*Other names for this instrument include: Qaraqsh, Qaraqueb , Qarkeb, Qraqeb, Tiqarqaawen, Shaqahaq, Qarkabeb.

www.myspace.com/gnawaukboujemaabouboul
www.drumcamp.co.uk
www.drummer.co.uk

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Film & Animation

Tags:

• krakab
• gnawa
• morocco
• moroccan
• kraqeb
• percussion