Malick Tassa Drummers - Krishna Soogrim-Ram

Short clip of Krishna Soogrim-Ram (of Malick Tassa Drummers) playing Tikhora and Nagarra then Calypso. His tassa playing here isn't flashy, but it is amazingly solid.

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Music

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• Trinidad
• malick
• tassa
• drummers
• krishna
• soogrim
• ram

[guyanesechild]

this has got to be in guyana

[chrisballengee]

It's North Trinidad in Malick.

[pudgybuddha]

Man that oly guy just rocks. Check out all the different notes he gets from that drum! Where is he? Trinidad? NY? Elsewhere?

[chrisballengee]

I believe he told me that he has traveled to North America and Europe for some performances (I'd have to check my notes to tell you for sure), but he lives in Malick, San Juan, Trinidad. I made this video at his house there. Very nice guy too!

[wwenba095]

the first beat they play is my favorite tassa beat

[djrc51]

Yuh wrong u noe tassa ist a trini thing its from indain

[dianelovergirlboca]

eye ey ey look uncle randy in d yellow jersey boy

[KingofGuyana1]

@wwenba095 last*

[Ryanthebitbulllkid]

Nice Nice!!!

[Shintarbon]

nice beat.

[shastri666]

woi mamoo yuh is ah boss

[djrc51]

@iistixxxii how much

[thunder7554]

Then he tried the wooden shell and got what he was looking for.

When this drum was first introduced most if not all tassa drummers dismissed it saying it was not a tassa drum and it not sounding good. Most tassa groups use these now. When he attempted to play it at hosay one year he was literally PUSHED out of the gayelle, but before leaving he turned and told them "next year you all will be playing plastic tassa" so said so done. 99.99% of tassa groups use them.

[thunder7554]

this is the man responsible for creating the plastic skin tassa drum.

his drum here is made of wood but his first try was with an IRON shell not the freon tank but iron like a pot.

[tassalova1994]

I use ah reflector rod, Soundcheck2k7 is right it takes rel time to make one pair, bt for the head of the chob i wrap metal wire an then the electrical tape..

[soundcheck2k7]

You got to buy fiberglass sheets or fiberglass rods. Rods are easier to deal with, but it takes time to make a pair of chob, first couple times it might not come out good, eventually you'll get the hang of it. Borrow somebody's old chob and take it apart and see how they did it...