Combination Rag with Asalato

Playing an old string band tune with Devin Champlin and Katy Harris. I'm playing an African shaker with many names: Asalato, Kashaka, Kosika, Patica, Kass-Kass, Thelevi, etc. I'm no expert player, but I think the basic rhythms they make often fit old ragtime tunes like this one, originally recorded by the East Texas Serenaders in 1927. I bought my aslato at Rhythm Traders in Portland, Oregon. Scroll down a bit on this page to find them:
www.africanrhythmtraders.com/h...
Here are some asalato videos here on RUclips:
Basic techniques: • Cas Cas Asalato Lesson...
Instructional series: • Video
Old-time banjo & clogging: • "April Verch Band: Apr...
Solo with juggling: • [アサラト曲]　Asalato freest...
Another solo: • asalato

[@jasperdevries9260]

Awesome!!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@tremortwins]

Thanks for the links. And thanks to you and yours for the great video!

[@isabellanakahara]

This is really, really great! I could listen to you all .... a lot! Both thumbs and big toes way up!

[@FloydBlue]

Great!

[@rajakaz4075]

Wow! I am so impressed! :)

[@billy9brugess]

That was some of the best shit I have seen on youtube in a long time. You made the Asalato really work with blue grass, I would so love to have a jam with you all. Cheers!

[@ahlahlancha]

jeff leff rules!

[@IlBardus]

Wow! Amazingly awesome!
You're always playing with good musicians - just like you!
I never heard about this 'asalato'. A curious instrument, I would say.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

At first glance, I thought you were playing rhythm bones.

[@Raitaro85]

@mrtesj
Its called an asalato. I have a pair myself and they are very tricky to use. Jeff however, RULES at them!

[@etcikrasnodar]

Опа, Ленин, Крупская и Троцкий собразили на троих!)))