Ekona is an extraordinary musician. Charismatic and animated by some deep connection with something spiritual. He radiates joy in a way that I have never seen anywhere else.
This goes to prove that "primitive" African rhythms, which are not at all primitive, are an entirely different understanding of rhythm. As different, however, as the structure and rhythm of the musical interaction these people are having with one another ("song" doesn't really encompass all that is this conception of music), and in spite of the micro-tonal scale variations, all of these recordings are basically pentatonic, which seems to be universal from a neuropsychological standpoint.
Ekona is an extraordinary musician. Charismatic and animated by some deep connection with something spiritual. He radiates joy in a way that I have never seen anywhere else.
In other words, I like the heck out of this!
This goes to prove that "primitive" African rhythms, which are not at all primitive, are an entirely different understanding of rhythm. As different, however, as the structure and rhythm of the musical interaction these people are having with one another ("song" doesn't really encompass all that is this conception of music), and in spite of the micro-tonal scale variations, all of these recordings are basically pentatonic, which seems to be universal from a neuropsychological standpoint.