Global Grooves Cuban Saturdays: The Music of Santeria - Guiro and Bembe July 16, 2011

The fourth and last in this great series of percussion workshops for intermediate to advanced players looking at some of the most important and exciting aspects of Cuban folkloric music.

The Music of Santeria - Guiro and Bembe with Christian Weaver

There are many ways to honour the Orishas of Santería with music. Guiro and Bembé are two of the most popular and widespread in Cuba. This workshop will teach the basic technique for playing shekeré as well as drum parts and improvisations for a number of styles of Bembé which involve playing with sticks, hand and stick and just hands. Songs for the orishas will also be taught to complete the music.

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