This book offers a host of useful materials to the drumset player, the drum loop designer, the aspiring ethnomusicologist, and any other person curious about the varieties of rhythm. It includes:
- An explanation of the Vodou tradition
- The historical and social background of Haiti
- An overview of traditional Vodou drum ensembles
- Basic ensemble transcriptions and recordings of the traditional Vodou styles Yanvalou, Ibo and Nago
- Application of the traditional Vodou rhythms to the drumset
- How to transition between Vodou rhythms and common drumset patterns
- Beautiful graphics connected to the Vodou tradition and Vodou drumming
- A play-along CD with examples of every aspect presented in the book
- The vodou rhythms are applied to all styles including: Club Dance, Jungle, Shuffle, Latin, Latin Jazz, Drum and Bass, Funk, And more...
Vodou Drumset also contains:
- Beginning and advances coordination exercises
- Hand drum techniques
- Extensive bibliography
- Extensive discography of traditional and pop Afro-Haitian recordings