6 x 9, 160 pages
Trade paperback
ISBN 978-1-937462-07-9
Onye Onyemaechi, MBA, is the founding director of Village Rhythms. He is a celebrated recording artist, performer, producer and composer. Onye lives in Santa Rosa, California. His website is Village Rhythms
MBIRA (THUMB PIANO)
The thumb piano of the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe. It
is played by locking metal strips on a wooden slab,
often clamped inside a gourd resonator. Used for
social, spiritual, ceremonial, and festive occasions.
BREKETA/GONGON – (BASS SNARE DRUM)
Great bass snare from Ghana, similar to Nigerian Djun Djun barrel bass drum. They are lightweight and made from a single piece of hardwood carved thin and a double headed bass drum with goat skin on both sides. Snare string is stretched across the skin. It is traditionally played in the same position as a talking drum, in the armpit, and comes with a traditional curve stick. Typically the drum is covered with colorful African cloth.