The CD is great to just listen to and absorb the syncopation of all the different rhythms. I've found this book to be helpful to both my ear training and my playing. There is also detailed bass and percussion notation for each piece for ensemble playing. He gives you some history about each style and fairly detailed piece-specifc technique pointers. These pieces illustrate various rhythms and technique and provide a musical structure for practicing them. Graf has developed during his many years of teaching around the world. The book presents mostly original pieces that Mr. "This is a very thorough introduction to various African musical approaches including Soukous, Maringa, Palm Wine, and Afro-beat. I've also picked up your guitar montunos book, and the african styles book.what you and Sher are doing is miles ahead of anything else on the market that I've seen. all music available as audio and/or MIDI files.fundamental principles of African rhythm and harmony.combine parts within pieces for dozens of different musical arrangements.play solo, in ensemble, or with CD or sequencer.unique beat-count line to boost mastery of African rhythms.In one volume, he brings together a huge selection of classic styles old and new from all over the continent, ranging from the desert blues of Mali through West African highlife and Afrobeat to Congolese rumba and soukous and South African township jive. For this pioneering tour of some of the great musical styles, Sierra Leonean bandleader and composer Folo Graff draws on nearly twenty years' experience of teaching African guitar all over the world. This is the first practical guide to some of the most beautiful guitar music on earth.
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