AfrobeatDrumming paperback with CD
Original price was: $43,00.$38,00Current price is: $38,00.
55 paged paperback book with audio source
4 in stock
Description
This book is basically about decoding and notating the grooves of master drummer Tony Oladipo Allen. In this book you will find various transcriptions of records that Allen played using the afrobeat style which was invented by him.
54 original track transcriptions from the earlier Fela Kuti & Africa 70 records to later Tony Allen records also with his featured album like Jimmy Tenor.
I was looking for some clues on how to play Tony Allen’s afrobeat drumming , and these transcriptions are really helpful. They are clear to follow and break down the different kit elements so you can learn the pattern gradually by adding each instruments until you can play it in full. I did detect a couple of typos, though, I think, which is a shame in such a meticulous rendering: a missing notation for a hi-hat pedal here and there just threw me off and made it more difficult to follow the score than it should have been. Plus, I think some proofreading and language editing on the Intro would have been useful. But these are small things and can probably be easily corrected. All in all, many thanks to Anil for this generous and skillful labour of love.