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Friday 14th – Sunday 16th April 2017 (with Monday 17th optional Carnival day)
£55 - £235
Following the success our 2016 residential programme, Global Grooves and La Timbala present a third weekend of intensive Orisha/Orixa music study. This weekend aims to expand our view of Orisha music by including a more in-depth look at ritual Orisha/Orixa music in Cuba and Brazil. This special weekend is set in the beautiful Lancashire countryside in Saddleworth, on the outskirts of the Peak District. ABOUT PERCUSSION AND SONGS OF THE ORIXAS Knowledge of the orishas/orixas arrived in Cuba and Brazil with the first West Africans transported from their homelands from what are now Nigeria and Benin. Over the following centuries many different local practices arrived with knowledgeable priests, musicians, dancers and herbalists from all parts of this huge area. Many of these were added in to the main body of Orisha worship in these new locations while others established strong local roots that have led to independent traditions of their own. This process has led to a huge diversity of Orisha practices that can seem confusing and daunting to musicians starting to investigate this beautiful ritual music. This weekend aims to provide an insight into some of the connections, similarities and differences between the music of the Orishas in Cuba and Brazil. It will establish strong building blocks to aid continued study of the ritual praise rhythms that have developed independently in both countries. Each rhythm will be built in relation to clave and the function of each drum of the ensemble. The role and voice of the speaking drum in many of its different forms, rum, caja, iya, yanofo, will be explained and examples of phrases and conversations given. Songs will also be taught for each of the praise rhythms and we will spend time strengthening the familiarity and ability with singing and playing at the same time. This intensive study residential weekend will be accessible for all players who have experience in hand or stick drumming, nurturing beginners and improvers as well as challenging even the most experienced players. The course is designed to delve deeper into Orisha/Orixa percussion and songs as well as allowing time and space to sing, play and enjoy these beautiful age-old musical traditions, together. For more detailed info and to make a booking, click HERE.
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