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Music Clinic and Workshop
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Candombe, as a musical genre, possesses its own language and codes.
Musicians Hugo 'Foca' Machado, Willy
Muñoz and Jorge Sadi, on the basis of extensive professional
and teaching experience, have developed a revolutionary clinic
and workshop for schools in which they transmit
in a unique way their real expertise on this magic rhythm to musicians
and students who want to incorporate it in their music and make
use of it as a source of inspiration.
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Clinic for Musicians
During the course of the clinic the rhythmic clave
or 'key' to Candombe and its variations is taught The clinic covers how
to play the traditional Chico, Repique and Piano drums individually, the
fundamental cultural essence of the rhythm, formation and structure of
the 'Drum Corps' in the Comparsas, and how to apply this to Drumset, Bass
and Congas in popular music like Candombe Song, Candombe Funk and Candombe
Jazz.
Knowledge of the 'language' of the drums, their rhythmic
patterns and timbres, give musicians new tools (lines of melody, harmonic
and rhythmic structures) to increase their powers of improvisation in
this particular style as well as other Afro-American musical styles.
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The clinic ends with a live concert and the musicians
who took part in it are invited to join in.
The clinic is given at Universities, Music Schools, Ethnic Gatherings
and Festivals, etc.
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Development of the Clinic "El Toque de Candombe"
First Part/Hugo 'Foca' Machado
Brief History and origins of Candombe
The Comparsa and its typical characters
Construction of the drums
Afro-Uruguayan Chico, Repique and Piano drums
The Madera (Rhythmic 'Key') and its variations
Playing the drums
Demonstration of how to play each instrument
Chico Drum, Piano Drum and Repique Drum
Formation and structure of the 'Drum Corps'
Developing the beat on the Congas
Examples of different approaches to Candombe on the Congas
Second Part / Willy Muñoz
Developing Candombe style on the drumset
Candombe Song, Candombe Funk and Candombe Jazz
Ensemble with Hugo Machado on the Congas showing the different forms
of this beat on the drumset.
Third Part / Jorge Sadi
Developing Candombe style on Bass
Bass lines and rhythms for Candombe Song, Candombe Funk and Candombe
Jazz
Final Part / Ensemble
Ensemble with Hugo Machado on Congas and Willy Muñoz
on Drumset
This completes coverage of the base rhythms of this style of music.
Live concert with performance by musicians who took part in the
clinic.
The clinic closes with a performance by Hugo 'Foca' Machado's Drum
Corps.
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Workshop
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Dial
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56k |
Broad
band:
100k |
Broad
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300k |
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Music Workshop for schools and educational institutions
This workshop is a musical voyage through the history
of Candombe, from its origins to the present. During the voyage we will
learn about the arrival of African slaves to the Rio de la Plata basin,
their customs, ritual dances, music, and their influence on local culture.
We will learn about the musical instruments typical of Candombe, its traditional
drums (Chico, Repique and Piano) and their construction, colors, the way
to play them and their characteristic sounds. We will get a close view
of the Comparsa, its members and typical characters. We will discover
Candombe as a musical genre and its considerable influence on other rhythms
and styles of music known as Tango, Milonga and Murga.
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Video
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Dial
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56k |
Broad
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100k |
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