War Dance - West African Polyrhythms Applied to the Piano

Original piano composition based on rhythmic patterns and polyrhythms from traditional West African music. The standard 12/8 African bell pattern (x _ x _ x x _ x _ x _ x) is present throughout the entire piece. Played on the right hand during the first half of the piece and then taken by the left hand during the second half. This continuous pattern is layered against many different rhythmic patterns to create a dense polyrhythmic texture imitating the style of African drum ensembles. (Piano Drums version: 00:08) (Piano Solo version: 05:03) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️ Support this channel: ➡️ Scores and PDFs: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️Private lessons: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Website: Facebook: Instagram: E-mail: groovetude1@ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Great educational resources on African rhythms: - Jerry Leake: Legacy Percussion - - James Burns: Rhythmic Archetypes in Instrumental Music from Africa and the Diaspora - - ThisWorldMusic: Interactive multitrack African drumming mixer - ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Composition and performance by Jose Gonzalez Mixing and mastering by Carlos Saenz Groovetude is a project created by Jose Gonzalez. All rights reserved. #AfricanRhythm #Polyrhythms #Polymeters