Thursday, 30 June 2011

Kora Tune

I had the good fortune to work with a musician who played the African Kora and wrote a simple tune to accompany one of his pieces. The tune has proved to be very effective on its own and also as a minimalist piece for use in workshop settings.

This is a performance by my big band without the Kora. The melody is cued and the players are otherwise free to ad lib. The pulse is in 4/4 but the bass is in 3/4 which adds to the dreaminess of the piece.

Listen to Kora Tune here.

We will experiment with our own version of Kora Tune.

Download all Kora parts here.

Sid

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