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The Drummers Of Burundi Extr by The Drummers Of Burundi

Biografie van de kunstenaar The Drummers Of Burundi

The Royal Drummers Of Burundi Is A Percussion Ensemble From Burundi. Their Performances Are A Part Of Ceremonies Such As Births Funerals And Coronations Of Mwami Kings . Drums Called Karyenda Are Sacred In Burundi And Represent The Mwami Fertility And Regeneration. The Royal Drummers Use Drums Made From Hollowed Tree Trunks Covered With Animal Skins. In Addition To The Central Drum Called Inkiranya There Are Amashako Drums Which Provide A Continuous Beat And Ibishikiso Drums Which Follow The Rhythm Established By The Inkiranya. The Performance Of The Royal Drummers Has Been The Same For Centuries And Their Techniques And Traditions Are Passed Down From Father To Son. The Members Of The Ensemble Take Turns Playing The Inkiranya Dancing Resting And Playing The Other Drums Rotating Throughout The Show Without Interruptions. At The Start Of Their Performance The Drummers Enter Balancing The Heavy Drums On Their Heads And Singing And Playing. There Are Some Extra Members Who Carry Ornamental Spears And Shields And Lead The Procession With Their Dance. They Then Perform A Series Of Rhythms Some Accompanied By Song And Exit The Stage The Same Way Carrying The Drums On Their Heads And Playing. Beginning In The 1960s The Drummers Have Toured The World. They Have Recorded Three Albums - Batimbo Musiques Et Chants In 1991 Live At Real World In 1993 And The Master Drummers Of Burundi In 1994. They Have Also Appeared On Joni Mitchell's The Hissing Of Summer Lawns 1975 On Zimbo The B-Side Of The Echo & The Bunnymen 12" Single Of The Cutter 1983 And The Def Leppard Single "Rocket". They Have Influenced Artists Such As Adam And The Ants And Bow Wow Wow And Inspired Thomas Brooman To Organize The WOMAD Festival In 1982 Which Shaped The Burgeoning World Music Genre. In Werner Herzog's Film Fitzcarraldo You Can Hear Their Drumming As The Drumming Of The Bushmen.

THUIS THE DRUMMERS OF BURUNDI
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