Introduction to Percussion: Discover the Magic of Rhythm
The Power of Adapting Instruments
A course by Carlinhos Brown , Singer, Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Teacher
Joined October 2020
Joined October 2020
About the video: The Power of Adapting Instruments
Overview
“Now I will talk about the possibilities of creating, adapting or modifying the instruments to produce the most varied sounds. Creativity is everything!”
In this video lesson Carlinhos Brown addresses the topic: The Power of Adapting Instruments, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Percussion: Discover the Magic of Rhythm. Discover your inner percussionist and learn to create new rhythms with Brazilian music icon Carlinhos Brown.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Power of Adapting Instruments In this class, I’ll teach you to create, improvise, and adapt instruments. So I chose the surdo, a surdo that, out of my creativity, I call the “tilted surdo,” because it's usually played like this. It was the desire of a generation to learn how to play drums, especially in my community, which led me to want to find a way to say that we can, through our instruments, adapt and create our own concept. So use your creativity to adapt the instrument you have to whatever you want. That’s what I did with the surdo in order to get a drum sound. I'm doing this in a...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Percussion: Discover the Magic of Rhythm
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Carlinhos Brown
A course by Carlinhos Brown
Carlinhos Brown is a mainstay of Brazilian music and culture. He is the founder of the musical group Timbalada, one of the creators of the axé music genre, and has won several Latin Grammy Awards for his music with the Tribalistas and as Carlinhos Brown é Carlito Marrón. He also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for Real in Rio, from the movie Rio, and is currently one of the judges on The Voice Brasil.
In addition to being a successful musician, Carlinhos was the first Brazilian to earn the title of Ibero-American Ambassador for Culture, a position that focuses on cultural activism by helping underprivileged communities and promoting Brazilian music.
In 2020, he launched three new albums: Axé Inventions - Àjààlà, Umbalista, and Paxuá e Paramim em: A floresta dos rios voadores. In his latest projects, Carlinhos is focusing on new compositions, including music for the soundtrack for Cura by choreographer Deborah Colker.
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