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About Clave and the Origins of Rhythm. With your participation (9+ yrs)

concert number 49

Performers

Programme

What do pop hits, tap dancing, hip-hop, jazz music, reggae and capoeira have in common? – The clave (Spanish for key), a distinctive rhythmic pattern that originated many centuries ago in Sub-Saharan Africa. Travelling from the 15th to 19th century along the slave routes from Africa through the Caribbean, South America and into North America, it became a key element of jazz and a whole range of later styles. The outstanding and versatile percussionists, as well as composers and improvisers, Jerzy Rogiewicz and Hubert Zemler, will guide us on a journey to its origins. We will get to know the structure of clave, its types, learn to perform it together and recognise it in pop music. You should equip yourself with a clave (simple instrument) for this journey. It will be klawe (old-fashioned Polish word for swell)!

Concert description

What do pop hits, tap dancing, hip-hop, jazz music, reggae and capoeira have in common? The clave (Spanish for key), a distinctive rhythmic pattern that originated many centuries ago in sub-Saharan Africa. Travelling from the 15th to 19th century along the slave routes from Africa through the Caribbean, South America and into North America, it became a key element of jazz and a whole range of later styles. The outstanding and versatile percussionists, as well as composers and improvisers, Jerzy Rogiewicz and Hubert Zemler, will guide us on a journey to its origins. We will get to know the structure of the clave, its types, learn to perform it together and recognise it in popular music. You should equip yourself with a clave (simple instrument) for this journey. It will be ‘klawe’ (old-fashioned Polish word for fancy)!