Online Recording Session for “Zulu Wedding” Film – African Drums

This was a great percussion featured track! I really enjoyed working with Raphael Fimm on this. He needed urgent, African drum, "chase" music for the film "Zulu Wedding". So, I built this track up with real, handmade, traditional African drums and percussion from Ghana.

(left) Kidi (pronounced KEE-dee): medium pitched drum - (can be played with sticks or hands)
(middle) Sogo (pronounced SOH-goh): low pitched drum (can be played with sticks or hands)
(right) Kagan (pronounced kah-GAHN): high pitched drum (played with sticks)
(left) Atoke (pronounced ah-TOH-kay): boat bell
(in hand) Axatse (pronounced ah-HAHT-say): African gourd shaker
(middle) Gankogui (pronounced gahn-KOHG-way): double bell

I would like to give a special thanks to Sowah Mensah and David Schmalenberger for teaching me this music and for the direction in purchasing these drums and percussion.

Here is an article with a traditional African song and more information on the drums and percussion here: This World Music: Gahu African Drumming & Dance.

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