[Musicians] Learning/sharing/remembering rhythms

[Erik Hoffman via Musicians]

Hi Max & All,

Interesting that you learned the 3-3-2 rhythm as Klezmer.

- Klezmer rhythm (123-123-12)


So many of the people I've studied from say the 3-3-2 came from Africa. It has invaded many other genres. When I first learned about it (other than the clave), it came at me three times in one year:
   * A bunch of fiddle bowings used in Old-Time Appalachian tunes (highly slave influenced)
   * A doumbek rhythm (an Arabic drum)
   * In hamboning--body rhythm with African roots, from when slaves had their drums taken away.
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Erik Hoffman
Oakland, CA