In order to do justice to the melodies, I figured out how to float seamlessly between jazz scat and konnakkol, which had a startling effect for wordless storytelling.”Has she done konnakkol for a Carnatic concert? Velez demonstrated how the overtone goes up with the nasal sound and goes down with the more open sound. Ravenna becomes the meeting point of 100 percussions that speak the seductive language of the body, well aware that the most distant and apparently inaccessible cultures always express shared, “global”sentiments. Grammy winning, iconic world music drummer, Glen Velez and acclaimed rhythm vocalist, Loire Cotler stopped by KVNF to talk with Kori Stanton before their concert at the Paradise Theatre in Paonia. After this came a composite of the rhythm.The next piece was a solo by Velez on a frame drum, with overtone singing.
Hand Drumming Workshop with Glen Velez in Paonia, CO » As part of the World Music in Paradise 2019 -2020 Season. Cotler’s demonstration at the Music Academy showed that her teacher’s worry was unwarranted in her case, for her tongue certainly didn’t come across as weak, as she handled solkattus with ease.Velez is a four-time Grammy award winner, and was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society’s Hall of fame in 2014. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. “In the ancient Mediterranean world, it was the most popular drum and most often it was played by women, especially in connection with the female goddess cults popular in those times.”What is the date of the earliest frame drum? “The ganjira is my favourite Indian percussion instrument, because it is such a simple instrument with great expressive possibilities,” he says.In Carnatic music concerts, the ganjira is only an option. Syncopated rhythms require special skills. I have also worked in the fields of psychiatry and autism. Normally in language, we move fast from syllable to syllable. Then Cotler responded to it, giving the whole performance a stereophonic effect. Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No.
You can support quality journalism by turning off ad blocker or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to The Hindu. “The earliest dating is 4th millennium BCE, over 5000 years ago.”Cotler was first introduced to scat singing by trumpeter Dave Burns, who taught her jazz scat. He explained that overtone is basically a slow movement from one syllable to another. “I can practise for very long periods without tiring and discover the value in singing the syllables and phrases at a very slow tempo. For example, there are some up-tempo medieval instrumental pieces that I have performed, which were not intended for the voice. The experience offered by 100 Percussions is a perfect balance of ritual practice and the compositional rigour of contemporary music: the programme, proposed in collaboration with Accademia Musicale Chigiana, consists in a series of concerts that cross geographical borders taking us to the conurbations of Uganda or the colonial neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, featuring hypnotic African techno as well as the powerful works of such masters as Steve Reich and Karlheinz Stockhausen. While Velez is a world-renowned frame drummer, Cotler is a rhythm vocalist.Velez’s journey on frame drums began in 1977 with Ramnad Raghavan. I make up a lot of sounds too during my improvisations and often create combinations of phrases. Programmes like these help us appreciate the depth of our music more, and show us the heights it can scale in world music, he saidWe have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. Glen Velez and Loire Cotler gave a lec-dem at the Music Academy, where there were interesting rhythmic exchanges between them. Loire Cotler (born Lori Beth Cotler) is a Rhythm Vocalist, arranger, composer, recording artist, educator and certified Music Therapist known for her outstanding Konnakol, Scat singing and original world jazz standard interpretations. Printable version | Aug 16, 2020 6:01:18 PM | https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/carnatic-percussion-was-inpiration-for-these-american-musicians/article22366896.ece It is a long discovery journey across the planet, scouting for young composers, distant ethnic horizons, percussion-only orchestras illuminating the night with irrepressible bursts of South-American energy. Your sleeping pattern is the circadian rhythm; the rhythm of nature is seen in changing seasons. Cotler has been a soloist with many orchestras, and also collaborates with Ravikiran and Velez in ta ki ta Trio. Then when I take it to warp speed, it just feels like I am flying!”Has she done fusions of different kinds of scat singing? It is the mridangam that is the default percussion instrument. Glen Velez. By carrying on browsing this site, you give consent for cookies to be used according to our “My ‘Handance’ teaching method uses solkattus as a primary tool in the learning of any frame drum. It has been a favourite subject of artists in the ancient world. Why does he think it is so? All of this visual material plus written examples from the Bible and other sources makes an intensive survey of the history of these drums possible. Jozef Lupták. Glen Velez / Loire Cotler Alchemy Ray Henderson / Mort Dixon Glen Velez / Loire Cotler* Bye Bye Blackbird / 18 Wings * feat. The concerts are conceived as a journey to the roots of our planet, where in the beginning there was only rhythm.This website uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. The sound of frame drums blends with the pulse of electronic drums, as the dusty paths of the savannah are lapped by the brackish waters of the oceans. One of the pieces was Tel Halaf, composed by Velez, in which he has used the idea of hocketing from medieval music.