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Kaganu Shot Blast

from PLANETOID by Drumbelievables Ireland

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Shaping steel in a furnace and shaping them over an anvil to form Brazilian Agogo’s is an abrasive and noisy process. That aside, steel drums and Brazilian Agogog’s appear in this track but the main focus is the dominant choppy rhythms of the Kaganu.

The kaganu is the smallest and highest pitched drum used by the Ewe, but its sound does incorporate some bass as well. It is around 20 inches tall. Like all Ewe drums, the kaganu has a drumhead made of antelope or deer skin.

The body of the drum is made of wood and is often decorated with carvings. The kaganu is played with two long skinny wooden sticks, usually with the drummer sitting down. Like the Gankokui and Axatse, its pattern does not change for the duration of the piece.

In Agahu, for example, the rhythm it plays are two notes on the upbeats. Because Agahu is played in 4/4 time, then the kaganu would play two notes on the "ands" of beats 1, 2, 3, and 4.

The kaganu also gives energy and drive to the music.

© Drumbelievables Ireland, Composed and written by Drummer Noelee Drumbelievables Founder.
03.04.2020

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from PLANETOID, released May 17, 2020

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