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African interlocking techniques
...the pulse of one performer or group of performers falls exactly in the middle of the other’s pulse. This type of interlocking occurs, for example, in the music of the amadinda and embaire xylophones of southern Uganda. A special type of notation is now used for these xylophones, consisting of numbers and periods. A...
...African xylophones show similarities to those of Southeast Asia in tuning and construction, but questions of the influences of trade and migration are controversial. The amadinda is made of logs. Gourd resonators are often provided for each key, sometimes with a mirliton (vibrating membrane) set in the resonator wall, giving a buzzing edge to the tone. It...
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