Dvd Soul Of The Funky Drummers

At last a DVD of the drummers who created the grooves on hits of the 60's like Cold Sweat Licking Stick Funky Drummer and Sex Machine with the godfather and founder of funk music James Brown. Groove masters Clyde Stubblefield and John Jab'o Starks represent the true roots of soul-all the roads of funk pass by them. This historical first instructional dvd will be an essential learning tool for every funk devotee demonstrating playing tecniques and valuable tips for creating the ultimate funk groove!

Par RICHARDSON DAWN. Block Rockin' Beats” has tons of cool grooves and fills for the intermediate to advanced drummer. This book reflects recent musical trends by focusing on funky rock, hip hop, jungle and drum 'n' bass influenced patterns for the drum kit. As time marches on, popular music continues to evolve and change. 'Block Rockin' Beats” is designed to give the drummer more ideas and tools to help function in a musical environment that was not only influenced by jazz, blues, gospel, country, soul, latin and funk styles - but also shaped by D.J.s, samplers and electronic music. Drummers are often called upon now to replace or ad to programmed drums in the recording studio. For live shows, live drumming might be melded together with electronic elements or D.J.s, or both Rock and popular music are incorporating so many different elements and styles at this point, it's hard to keep track! Update your rhythmic vocabulary with some 'Block Rockin' Beats. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Rock - Technic / Etude / Batterie

A fantastic historical and in-depth study of RandB drumming from soul to funk to hip hop. Practical grooves from each era of RandB are studied and developed through specifically designed exercises. Topics include: practice tipsdeveloping the funky bass drum and hi-hatcreating and playing with loops and what is considered the Ten Commandments of SoulFunk and Hip Hop (the top ten recordings from each era). This book not only pays homage to the RandB drummers of the past but gives the reader a fortune of invaluable information both in history and playing concerning drumming.