Middle Eastern and North African Rhythms for Congas / Lesson 4 / Baladi Rhythm

In this fourth lesson on Middle Eastern and North African rhythms for congas, you will learn Baladi, popular and folkloric rhythm from the Middle Eastern and North African tradition, commonly heard in Egypt and the Levant area. An essential rhythm for accompanying bellydancers! This lesson breaks down the rhythm step by step and explores variations to help you develop your feel and musicality. If you haven't seen the previous lessons yet, start here: Lesson 1:    • Middle Eastern & North African Rhythms for...   Lesson 2:    • Middle Eastern and North African Rhythms f...   Lesson 3:    • Middle Eastern and North African Rhythms f...   If you'd like to learn more about Middle Eastern and North African rhythms, join a community of dedicated students at The Language of the Drum on Skool. We offer weekly online classes, downloadable rhythm notation PDFs, practice tracks, and full courses. 🎶🎵🎶Join here: https://www.skool.com/the-language-of... Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:31 Learning the traditional way 0:54 Adding the es on the congas 1:10 Adding the slap 1:30 Rolling technique 2:21 Saying the rhythm 3:03 Switching between basic rhythm and rolling four times each 4:05 Adding the slap 4:59 Faster 5:43 Adding the slap 6:24 Second variation “feeling” 6:56 Second variation with slap 7:28 Switching between basic rhythm, first, and second variations 8:47 Adding the slap 9:54 Faster 10:52 Adding the slap 11:46 Third variation 12:27 Third variation with slap 13:00 Switching four times between basic rhythm and all variations 14:30 Adding the slap 15:51 Faster 17:03 Adding the slap 18:10 How to practice 18:45 Adding the Afro-Cuban style 19:05 Wrapping it all up 19:35 Join the Language of the Drum Community 19:55 Outro #congas #worldpercussion #percussion