Publisher : Indigisounds
Website : indigisounds
Format : KONTAKT
Quality : 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo
Description : After the abolition of slavery in the Caribbean, Native American forced laborers arrived who brought a different culture with them to the West Indies smelter. The main element that they brought with them was their musical identity. East Indian wage workers came mainly from the Indian subcontinent to grow sugar plantations primarily in Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname and Guyana.
This sample library includes two major musical subgenres that have appeared in the history of Creole musical innovations in the West Indies, both of which are the result of the presence of East Indian immigrants in the Caribbean.
Chutney music arose from the folk music of Bhojpuri. The harmonium, dhantal and dholak are used as the main instruments. This traditional chutney sound is the traditional form of the original and organic expression of the Indian diaspora in the Caribbean. Chutney melodies and rhythms have evolved over the years to adapt to changes in technique and taste, while at the same time moving forward with new traditions in the carnival industry, creating the Chutney-Sok cross genre. However, Chutney still retains the berserk rhythms of the Dholak, combined with melodic rhythms and the soothing hum of the harmonium, as well as traditional melodies and arrangements. In your hands is a library of samples and loops of genuine dholak, dhantal and harmonium. Vocal samples are also included to help bring atmosphere to your work.
Tassa Drums appeared in North and Central India. The main instruments used are the dhol or bass drum, the Caribbean equivalent of Nagar, known as the cutter drum, and the jhanj cymbal. Tassa’s mesmerizing rhythm has become synonymous with triumph on the twin island. The foundation of all traditional Indian weddings and celebrations, Tassa can now be easily adapted to any audio production. Its mesmerizing effect can be applied to any percussion ensembles and ideas.
Specifications:
Access to over 3100 handcrafted music samples of:
Chutney
Harmoniums – 2 x – single strike x 3 velocity layers and modeled noises.
Dhatal –
Single Strike -1 x – 2 microphone placements, 5 velocity layers, and 4 round robins.
Loops – Access over 12 signature rhythms (44.1KHz).
Dholak –
Single Strike – 3 x – 2 microphone placements, 5 velocity layers, and 4 round robins).
Loops – Access over 52 signature rhythms (44.1KHz).
Ad-libs – 14 x – Chutney male and female Ad-libs.
Tassa
Kutter
Single Strike – 5 x – 2 microphone placements, 5 velocity layers, and 4 round robins.
Loops – 63 signature rhythms (44.1KHz).
Dhol
Single Strike – 3 x – 2 microphone placements, 5 velocity layers, and 4 round robins).
Loops – 7 signature rhythms (44.1KHz).
Jhanj
Single Strike – 2 x – 2 microphone placements, 5 velocity layers, and 4 round robins.
Loops – 8 signature rhythms (44.1KHz).
All rhythms are tempo-aligned to improve playability.
Option to access speed, tuning, quantization, attack and hold features (Main Page).
Option to access reverse, chorus, phaser, reverb delay, and filter (FXPage).
Option to access the signature Indigisounds Breakaway loudness at the convenience of your fingertips.
Playback capability for music notation software and Digital Audio Workstations using NKS ready KONTAKT, KONTAKT PLAYER, KOMPLETE as a VST or AU plugin.
… ..The possibilities for you the producer are endless …
As I said to the sysop, the educational experience around here is impressive 🙂 The description is full of stuff that never seems to get to those of African heritage; what the poor souls sold into slavery brought with them in non-material value is THE driving force in every bit of Western music that causes the urge to move a body part……. a 5-beat/2-measure pattern acting like a “grid” that the rhythm section locks onto; in Latin music the bass part is driven by that pattern…….”clave” is one powerful force. Once I learned it my entire musical experience changed.
Original point was that at least in America, African-Americans have little to no idea that centuries ago, the Yoruba people of Nigeria invented something as mathematically complex as it is simple; starting with the 5-beat pattern as the foundation, the variations of rhythms built upon it are nearly limitless. There are millions among us with aptitudes and talents they’ll never realize, given the cultural isolation and such…… but there’s no doubt whatsoever the Latino culture embraces and cultivates the music seeded by the transatlantic slave atrocity. Slaves in certain countries around the Caribbean were forbidden to use drums, to preclude potential communication to other groups.