The 2-3 clave is a repeating two-measure set, where the first measure has 2 accented beats, and the second measure has 3 beats. The 3-2 clave is a repeating two-measure set, where the first measure has 3 accented beats, and the second measure has 2 beats. Clave is just a style that when played represents a set of rhythmic accents, so, you can play it with any instrument. What Instrument Do You Need to Play Clave Rhythm? Any damn instrument (including clave), can play the clave rhythm. Clave as an Instrument is a set of two wooden sticks, typically with a high pitch that can cut through the sound of other instruments/drums all playing together.Ĭlave as rhythm can either have 3-2 rhythmic notation or can be flipped around to 2-3 rhythmic notation. Clave as an Instrument and a RhythmĬlave is the name of an Instrument, and it is also the name of rhythm. Before I show you an example of how the clave concept work, let me clear up some confusion. Most afrobeat composition is based around the clave concept, and you might think it is actually hard to get the concept (it's not, as long as you follow along). I won't write about the history of how Tony Allen created his groovy drums for Fela's music, I'll instead show you a powerful method of how come up with a powerful rhythm.
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