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Kassa

The harvest rhythm — driving and hypnotic.

Intermediate16 min120 BPM

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Key concepts

  • Kassa dundun interplay
  • Second accompaniment part
  • Endurance at tempo

Practice exercises

  1. 1Play with a dundun recording
  2. 2Hold tempo for 5 minutes

Today's challengeCheck drum angle in a mirror Then play it again 3 BPM faster and keep it clean.

Practice tempo

120 BPM

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