air-turn

Performed through striking the held gourd with the free gourd. This will push the held gourd out of the hand, causing it to switch places with the free gourd (and causing the free gourd to become the held gourd, and the held gourd to become the free gourd, respectively).

individual examples

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sound quality

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The actual strike of the air-turn must be executed with sufficient velocity to produce a clear and resonant sound.

• Even if the gourds are moving at a slower speed (such as in the variations below), the velocity of the gourd immediately before the strike must increase so that the sound quality is consistent and clear.

variations

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The speed of the air-turn can be varied, changing the shake speed of the air-turn.

5/8 3+3+2+2 pattern

3 over 4 polyrhythm (air-turn only)

tutorials

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PANMAN

殿殿 (diàndiàn) - ASALATO TAIWAN

musical examples

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unknown Ghanaian player

If you know the name of this player, please let me know so I can properly credit them!

child techniques

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flop variant

• flop air-turn

fake variant

• fake air-turn
• fake flop air-turn

throws

• pause throw

rhythms

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basic

• 4 against 3 polyrhythm
• lucky chance

history

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There are videos¹ showing that this technique is present in West Africa.

footnotes

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references

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PANMAN. Personal correspondence.