/ index / performance / technique / chest bass

chest bass

Names
English chest bass
Properties
Articulation knock
Shake Length n/a
Parent Techniques knock
Difficulty hard
Prevalence extended
Position
Start n/a
End n/a
Glyph Notation
Glyph
Usage
Dynamics
Volume high
Range medium
Ease low
History
Source unknown
Location of Origin West Africa
Date of Origin unknown
Influences n/a
Signature Players n/a

Using asalato to hit the player's chest, resulting in a deeper bass sound. Same as playing a knock on the player's chest.

individual examples


Placeholder.

sound quality


Placeholder.

variations


Can change the timing with the heli swing to place knocks arbitrarily in time. Can raise or lower the middle finger of the held gourds to change the pitch of the resulting knock, using finger pitch.

tutorials


Placeholder

musical examples


Salliou

https://youtu.be/bt9F2Vwr_Hw?t=1553 Afri - World ASALATO Online Battle 2023 Day 1

child techniques


Placeholder.

history


Placeholder.

footnotes


Placeholder.

references


Placeholder.

back to technique