User Manual

102 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name:
Program Description:
Controller
Assignments:
Africa
Likembe e Likembe is a kalimba-like instrument from
Uganda, the Congo, and Zaire. Also known as
a Kisani, this instrument is common through-
out the African continent.
• C2-A2 – various plucks
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Mbira e Mbira is a thumb piano from Zimbabwe
that is similar to the kalimba and likembe. It
is considered a sacred instrument in various
African cultures and is used to communicate
with ancestors, ward o harmful spirits, and
cure illness.
• Range is C2–C8
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Morocco
Drum
e Morocco drums are a pair of ceramic drums
with heads consisting of cow hide. ey are simi-
lar to a bongo drum except that they are closed
on the bottom.
• C2-E3 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Nigerian Log
Drum
Nigerian Log Drums, also known as Obrom,
are hand-carved from a solid log. ey are
made from cutting slits in the side of the log
and hollowing it out through the slit. Log
Drums are used to communicate between vil-
lages. Under the right conditions, the sound can
be heard miles away.
• C2-F3 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Sakara e Sakara, originating from the Yoruba region
of Nigeria, is a frame drum instrument whose
circular body is made of baked clay covered
with goatskin. Pegs around the body of the
instrument are used for tuning.
• C2-G2 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches