National Kriol Council

 [See instructional  music below inluding Sambai and brukdong]

Some important comparisons between Kriol and Garifuna drums:

KRIOL JROM (DRUM)

The head on this antique sambai drum is strung up between rings made out of vine and holes drilled into the shell. The head is tuned with pegs that twist and tighten the rope. It appears like a Punta drum but is tuned higher and sounds completely different.

GARIFUNA DRUM

This is a picture of the most popular drum of the Garifuna people. Note how the Punta drum has a snare across the head . Punta drums are tuned relatively flat and contain several drums of different sizes in the ensemble. This gives Garifuna rhythms its distinctive sound.

Tracts:

1. 1. Jolee 1^st accompaniment
2. Jolee 2^ndacc.
3. Jolee 3^rdacc
4. Jolee in full
5. 5. Kuku 1^st
6. Kuku 2^nd
7. Kuku 3^rd
8. Kuku
9. 9. Kakilambeh 1^st
10. Kakilambeh 2^nd
11. Kakilambeh
12. 12. Soli 1^st
13. Soli 2^nd
14. Soli
15. 15. Brokdong explained
16. Brokdong 1^stacc. bass
17. Brokdong 2^ndacc. lead with improvisation
18. Brokdong live recording
19. 19. Sambai 1^st
20. Sambai lead/cutta
21. Sambai live including Aanti Kala and Koko faiya
22. 22. Punta demonstration on Punta drum
23. Djembe kahn (a solo improvisation by Emmeth Young)

About the Recording

With funding from the Social Investment Fund the National Kriol Council was able to conduct in 2010 a two month cultural entreprenural skill training project. One of the areas of training was drumming. With the assistance of Emmeth Young, the facilitator, participants were able to learn the basic history of Belizean Kriol drums and drumming styles and rhythms. Each participant received a certificate of accomplishment and an instructional CD as a guide for continuing to practice rhythms.