Dentalium elephantium from Littoral Zone by Julian Gerstin
Dentalium elephantium ("elephant's tusk") suggests a thunderous herd. This charges forward with multiple drums playing similar but not the same patterns (heterophony). The basic pattern is a twisted version of a very widespread African rhythm, so this might sound like something from African tradition, but it's not.
Tracklist
| 2. | Dentalium elephantium | 3:35 |
Credits
from Littoral Zone,
released October 28, 2020
License
All rights reserved.
Julian is a percussionist and composer whose music reflects his experience with musicians in and from Cuba, Martinique, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Bulgaria, and Egypt as well as jazz from trad New Orleans to experimental.