In Reply to: Drumming Query (Technical)- Seeking Examples of "Polyrhythms" in Rock Songs posted by Todd Krieger on December 27, 2006 at 19:44:25:
Especially in the stick drumming of Haitian voodoo. Polyrhythms
determine who gets possessed and when possession takes place; and
polyrhythms determine whether exorcism of demons takes place or not.
As a Zapotec shaman from Huatla once told me, "Demons can only follow
a straight line." Regards,J.R.
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- How about polyrhythmic drumming in the music of the trance/possession religions? - J.R. 18:51:29 12/29/06 (0)