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	cd - live dva : tunji beier & linsey pollak Recorded in concert June 2000 at OUT by Kelvin Grove Produced by Andy Arthurs & Linsey Pollak

Tunji Beier plays:

Kanjira
This small lizard skin frame drum is about six inches in diameter and has an amazingly bassy sound, it is played with one hand holding the drum and controlling the glides and pitch changes while the other is used to play it using the south Indian finger technique.

Tavil
The tavil is a large barrel shaped drum played with fingers (the fingers have thimble like caps on them to create a clean sharp sound) on one side and a stick on the other. It has a buffalo skin on the treble side and a goat skin on the bass side. This powerful temple drum is used traditionally for weddings, ceremony’s and street festivals.

Gangan
Gangan is the smallest version of the Yoruba talking drums. It’s body has an hour glass shape and strings weaving from head to head which when squeezed tighten the heads therefore changing the pitch of the drum. The Gangan sits under the arm that squeezes the strings while the hand is used simultaneously to play the skin, the other hand holds a curved stick in which the skin is hit.

Zarb
The Persian drum Zarb is incredibly subtle while having amazing clarity and a full bass sound making it an extremely complete sound that is warm, soft and crisp.The Zarb is basically shaped like a goblet with the skin, usually camel being on the large side, it is play lying horizontally across the lap while sitting down.

Morsing
Or otherwise known as Jaw Harp is a small metal instrument that is held against the teeth and plucked creating a tone which can be modified by changing the cavity of your mouth, the tongue as well as the plucking is used to create rhythm.

Bells
You can hear a range of cow and goat bells that have been found through Tunji's travels to Portugal. These bells come from a very small village where the maker hand makes the bells for farmers.

Linsey Pollak plays:

Clarini
Linsey plays various narrow bore clarinets or clarinis - hybrid instruments which he has designed and built from bamboo, aluminium and wood. They use a sopranino sax mouthpiece and in one case an alto sax mouthpiece and are built in various tunings.

Clarinet

"Rosella" & "Crow"
These are 2 different bass clarinis invented by Linsey. "Rosella" is made in glass by Arnie Fuchs and Crow is carved and routed from Crows Ash. Both instruments although looking quite small have a rich deep sound due to the fact that although looking quite short the bore loops back and forth and the bore length is actually very long.

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