How to Play the Kashaka Shaker - Easy Tutorial - video Dailymotion

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Learn how to play the kashaka shaker with both hands, the trick is to make it clack at the same time and to make it shake at the same time! You can find out how to do it perfectly in our ebook: https://www.carvedculture.com/products/the-complete-kashaka-player-book

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00:00In this video, I'm going to show you how to play the kashaka shaker.

00:03There are many different ways that you can play this instrument.

00:06You can place it in your hand and shake it like this.

00:09One, two, three, four.

00:11Or one and two and three and four and.

00:14But the traditional way to play this instrument is like this.

00:17So you place your hand out.

00:19In between your middle finger and your ring finger, you put the rope.

00:22Your ring finger comes over to hold the cast ball in place.

00:27This rope comes around in between your thumb and your pointer finger.

00:32Really, you want that cast ball to be in the palm of your hand.

00:35The balls should be able to make contact with each other.

00:39So this instrument is adjustable.

00:41So we can just make a loose knot like this.

00:44And then to play it, we're going to fling this part over.

00:49And we're going to go kash.

00:51So kash.

00:54Kash.

00:55Shake.

00:56And when you're first doing this, you know, you may want to play slowly and then speed up

01:01as you get more comfortable.

01:04Shake.

01:05Kash.

01:06Kash.

01:06Shake.

01:07Shake.

01:07Kash.

01:08Kash.

01:08Shake.

01:09Shake.

01:10Kash.

01:11Shake.

01:12Shake.

01:15But once you're more comfortable with it, you can then have one in the right hand, one in

01:19the left hand.

01:20So that instrument we've just played with is from Indonesia.

01:23But these kashaka shakers are from West Africa.

01:26So to play them in both hands, we're going to do the same thing, but in reverse.

01:30Put our ring finger over.

01:32And the challenge is to try and play both instruments at the exact same time.

01:37So that they knock at the same time and you shake at the same time.

01:42It may take a bit of practice, but keep going and you'll get there.

01:45So let's give it a go now.

01:48Kash.

01:49Kash.

01:49Shake.

01:50Shake.

01:50Kash.

01:51Kash.

01:51Shake.

01:52Shake.

01:52Each instrument, when it's from a different region, also sounds very different.

01:56For example, this one sounds like this.

02:00But this one from Indonesia sounds very different.

02:02It's got a different clacking tone and it also sounds different when you shake it.

02:16And then this one from Japan sounds even more different.

02:19So this is actually made from hemp.

02:21The balls are much bigger, which allow for better grip, much better for beginners.

02:26And it's also very easy to catch because the balls are bigger.

02:31But when you shake it, the sound isn't as loud in comparison to the other instruments like

02:35Or

02:39Anyway, I hope you liked this video.

02:45And if you did, make sure you hit that subscribe button so that you don't miss the next video.

02:49And if you want to check out any of these kashaka instruments, I will put the link in the description.

02:53Thank you so much.

02:54See you soon.

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