Why Should You Learn Congolese Guitar?

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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, musicians in the Congo wove together a rainbow of influences – Cuban music, jazz, French variété, American pop, traditional tribal music – and created Congolese rumba. Guitarists like Nicolas ‘Dr Nico’ Kasanda, Antoine ‘Tino Baroza’ Tshilumba, and the great ‘Franco’ Luambo Makiadi created a whole new guitar language – rhythmic, melodic, hypnotic – that gradually began spreading across the country and beyond.

Then, in 1969, a radical new group called Zaiko Langa Langa arrived on the scene: they tied a rock to the rumba style and revolutionized Congolese pop, putting the guitar at the center of the long, extended dance break that bought their songs a climax. They called this part of the song the ‘sebene’.

Zaiko’s youthful, hi-energy style was called sebene at home and soukous in other parts of the world. It turned the top guitarists of the day, men like Roxy Tshimpaka, Beniko Popolipo, and Pépé Felly Manuaku into musical gods. Sebene conquered Africa and spawned a hundred imitations.

So why learn the Congolese guitar? Because if you can master the sebene style, you’ll be halfway to mastering most of the pop-dance styles in sub-Saharan Africa!

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Let the World Music Method set you on the right road. Take it easy, take it slow, build your confidence and master the art. Explore the vibrant roots and invigorating rhythms of Sebene with one of its most accomplished practitioners.

Back in the day, Niwel Tsumbu was borrowing bits of fishing line and bike cable to build his guitars. Now he’s performed the world over with the likes of Buena Vista Social club, Natty Wailer and Baaba Maal. He’s recorded with Sinead O’Connor, Nigel Kennedy and Michael O’Suilleabhgin. He’s even written a symphony for the radical 20-piece Surge Orchestra.

From Irish folk to jazz, classical, rock and flamenco, Niwel’s story is one of cross-genre, cross-cultural exploration, improvisation, collaboration and integration. But with this session, he’ll take you right back to the fundamental rhythms of his African roots, bedded in Soukous, Sebene, and Rumba. Where it all began. Niwel is a real one-off. Don’t miss the chance to benefit from learning with this master musician.

If you aren’t happy with your Congolese Guitar course, we’ll refund you within 30 days. There’s nothing to lose, and a lifetime of beautiful new music to gain.

Just pick up your guitar, sit down with Niwel, and start right now!

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Learn African Fingerstyle Guitar

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Learn African fingerpicking guitar styles and traditional techniques from the different tribes of Congo in online African fingerstyle guitar lessons with Niwel Tsumbu.

If there’s one thing that unites them all, it’s the fingerstyle guitar technique.

So deep that many tribal musical elders guard these techniques and are suspicious about sharing their wisdom with outsiders.

Complex melodic structures, syncopated rhythmical percussive playing techniques, and a musical approach so different from the norm make this journey to a whole new plectrum-free zone essential study for any serious guitarist.Let the World Music Method set you on the right road.

Take it easy, take it slow, build your confidence and master the art.

Explore the vibrant roots and invigorating rhythms of Congolese music with one of its most accomplished practitioners.Back in the day, Niwel Tsumbu was borrowing bits of fishing line and bike cable to build his guitars.

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American Talented singer “Cody Johnson” release a new adorable and amazing song directly on him youtube channel. If you’re a “Cody Johnson” fan as well, you just missed his(or maybe you didn’t! ). He performed as a part of his trending music world wide. DOWNLOAD NAIJA MUSIC, HIPHOP, R&B, SA AND ROCKStream And Download Cody Johnson – ‘Til You Can’t Mp3 Below:DOWNLOAD MP3Stream And Watch Cody Johnson – ‘Til You Can’t Video on YouTube Below:Cody Johnson – ‘Til You Can’t mp3 full lyricsDOWNLOAD NAIJA MUSIC, HIPHOP, R&B, SA AND ROCKYou can tell your old manYou’ll do some largemouth fishing another timeYou just got too much on your plate to bait and cast a lineYou can always put a rain check in his hand‘Til you can’tYou can keep putting off forever with that girl who’s heart you holdSwearing that you’ll ask some day further down the roadYou can always put a diamond on her hand‘Til you can’tIf you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chanceIf you got a dream, chase it, ’cause a dream won’t chase you backIf you’re gonna love somebodyHold ’em as long and as strong and as close as you can‘Til you can’tThere’s a box of greasy parts sitting in the trunk of that ’65Still waiting on you and your granddad to bring it back to lifeYou can always get around to fixing up that Pontiac‘Til you can’tIf you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chanceIf you got a dream, chase it, ’cause a dream won’t chase you backIf you’re gonna love somebodyHold ’em as long and as strong and as close as you can‘Til you can’tSo take that phone call from your momma and just talk away‘Cause you’ll never know how bad you wanna ’til you can’t somedayDon’t wait on tomorrow ’cause tomorrow may not showSay your sorries, your I-love-yous, ’cause man you never knowIf you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chanceIf you got a dream, chase it, ’cause a dream won’t chase you backIf you’re gonna love somebodyHold ’em as long and as strong and as close as you can‘Til you can’tYeah, if you got a chance, take it (take it), take it while you got a chanceIf you got a dream, chase it, ’cause a dream won’t chase you backIf you’re gonna love somebodyHold ’em as long and as strong and as close as you canUntil you can’t‘Til you can’tYeah, take it

Do You Need to Go to Music School to Get an Industry Job?

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Some people that enroll in music school end up dropping out before the end of the first year. In the USA, the average attrition rate for high school music students is a startling 50%. It Takes More Than Just Music Education To Be Successful in the IndustryBreaking into the music industry is, as you can imagine, not that simple. Other music schools, however, manage to offer top-quality music education while still remaining relatively affordable. For singers, the lack of music education doesn’t really have much of an effect like it does to music production and studio workers.

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