Mozambique is a Carnaval rhythm and dance created by Pello el Afrokan in Havana, Cuba in the early 1960's. Unfortunately, due to cold war politics, accurate information about this original form of the rhythm has remained obscure. Another style which I call New York Mozambique has evolved here in the U.S. This video shows the original form of the rhythm based on research in Cuba in 1985 and study with Pello. This video is extremely thorough and includes a booklet with all patterns written in staff notation and Time Unit Box System. Each pattern is presented in both 8th and 16th notes and shows how every pattern fits with each other and with Rumba clave, which is played in a split screen window. In Volume 1 all patterns are played in 3-2 clave and the focus is on a folkloric approach. Includes performances of the original rhyhtm in different size ensembles as well as arrangements of Mozambique Bata and Mozambique Songo.
