(it has been pointed out to me that is more accurate to say
"irregular meters") This is an adaptation of a handout I use for
my "Drumming (or Playing) Irregular Rhythms" workshop. It is
fairly basic and not comprehensive, e.g. no country of origin of
individual dances is given, as it is aimed at helping people
play rhythms rather than at giving background information. I am
also available to run workshops on beginners' drumming (darabuka
or dumbek - not African drumming on djembes). These assymetric
rhythms mostly come from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, with some
also from Albania, Greece, Romania and Armenia. The 10/8 is from
Armenia and Turkey. In a one-off session for "irregular
beginners" I mainly focus on the 7/8 Lesnoto rhythm, with maybe
a quick look at the 9/8 Karsilama and the Rhythms with a count
of over 13 or maybe 15 are often thought of as composites of 2
shorter rhythms, e.g Sandansko Oro 22/8 is like 9/8 plus 13/8;
there are dances in 25/8 made up of 7/8+7/8+11/8. Please note;
the names given are