A Triggerman revelation

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As you may or may not know, I'm currently doing my Master's thesis work on New Orleans bounce. Bounce is a style of hip-hop that's very specific to New Orleans, and it's one of those styles of music that's entirely based off of a specific sample (in this case two). The two samples in question are a 3-note arpeggio-type figure, known as "Triggerman

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[conner187]

from wikipedia:

The wide-spread nature of clave-type rhythms across many cultures may have to do with borrowing material, or it may have to do with the mathematical properties of the clave rhythm: the 3 side of the clave produces an approximate golden section ratio between its three notes and the pulse or beat. This makes the clave rhythm satisfying according to the theory of aesthetics that claims that humans enjoy seeing symmetry-clave functions as a high-order rhythmic symmetry and, according to this analysis, that is the reason we find it pleasing. It is also one of the easiest syncopations to produce in 4/4 time, which may suggest that it was developed independently by several different cultures

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No, that's actually an interesting avenue to explore in my thesis.
Thanks for the input!

[whandonbrite]

That's pretty neat.

science bless anthropology

[amesjawesome]

that is awesome. Gotta love those intellectual breakthroughs :) Especially when they link our world with the motherland. It made me instantly think of the Dahomean voudon -->Haiti --> New Orleans Catholicism connection...not that its relevant here.

(sorry I just had a lot of pot)

Re: science bless anthropology

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Actually, that is relevant here. In the Sublette book he theorizes that the habanera rhythm referred to was played in Congo Square as part of a religious dance ritual related to some kind of Catholic/Voodoo hybrid religion.
There are other relevant connections there too. I'll let you read my thesis when I'm done, if you care to. In fact, you're probably one of the only people I know who'd actually be a) interested enough in the subject matter and b) able to trudge through about 100 pages of boring academic discourse.
Then again, maybe nobody I know can really deliver on that second condition, myself included.

Re: science bless anthropology

[amesjawesome]

no, that'd be awesome. I'd love to read it. always interested and it will help me understand what I am about to get myself into with grad school!

[sonicsonia]

added you coz you had os mutantes as a interest too. hope you add me back, well only if you want to ;)

and your master thesis seems very interesting. which is your major subject? musicology or .... ?

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I'm in cultural anthropology, but I'm unofficially studying ethnomusicology.