World Rhythms: Multicultural Resource of Songs and Ensembles (Book and CD)

By John Higgins and Brad Shank.  A multicultural resource of songs and ensembles.
Learn about the origins of Second Line Drumming, Reggae, Salsa, Conga, Samba and more, what instruments are used and how to play them. This all-in-onebook/CD format features reproducible songsheets with lyric translations, informative student articles, lesson plans and a performance/ accompaniment CD recording for each song. 2 CDs. Piano accompaniment is notated.
For grades4-8.

Contents:
New Orleans
   New Orleans and Second Line Drumming
   When the Saints Go Marching In
   Basic rhythms - bass drum (low drum), snare drum (tambourine) andwashboard (cymbal)
   Advanced rhythms - snare drum (tambourine), wood block and bass drum (low drum)
United States
   May I Have a Drumroll, Please?
   Yankee Doodle
  Basic rhythms - bass drum (low drum), snare drum (tambourine) and cymbals (finger cymbals)
   Advanced rhythms - snare drum (tambourine), tenor drum (conga) and bass drum (low drum)
New YorkCity
   Spice It Up with Salsa
   Que bonita bandera
   Basic rhythms - cowbell, guiro and conga
   Advanced rhythms - clave, cymbal,conga
Jamaica
   Jammin' in Jamaica
   Marianne
   Basic rhythms - hi hat-closed (shaker), snare drum-crosstick (clave) and bass drum (low drum)
   Advanced rhythms -hi hat (tambourine/shaker), snare drum-crosstick (clave) and guiro (scrape)
Cuba
   Everybody Conga
   Las polleras
   Basic rhythms - shekere (large shaker), cowbell and leadconga
   Advanced rhythms - agogo bells, bass drum (low drum), alternate conga and advanced conga
Brazil
   That Samba Beat
   Pirulito que bate bate
  Basic rhythms - surdo drums (medium & low drums, can be played by 2 players), agogo bells,
     chocalho (shaker)
   Advanced rhythms - repenique (conga), caixa (snare drum or shaker) and tamborim(tambourine)
Ireland
   The Rhythms of Irish Music
   The Galway Races
   Basic rhythms - spoons, bones (wood block) and bodhran (frame drum)
   Advanced rhythms -spoons, bones (wood block) and bodhran (frame drum)
West Africa
   Malinke Music of West Africa
   Bala Kulandyan
   Basic rhythms - cowbell, lead djembe (conga) and kenkeni(or conga)
   Advanced rhythms - djembe (conga), sangban (floor tom) and dununba (bass drum/low drum)
Uganda
   Uganda: A Land of Music and Beauty
   Ntunze
   Basicrhythms - empuunyi (low drum), ensaasi (shakers) and baakisimba (djembe/hand drum)
   Advanced rhythms - engalabi (bongo/high hand drum), ensaasi (shakers) and nankasa (bongo/high
     drum withstick)
Middle East
   Music of the Arabs
   Al-yadil yadil yadi
   Basic rhythms - hand claps, darbukka (tabla drum/bongos), and riqq (tambourine)
   Advanced rhythms- tar (frame drum/low drum), darbukka (tabla drum/bongos) and riqq (tambourine)
Korea
   Korea: A Land of Song and Sound
   Behd noreh (Boatmen's Songs)
   Basic rhythms - buk(low drum)
   Advanced rhythms - janggu (bongos) and buk (low drum)
Tahiti
   Island Sounds: The Music and Drumming of Tahiti
   Hoe a te vaka
   Basic rhythms - pahu(low hand drum), fa'atete (mid drum/conga with sticks) and to'ere (lead - log
     drum/wood block)
   Advanced rhythms - pahu (low hand drum), fa'atete (mid drum/conga with sticks) and to'ere (lead -log
     drum/wood block)