Rakatak
Rakatak is the generic term for certain rattle-like percussion instruments , the name of a Pankow percussion group and the annual Pankow drum festival .
Instruments
A distinction is made between two different variants of such instruments:
- Rakatak : an open African maracas in the shape of a slotted bamboo tube with an inserted, movable clapper that alternately strikes the bamboo tube by moving the instrument back and forth. Depending on the diameter of the bamboo tube, this creates lighter or deeper tones.
- " Rakatak Sennpo ": a pumpkin rattle, consisting of a branch fork with loosely drawn, decorated pumpkin slices that produce a dry, bright sound when shaken. This species is a forerunner of the Spanish castanets .
Percussion group
The Pankow percussion group Rakatak took its name from the corresponding instrument.
development
Since 1993, under the original leadership of Andreas Bunckenburg , music teachers, and Gabriele Kostas constructed solo percussionist, from a Pankower school band of Ossietzky High School, she regularly, mainly with Samba - Rhythms on open-air events, such as at the annual Drummers Festival in the Schönholzer Heide .
Stations in the development of the group were:
- four weeks Drum - dancing - and singing - workshop in summer 1996 on Kasapa Center in Ghana ,
- Street theater festival in Avignon (France) in 1998,
- annual appearances at the Bremen Samba Carnival .
Award
In 2002 Rakatak received the German Folk Promotion Prize .
publication
The CD "Eben Drum'S" was released on June 12, 2000 by the music publisher Buschfunk and is available in stores.