Fish Heads, Beans, Yams, Pineapples
Greetings everyone,
I am starting to try some of the local cuisine. Aaron took me to a place to get Yams and beans this afternoon. I opted not to have a fish head with mine, but Aaron did get one with his meal. I had more than I could finish for about 30 cents! The food is really good, but you just have to ignore the fact that it is not like the US in terms of cleanliness.
I practiced xylophone early this morning...It is getting easier each day. Later, my master-drummer instructor Michael invited me to come and observe a class of German college students who are here from Hanover studying African drumming and dance. Afterwards I had a lesson with Aaron on xylophone. I am starting to get the feel for the layout of the keyboard.
We worked on several tunes today. The first was a tune called Zorwatuorime (Zo Wa Toury Meh) music for a dance by girls and boys. It means ...loosely "run, come to meet me". We also worked on a tune I recognized from a CD of Ghanaian xylophone music that I bought a few months ago. It is called Gandayina.
The music for the xylophone is a bit like jazz in that there are certain elements of the music that provide a framework for improvisation. There is no one correct way to play the music. There can be many different variations.
After lunch I had a two-hour lesson with Michael. We worked on the master drum parts to Kpanlogo. The most difficylt thing for me is the transitions from one pattern to the next. In Kpanlogo you have a regular bell pattern(like a cowbell), a rattle, and then 2 different supporting drum patterns and the master drum part. The supporting rhythms do not change, but the master drum part does change.
I tried one of their oranges today. They scrape away most of the peel and then slice the top off . You basically just squeeze the orange and suck out the juice. It was pretty good. I also had pineapple again. I only gagged once...In time I may start to like it; we'll see.
All is fine here. Tonight I am going to work on my lecture for tomorrow and try to obsorb some of the information that I learned today.
Best wishes to all,
Patrick
I am starting to try some of the local cuisine. Aaron took me to a place to get Yams and beans this afternoon. I opted not to have a fish head with mine, but Aaron did get one with his meal. I had more than I could finish for about 30 cents! The food is really good, but you just have to ignore the fact that it is not like the US in terms of cleanliness.
I practiced xylophone early this morning...It is getting easier each day. Later, my master-drummer instructor Michael invited me to come and observe a class of German college students who are here from Hanover studying African drumming and dance. Afterwards I had a lesson with Aaron on xylophone. I am starting to get the feel for the layout of the keyboard.
We worked on several tunes today. The first was a tune called Zorwatuorime (Zo Wa Toury Meh) music for a dance by girls and boys. It means ...loosely "run, come to meet me". We also worked on a tune I recognized from a CD of Ghanaian xylophone music that I bought a few months ago. It is called Gandayina.
The music for the xylophone is a bit like jazz in that there are certain elements of the music that provide a framework for improvisation. There is no one correct way to play the music. There can be many different variations.
After lunch I had a two-hour lesson with Michael. We worked on the master drum parts to Kpanlogo. The most difficylt thing for me is the transitions from one pattern to the next. In Kpanlogo you have a regular bell pattern(like a cowbell), a rattle, and then 2 different supporting drum patterns and the master drum part. The supporting rhythms do not change, but the master drum part does change.
I tried one of their oranges today. They scrape away most of the peel and then slice the top off . You basically just squeeze the orange and suck out the juice. It was pretty good. I also had pineapple again. I only gagged once...In time I may start to like it; we'll see.
All is fine here. Tonight I am going to work on my lecture for tomorrow and try to obsorb some of the information that I learned today.
Best wishes to all,
Patrick
posted by Patrick Roulet at 11:18 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Pat,
I'm not sure which is more amusing--your postings or those of your witty family! Sounds like you're having a great time! Roger and I are quite shocked and impressed that you are actually eating fruit--good for you. :-) Looking forward to reading your next post... Beth
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