POPULAR GUITAR STYLES REGGAE & MUSIC OF THE ISLANDS Burkhard Buck Wolters CD TABLATURE

POPULAR GUITAR STYLES, REGGAE & MUSIC OF THE ISLANDS. Burkhard Buck Wolters. SHEET MUSIC BOOK WITH CD AND GUITAR TABLATURE .

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Popular Guitar Styles: Reggae and Music of the Islands reflects recent popular styles and transfers them to classical or fingerstyle technique. Guitar players who want to add reggae or Island music to their solo-repertoire will find an original and unique collection of compositions which will give joy to both players and listeners. The playing-level is intermediate to advance. Left-hand difficulties like barres and stretches are minimized as much as possible to make it easy to make the music groove. Written in notation and TABLATURE.

Series: Popular Guitar Styles

Buck Wolters belongs to the very small company of guitar players and composers who are familar with nearly every style. His authentic mix of jazz, world and latin music, combined with a mastery of classical guitar technique is very unique and outstanding. Born in 1961 in Dortmund, Germany, he began to play the guitar as an autodidact at the age of five. After hearing a recording of Big Bill Broonzy he took his first guitar lessons at the age of thirteen, digging into the blues for several years. At the age of sixteen he went to the conservatory in his hometown where he studied classical guitar. The music of Agustin Barrios, Heitor Villa-Lobos and David Qualey were his main influences. After leading the life of a busker in his twenties, he went to the School of Arts in Amsterdam to study jazz guitar and composition and spent most of his time then copying jazz solos from musicians like John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery. He completed his studies as a bachelor with distinction. Today Buck Wolters is very busy performing, composing, recording and teaching throughout Europe. His greatest success belongs to his composition "Dshamilja" ordered in commission by the Opera of Frankfurt.

In the following I will give some brief explanations on the pieces that appear in this book and the popular Caribbean styles that they represent. Moreover some techinical and musical insight on how to produce special sounds on the guitar are given. Keep up the sunny Caribbean mood and have fun with it! Buck Wolters

Kingston Feet (Reggae)

The word "Reggae" was coined around 1960 in Jamaica to identify a "ragged" style of dance music, that melted New Orleans rhythm'n'blues and Caribbean music together. Later African elements were also included. The legendary Bob Marley (1944 -1981) made Reggae popular all over the world, and he is still one of the most active influences in recent popular music. Kingston Feet is to be played in even eights (straight, no shuffle). On the recording you will hear some percussion elements, which have been left out of the score for reading matters. Anyway, you should learn the piece first without percussion. If you want to add them later, here is an explanation: There are two sounds: a "bass drum" on count three, and a "rimshot" on count one (imitating the drumset). The "bassdrum" is produced by dropping the right-hand palm on the bridge. (It takes a little practice to drop the palm and hit strings at the same time.) The rimshot is produced by tapping a finger (preferably the little one) on the top. The "muffle" or "etouffe" is produced by holding the notes with the left-hand fingers without pressing them down to the fret.

Pan-Man-Limbo (Limbo)

The Limbo is also known as the "Under Stick Dance," a dance competition which was very popular at beach parties in Trinidad and Tobago, and is still alive today in Caribbean stage shows. The dancer moves under a stick, trying not to touch it, while being accompanied with Caribbean music, often played on the steeldrum ("Pan"). The harmonics in the beginning of the piece imitate the sound of the "Pan" and they are written as notes that would sound if you fingered them regularly.

Friendly Fritz (Reggae)

This Shuffle-Reggae is dedicated to Frit: Rossel, a very good friend of mine and a genius of a special kind. He is an excelent guitar builder, photographer, writer, salesman and last but not least an extraordinary musician. He plays keyboards, bass and guitar like no one I know. The highlight is when he starts to sing: he can imitate any singer from Harry Bellafonte to Mick Jagger, from Stevie Wonder to Bob Marley, that it makes you laugh until you cry. Again you will hear some percussion elements on the recording, which are produced in the same way on the guitar as in Kingston Feet.

Mentomania (Mento)

Mento is a style from Jamaican heritage, which had its beginnings in the 19th century and can be seen as the "grandfather" of Reggae. Mento had its golden age in the 1950s. Some of the famous mento musicians of that time were: Harold Richardson, Hubert Potter, and Monty Reynolds. Although Mentomania is notated in even eighths, it has a slight feeling of swing or shuffle. As in many Caribbean rhythms the 3/2 clave is featured. (see Popular Guitar Styles Vol. 1 - Latin & Salsa). To give the piece a light, typical Caribbean mood, I suggest you play it with the capo on the 3rd fret. Near the end of the piece (measures 103 through 124) you will hear the ...

Song Title: Composer/Source:

Children of St. Vincent - Buck Wolters
Friendly Fritz - Buck Wolters
Kingston Feet - Buck Wolters
Les Jardins d'Andre - Buck Wolters
Mentomania - Buck Wolters
Pan-Man-Limbo - Buck Wolters