Michael League | Gimbri: Grandfather of the Bass? | Thomann

Michael League and Julia talk about the Gimbri, also known as Sintir, a traditional Instrument played by Gnawa musicians in Morocco. Talking about how this instrument is similar and different to the bass and how bass players can get inspired by the roles and concepts of traditional bass instruments.

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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Playing the Gimbri intro
0:51 Relationship between the Gimbri and Bass?
1:58 Introducing the Gimbri
4:19 How it's played, right hand technique
6:47 How it's constructed and tuned
7:48 Surprising similarities between Gnawa and Funk Bass Lines
9:44 Left hand fingering technique and microctones
13:54 Role of the Gimbri in Gnawa music
18:17 Transferring musical concepts from Gimbri to Bass
21:15 Where did Michael get the Instruments from?
23:37 Conclusions
24:03 Thanks for the talk Michael!
24:53 Outro Playing

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