{"id":12779,"date":"2018-12-03T14:03:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T22:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=12779"},"modified":"2023-03-05T15:23:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T23:23:19","slug":"how-to-play-the-bikutsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-play-the-bikutsi\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Play The Bikutsi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2aGvB8HxLA\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Bikutsi is a rhythm from Cameroon, Africa and means &#8220;vibrations from the earth&#8221;.  Jessica Burdeaux&#8217;s here to give you a step-by-step approach to tackling this groove that&#8217;s sure to test your limb independence.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to learn this pattern is to start with the bass drum. The groove is in 12\/8, so count it out as &#8220;one two three one two three&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085058\/sheet1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085058\/sheet1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1160\" height=\"177\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12783\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085058\/sheet1.png 1160w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085058\/sheet1.png 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085058\/sheet1.png 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085058\/sheet1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next up is adding in the ride cymbal. If you&#8217;re counting it out, the ride will land on every &#8220;one&#8221; and &#8220;two&#8221;. Easy to play alone, but you might get a little tangled when you combine it with the kick drum pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085208\/sheet11.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085208\/sheet11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1162\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12785\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085208\/sheet11.png 1162w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085208\/sheet11.png 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085208\/sheet11.png 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085208\/sheet11.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1162px) 100vw, 1162px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s ramp things up and add in the snare throughout the bar in groups of one and two. And finally, to glue everything together, we&#8217;ll be closing our hi-hats on every one count. This is where your limb independence will really get challenged. Just focus on three notes at a time if you&#8217;re having troubles playing the whole phrase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085305\/sheet12.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085305\/sheet12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1158\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12788\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085305\/sheet12.png 1158w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085305\/sheet12.png 300w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085305\/sheet12.png 768w, https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/03085305\/sheet12.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1158px) 100vw, 1158px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s the bikutsi! If you&#8217;re looking for a little extra flavor, change every second ride cymbal note to the floor tom. It&#8217;s super easy to get creative with this rhythm, so try replacing notes with other parts of the kit and see what sticks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Jessica:<\/strong><br \/>\nJessica Burdeaux took interest in the drums at a very young age. She began playing percussion during 5th grade and switched to drum-set during 7th grade. Jessica decided to pursue the drums professionally after graduating from college, and began posting her playing to Instagram and YouTube, where she grew a following with her grooves and cover songs. Besides her very successful social-media presence, Jessica is also an experienced drum instructor and gigging drummer with the band City Mouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bikutsi is a rhythm from Cameroon, Africa and means &#8220;vibrations from the earth&#8221;. 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