From: David Luckin (David_Luckin_at_WJCT.pbs.org)
Date: 2003-01-27 19:55:37
paulberger65_at_yahoo.com writes:
>Hi All,
>
>On the cut by King Britt/Sylk 130 called 'Seasons
>Change', you can hear the cuica in the beginning part
>of the music. BTW, get a Coke from McDonalds, slide
>the straw back + forth, and you get the gist of how
>the cuica works. Not that I'm endorsing Coke or
>McDonalds, but that's just an example.
Sounds similar to the instrument used by Bob Marley and the Wailers on the open of Could You Be Loved
The instrument they used looked like a broom stick stuck in a drum and when they pulled it out and pushed it in it made for a
very unique sound.
david
David Luckin
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