RE: Polyrhythms (was Re: Meditations on the awful sounds of the Alesis SR-16 drummachine)

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That's why Rajivi is THE MAN.
:)
Cliff

> 
> My favorite polyrhythm story was one I heard from Philip Glass when he
was
> speaking after a performance on the Monsters of Grace tour. He was
> discussing recording Passages with Ravi Shankar, and that Ravi Shankar
was
> always teaching all the time. So after a recording session one day
Ravi
> Shankar gets everyone participating in playing, and teaches everyone
this
> simple melody in a nine-beat measure. So he works with everyone, gets
them
> going, and everyone's happily playing along. Suddenly Ravi goes off on
> this other rhythm and Glass, confused, asked "What rhythm are you
playing
> in now, Ravi?"
> 
> "Thirteen and a half!"
> 
> "Why?"
> 
> ""Three times nine is twenty-seven. Divide by two and get thirteen and
a
> half!"
> 
> best,
> Steve
>