World Music Instruments are great. They're fun, they're different and they can help you experience new cultures and sounds.
Sometimes it can be a bit confusing when trying to figure out how to incorporate these instruments into music we are more familiar with though. How do you fit a Djembe into the beat when rehearsing with your band? What about adding a Ukulele above that Acoustic Guitar part?
We decided to put together our own World Music version of Michael Jackson's Beat It to give you some ideas. We brought together Samba drums, Taiko drums, Cajon, Djembe, Bass Guitar, Ukuele, Steelpans and percussion instruments to give this familiar song and new sound!
Check out this video we made running around in our Yorkshire workshop!
