Cavacha
Encyclopedia
Cavacha is a type of rhythm found in the popular music of Zaire and Kenya
. It is a fast-paced rhythm typically played on a drum kit
, often with the snare drum
or hi hat. Zairean bands such as Zaiko Langa Langa
and Orchestra Shama Shama popularized this form of rhythm in the 1960s and 1970s.
Music of Kenya
Out of all the African countries, Kenya has perhaps one of the most diverse assortment of popular music forms, in addition to multiple types of folk music based on the variety over 40 regional languages....
. It is a fast-paced rhythm typically played on a drum kit
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, often with the snare drum
Snare drum
The snare drum or side drum is a melodic percussion instrument with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the drumhead, typically the bottom. Pipe and tabor and some military snare drums often have a second set of snares on the bottom...
or hi hat. Zairean bands such as Zaiko Langa Langa
Zaiko Langa Langa
Zaiko Langa Langa are a seminal soukous band from DR Congo. The word "Zaiko" is a portmanteau for the lingala phrase Zaire ya bankoko, meaning "Zaire of our ancestors", where "Zaire" must be read as a reference to the river by that name, now called Congo...
and Orchestra Shama Shama popularized this form of rhythm in the 1960s and 1970s.