6th mvt. Afovu 'Foot Drum' F# minor with Improvisation

5th mvt. Adavu pt.2  'Fury' Gb major

4th mvt. Adavu pt.1  'Fury' D major

3rd mvt. Sovu 'Thunder God' B minor

2nd mvt. Davu 'Royal Python' B minor

1st mvt. Husago Introduction F# minor

My previous compositional work (extract) for the theatre 'Le roi se meure'

Le Roi se meurt

Le roi

Elephant man

Melody by Ganga Thapa, the band leader of Namlo. Rearranged and reharmonised by Nahmi Mery

Rain Raag

Composer, Arranger, Performer, Sound Designer, Music Director, and Educator at art collective 'Forest Media'.


Yevevu concerto for percussive piano is a
composition by Nahmi Mery based on a drumming
transcription of a traditional Ghanaian Ewe drumming
arranged by Godwin Agbeli as a set of six drumming
pieces (1977) later recorded and transcribed by
Locke (2009). 
Complexity emerges from the layering of simple
parts. Call and response, interlocking rhythms,
unison playing and counterpoints between the
rhythm section and the lead piano are similar to the
interactions between an orchestra and the soloist in
concertos.
To find out more about this Yevevu concerto or to read the transcriptions please read my essay at https://www.academia.edu/22114099/From_Yevevu_drumming_to_percussive_piano