Traditional Moroccan gnaoua or gnawa music with a twist.
Mouna Eddrou: vocals, karkabats, claps
Simon Webster: vocals, congas/cahon, kick drum, claps.

Hamouda ("Haleshla", duo with Mouna Eddrou)

From the LP 'Midnight Stories at 3 am' by Haji Mike & The Breadwinners

Banananation Babylon - Haji Mike & The Breadwinners

The Khaleegi Funk drum and percussion track is put together with loops and fills from Simon's Total Groove loops project.
The project is both a resource for drum and percussion loops and a songwriting tool.
This is a fusion beat of both drum kit and percussion so compromises had to be reached for the instrumentation.
Most of the percussion parts are "swung" with their underlying rhythmic structure somewhere between ternary and binary. This gives the groove its unique feel and adds energy and tension.
Because of this, the rhythm is recorded at different tempos as the "swing" changes according to the tempo and it also enables smooth and realistic time stretching.
For more information please contact Simon through his website: www.simonwebster.org.uk

Khaleegi Funk

The Rumba Funk drum and percussion track is put together with loops and fills from Simon's Total Groove loops project.
The project is both a resource for drum and percussion loops and a songwriting tool.
This is a fusion beat of both drum kit and percussion so compromises had to be reached for the instrumentation.
Most of the percussion parts are "swung" with their underlying rhythmic structure somewhere between ternary and binary. This gives the groove its unique feel and adds energy and tension.
Because of this, the rhythm is recorded at different tempos as the "swing" changes according to the tempo and it also enables smooth and realistic time stretching.
For more information please contact Simon through his website: www.simonwebster.org.uk

Rumba Funk

The North African Funk drum and percussion track is put together with loops and fills from Simon's Total Groove loops project.
The project is both a resource for drum and percussion loops and a songwriting tool.
This is a fusion beat of both drum kit and percussion so compromises had to be reached for the instrumentation.
Most of the percussion parts are "swung" with their underlying rhythmic structure somewhere between ternary and binary. This gives the groove its unique feel and adds energy and tension.
Because of this, the rhythm is recorded at different tempos as the "swing" changes according to the tempo and it also enables smooth and realistic time stretching.
For more information please contact Simon through his website: www.simonwebster.org.uk

North African Funk

The Latin funk drum and percussion track is put together with loops and fills from Simon's Total Groove loops project.
The project is both a resource for drum and percussion loops and a songwriting tool.
This is a fusion beat of both drum kit and percussion so compromises had to be reached for the instrumentation.
Most of the percussion parts are "swung" with their underlying rhythmic structure somewhere between ternary and binary. This gives the groove its unique feel and adds energy and tension.
Because of this, the rhythm is recorded at different tempos as the "swing" changes according to the tempo and it also enables smooth and realistic time stretching.
For more information please contact Simon through his website: www.simonwebster.org.uk

Latin Funk

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Heaven Raisers

Drum solo highlighting Moroccan/ North African 6/8 and 12/8 rhythms.
These are very different rhythms and to really appreciate their particularities, listen to the track of the same solo but with a click track.

Drum solo- Moroccan 6:8 and  12:8 beats

Dance track made using loops from Simon's "Total Groove" project.

Climate Carioca

Produced by Bluejay 

Drums: Squidly Cole
Bass: Christopher Meredith 
Guitar: Earl "Chinna' Smith
Keys: Bowie

Haji Mike "LIES"  Produced by Bluejay

Simon is an independent artist currently living and working in Morocco. His music is a mix of his classical, rock n roll and world music background. 
His music is a fusion of pop, funk, rock, Cuban, Brazilian, Arabic and Moroccan music with which he has developed his signature sound.
He has also  worked as a professional drummer and percussionist for 25 years and has toured and played all over the world.

Hamouda ("Haleshla", duo with Mouna Eddrou)

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