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Technique: Latin American music techniques and rhythms

2026-04-02T08:29:00

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Cellist David Chew presents tips on approaching Latin American rhythms, in particular from Brazil

As a young cellist I played in the National Youth Orchestra (UK) for several years under the direction of Pierre Boulez. During that time, I played music by Boulez and listened to his radio programmes on world rhythm. I was fascinated; until then I had never encountered such complex rhythms…

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