how have I made it this long without knowing about this instrument?

July 27, 2019 8:13 PM

Senegalese musician Salliou playing the cas cas, Gorée Island, Dakar, Senegal. January 5th 2018. The instrument is made by connecting two small, bean-filled gourds with a string. Another video of Salliou, also filmed for the Music of Senegal documentary. (via)

Other names for the instrument include aslatua, aslato, kashaka, cascas, televi, kasso-kassoni... (source)

posted by spamandkimchi (7 comments total)

This is so cool! Amazing the different things he can do with it. Like an egg shaker turned up to 11.
posted by Wretch729 at 10:41 PM on July 27, 2019

Double? But cool to keep adding....
posted by stonepharisee at 11:56 PM on July 27, 2019 [1 favorite]

What the hell just happened?!!! In awe!
posted by esoteric things at 12:03 AM on July 28, 2019 [1 favorite]

Ghanaian-romanian musician Wanlov the Kubelor uses them in a lot of his hiplife trad mixes ... with Frafra singer Ayisoba
posted by zaelic at 1:08 AM on July 28, 2019 [4 favorites]

Double? But cool to keep adding....

I think it's fair to call it a previously rather than a double: as you say, this definitely adds new and worthwhile material. Also it's ideal for a Sunday morning.
posted by howfar at 2:41 AM on July 28, 2019 [1 favorite]

since i couldn't find any snuffbox trees nearby in Canada, I 3d printed shells. They kinda worked.

(design on thingiverse but not self-linked: username same as here)
posted by scruss at 9:42 AM on July 28, 2019 [1 favorite]

Thanks for making this post.

Yeah this is pretty dope; I can totally see this for some great samples as well (this track from k-os features a sample that sounds like it could be from a cas cas); and historically influenced percussion.
posted by fizzix at 4:35 AM on July 29, 2019