Body percussion is a musical style drawing inspiration from many different cultures of all over the world. This musical art has roots in prehistoric age being one of the oldest ones in the world. Before the people strated to do music, they probably used their bodies first to make a sound.
Hand clapping, feet stamping, finger snapping and many other sounds drawing from different cultures... this is Body Percussion. It is a very independent style which depends on your fantasy and creativity.
Using your body you can play a musical instrument without the actual ,,instrument“. Using your movements to produce the sounds makes you a dancer at the same time.
This style developes the sense of rhythm, perception, coordination, cooperation, comunication and much more. At the same time the Body Percussion improves coordination skills and using different parts of your brain it positively affects your memory and concentration.
With Body Percussion you can be in action, feel relax and mainly you can do it anywhere you want because you are the instrument!
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JIRI BOUDA is a music teacher and a player of melodic instruments and percussion performing with many various groups and projects since 2001.
He has been focusing on body percussion since 2008. He participated on workshops with Keith Ferry, Fernando Barba, LeeLa Petronio, Jep Melendez, Sandy Silva, Javier Romero Naranjo etc. He took part in the International Body Music Festival in Istambul and Paris.
He is a member of a drum show band called Ritmo Factory, Bd Beat body percussion and he has also been cooperating on projects with Korajunglejazz. In most of his activities he goes by the name of Denbaya.cz.
Duration: 1h30
Last presentations
saturday, 20th november 2021 / 15h–16h30
TEL Cultural Venue – Salão