Though debates rage as to the proper technique/method of playing it, the Vibraslap is one of the few musical instruments that never fails to make us smile, whether we’re playing it or hear it. Many are the times we hear it while listening with some friends and wait for the inevitable question “What is THAT?!?!” and we can win that round of daily Trivial Pursuit with our knowledge of the Jawbone. Whether it is the metal of Ozzy’s “Crazy Train“, the hard rockin’ Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion“, Joe Cocker’s “Feelin Alright“, the beginning of “Bubblegum Pop” with “Green Tambourine” by the Lemon Pipers, or the Walter Murphy’s classical/disco mashup of “A Fifth Of Beethoven“, the Vibraslap adds a certain “buzz” (pun intended) to any song.
Most of us know the history, from a casual perspective, of the vibraslap. In the beginning, there was the Quijada (or Jawbone) which was the jawbone (removed, cleaned, and dried of course) of a mule, horse, or donkey and was played by striking one end of the held jawbone (think claves) and the teeth would loudly rattle in their sockets, and was widely used in Latin American music. However, its true origins go back to Africa.
Though debates rage as to the proper technique/method of playing it, the Vibraslap is one of the few musical instruments that never fails to make us smile, whether we’re playing it or hear it. Many are the times we hear it while listening with some friends and wait for the inevitable question “What is THAT?!?!” and we can win that round of daily Trivial Pursuit with our knowledge of the Jawbone. Whether it is the metal of Ozzy’s “Crazy Train“, the hard rockin’ Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion“, Joe Cocker’s “Feelin Alright“, the beginning of “Bubblegum Pop” with “Green Tambourine” by the Lemon Pipers, or the Walter Murphy’s classical/disco mashup of “A Fifth Of Beethoven“, the Vibraslap adds a certain “buzz” (pun intended) to any song.Most of us know the history, from a casual perspective, of the vibraslap. In the beginning, there was the Quijada (or Jawbone) which was the jawbone (removed, cleaned, and dried of course) of a mule, horse, or donkey and was played by striking one end of the held jawbone (think claves) and the teeth would loudly rattle in their sockets, and was widely used in Latin American music. However, its true origins go back to Africa.
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