One of my favorite apps on my phone is called Drumgenius which has drum grooves from all over the world. The Sega beats from the Mauritian Islands really caught my ear, so I YouTubed ‘Mauritian Islands music’, listened to a few samples, and tried to syncopate the rhythms I heard. Maybe someday, Joel, Steve and I can wear bright, flowery clothes, and get to play it in the sunny islands of Mauritius.
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