DESCRIPTION:
Playing an old string band tune with Devin Champlin and Katy Harris. I'm playing an African shaker with many names: Asalato, Kashaka, Kosika, Patica, Kass-Kass, Thelevi, etc. I'm no expert player, but I think the basic rhythms they make often fit old ragtime tunes like this one, originally recorded by the East Texas Serenaders in 1927. I bought my aslato at Rhythm Traders in Portland, Oregon. Scroll down a bit on this page to find them:
http://www.africanrhythmtraders.com/html/bells.html

Here are some asalato videos here on YouTube:
Basic techniques: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tq5kQ_P2as
Instructional series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4wA4nv-8oo
Old-time banjo & clogging: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndgf0E2TCkw
Solo with juggling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzhJuSKJ9N8
Another solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12eycU21RkE&t=20s