Cas Cas Asalato Lesson - Learn How to Play Aslatua - Africa Heartwood Project

In this video you learn the basic technique for how to play the Aslatua. A small shaker from West Africa. Buy it Here: The aslatua (ah-SLAH-too-uh) is a unique hand percussion toy that will capture your attention with its tricky polyrhythm. This simple instrument (also known as aslato, kashaka, cascas, televi, kasso-kassoni, and more) is played by holding one gourd in the palm while simultaneously shaking and swinging the second gourd. The gourds come from the Swawa tree in West Africa, which are dried, hollowed, filled with pebbles, and connected with a string. You’ll have hours of fun playing with this traditional African instrument, which is covered by our warranty, and features: two small, strong Swawa gourds filled with tiny pebbles strong connector rope, securely fastened to each gourd multiple uses: conventional “egg“ shaker; polyrhythmic percussion instrument great gift for any percussion enthusiast