How to Improvise Around a Learned Solo Phrase

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Another old video where I've tweaked the sound so that you can actually hear what I'm saying. This shows how you can take a learned solo phrase, break it down into its constituent parts, and then use those parts in an improvisation. This creates a much more natural and realistic style of solo than just repeating the phrase four or eight times before moving on to the next solo phrase. This is how djembefolas actually solo as opposed to how they teach. Learned solo phrases are really just exercises and should be used as themes rather than as fixed patterns...