CinBalada: a multiagent rhythm factory

cinbalada is a system for automatic creation of polyphonic rhythmic performances by mixing elements from different musical styles. this system is based on agents that act as musicians playing percussion instruments in a drum circle. each agent has to choose from a database the rhythm pattern of its instrument that satisfies the "rhythmic role" assigned to him in order to produce a collectively-consistent rhythmic performance. a rhythmic role is a concept that we proposed here with the objective of representing culture-specific rules for creation of polyphonic performances.