============= - Drum Call - ============= This rhythm is best remembered as the one with the Call and Response. Introduction: (after a solo from the Master Drummer to call an audience) 100bpm 6/8 1--2--3--4-- Call: sSSSS.SS.S.. Response: B..B..B..O.. Main Rhythm: 100bpm 6/8 1--2--3--4-- > (Everyone meets on beat 4) Shekere XxxXxxXxxXxx Cowbell X..X..X..X.. Djembe 1 BO.B..BO.S.. Djembe 2a OtttOOOttS.O Djembe 2b OtttOOOttB.O (alternative, switch at will) 100bpm 6/8 1--2--3--4-- > Break: sSS SS.BO.BO.sSS SS.BO.BO.sSS .sSS.sSS.B.B .B.OOOOO.S.. In the Break, all slaps (except the last one) are called by the Leader (note the flams), to which everyone answers with the Bass and Open tones. The Shekere and Cowbell join the responses instead of time-keeping. The Intro and Break can be thought of like this (written more spaced out around words to help remember it): Intro: 1---&---&---2---&---&---3---&---&---4---&---&--- s S S S S . S S . S . . Call: Now are we rea-dy to play drums? B . . B . . B . . O . . Response: Yes, yes, let's play! Break: 4---&---&---1---&---&--- s S S S S - Call: How are you feelin' ? 2---&---&---3---&---&--- B . O . B . O . (in straight 4/4 timing, NOT triplets) Response: I'm fine thank-you! 4---&---&---1---&---&--- s S S S S - Call: How are you feel- in'? 2---&---&---3---&---&--- B . O . B . O (in straight 4/4 timing, NOT triplets) Response: I'm fine thank-you! 4---&---&---1---&---&---2---&---&---3---&---&--- s S S . s S S . s S S . Call: How are you How are you How are you 4---&---&---1---&---&---2---&---&---3---&---&---4---&---&--- B . B . B . O O O O O . S . . Response: I'm o - kay . Tnk-you for ask-ing ME! > How are you feelin'? I'm fine thank-you! How are you feelin'? I'm fine thank-you! How are you? How are you? How are you? I'm okay. Thank-you for asking ME! (Bass Top Bass, Bass Top Slap, ...) Key: X = loud bell/block/clave/shekere x = quiet bell/block/clave/shekere K = Kenkeni (high pitch Dun Dun) k = trapped/closed* Kenkeni G = Sangban (mid pitch Dun Dun) g = trapped/closed* Sangban D = Dununba (low pitch Dun Dun) d = trapped/closed* Dununba B = drum bass tone b = drum bass tone flam ("bdum") O = drum open tone ("top") o = drum open tone flam ("plum") S = drum slap tone s = drum slap tone flam E = drum edge tone ("ping") e = drum edge tone flam ("pling") W = drum slap + wave :-) r = right (/strong) hand Z = trapped/closed* slap tone l = left (/other) hand F = flam (strong then other hand) f = flam (other then strong hand) t = touch/tip/ghost/timing note h = heel (conga timing note) . = rest (or ghost/timing note) | = bar line - = sustain the previous note : = repeat > = accent + = continue onto next line *tone to be damped with hand/beater (c) Ade Wallace, master drummer from Sierra Leone http://www.thesmith.org.uk/people/musicians/index.html#masterdrummers (notated by Malcolm Smith)