======== - Kuku - ======== Justine's version, notated on 2005-05-25 (Dun Duns added on 2005-08-06) (Break notated on 2005-10-31) (Djembe 4 added on 2006-06-19) (Djembe 5 added on 2006-11-23) (2nd Dun Dun added on 2006-11-23) (Song lyrics added on 2006-11-23) 130bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- Djembe 1 B.OO..S.B.OO..S. ("Bi- cycle, ride Bicycle, ride") Djembe 2 S..SS.OOS..SS.OO Djembe 3 OO.SOOS.OO.SOOS. Djembe 4 o.OO.BS.B.OO.BS. ("Most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational" ;-) Bell 1 X.XX.XX.X.XX.XX. ("Most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational" ;-) +Sangban G..g..G.G..g..G. ("true love. My true love. My") Bell 2 X.XX.XX.X.X.X.X.X.XX.XX.X.X.X.X. +Dununba ...D........D.D.D..D............ Bell 3 X...X...X...X... +Kenkeni KK..KK..KK..KK.. Alternatively, the Dununba player could double the Sangban part on a second Kenkeni: * * *(play D where K clashes) Bell 2 X.XX.XX.X.X.X.X.X.XX.XX.X.X.X.X. ("Have some apricots 1 2 3 4 Have some apricots 1 2 3 4") +Kenkeni 2 K.....K.K.....K.K.....K.K.....K. ("true exists, exists. My") +Dununba ...D........D.D.D..D............ love yes: My true love Alternate 2nd Dun Dun part for 2 drums: Bell 2 X.XX.XX.X.XX.XX.X.XX.XX.X.XX.XX. ("Have some apricots"/"Most sensational," etc.) +Kenkeni ......K.......K.....K.K.......K. +Sangban G....G..G....G..G.G..........G.. The way we play it is to start with the Signal and Break (below), then go into the Main Rhythm above, then when the leader Signals, we go back into the Break, then we come back with just the Dun Duns playing a Solo, then at the next Signal, all Djembes come in playing Djembe 5 (below) in unison. Then after the next Signal, go back round the Break again, and then into a Song "Ay yah, Ay yah yeh, Genubenasa" (below) with no drums, just Bell. The Signal brings us back into the Main Rhythm one last time, then the final Signal takes us to the Break, which ends the piece. Signal, Break, Signal, Main Rhythm, Signal, Break, Dun Duns Solo, Signal, Djembe 5, Signal, Break, Song, Signal, Main Rhythm, Signal, Break. Signal: o.OO.O.OO.SSS... Break: K. + (Djembes play in unison with O=K and S=D) Kenkeni K.....K.K.....K. + +Dununba K.....K.K..D..K. + K...D.D.D..D..K. + Signal: o.OO.O.OO.SSS... Break: K. + Djembe O. + (This time the djembes play a different part...) O.S.S.O.O..S.SO. + O.S.S.O.O.....O. + O......BB.BB..O. O.S.S.O.O..S.SO. + O.S.S.O.O.....O. + O......BB.BB..B. + (Bass part:"Well actually, she") B.BB...BB.BB.BB. + ("slept with me; and then she slept with my") B ("friend!" ;-) Kenkeni K.....K.K.....K. + (...while the Kenkeni does similar) +Dununba K.....K.K.....K. + K......DD.DD..K. + K.....K.K.....K. + K.....K.K.....K. + K......DD.DD..D. + D.DD...DD.DD.DD. + D Signal: o.OO.O.OO.SSS... (...and then back to Main Rhythm.) Djembe 5 SSSS.BOOB.SS.BOO + ("Get on your bike, and ride your bicycle, and ride your") B.SS.BOOB.SS.BS. + ("bicycle, and ride your bicycle, go on!") Song: "Ay yah, Ay yah yeh, Genubenasa" [Sung three times] "Ay yah, oh-oh, Ay yah yeh, Genubenasa" "Genubenasa, yeh, Genubenasa" Jean-Marie Keita's different Dun Dun pattern, learned in Senegal 2006-01-15: Bell 1 X...X.X.X...X.X.X...X.X.X...X.X. +Sangban G...G.G.G...G.G.G...G.G.G...G.G. Bell 2 X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X. +Kenkeni K.....K.K.....K.......K.K.....K. +Dununba ............D...D............... On the third of every fourth repeat, the Dun Dun player does this: Bell 2 X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X. +Kenkeni K.....................K.K.....K. +Dununba ...D..D..D..D.D.D..D............ A different version of Kuku notated by IanG in 199? 130bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- Signal S.SS.S.SS.S.B.B. Section A B.OO..S...OOB.B. Signal S.SS.S.SS.S.S... Section B SSSS.BOOB.OO.BO. Another variation of Kuku that Tina taught me on 2004-05-19 130bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- Djembe 1 B...B...B..O.OO. Djembe 2 B.OO..S.B.OO..S. Djembe 3 ..OOO.SSS.OOO.S. (or Djembe 3 might be: OOO.SSS.OOO.S...) 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) Traditional Guinean (?) rhythms (notated by Ian Gregory and Malcolm Smith) ("My true love exists" words by Estelle, taught to me by Sue from Manding Kaira) ("Get on your bike, and ride..." words by Ian Gregory) See also: http://drumjourney.com/rhythms/index.htm http://djembelfaq.drums.org/rhythms_info.htm