=========== - Yankadi - =========== [Please note, I need still to verify exactly how the transition from the 6/8 to 4/4 sections goes. For the time being we'll use the quick 4/4 signal instead of Ade's change. Learn the 6/8 and 4/4 parts for now, but don't worry about Justine's 6/8 break just yet.] This rhythm is best remembered as the one starting with the Heartbeat (Yan-cardiac :-) 110bpm 6/8 1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&-- 1--2--3--4--1--2--3--4-- Djembe 1 B....BB....BB....BB....B =INTRO (Heartbeat starts) Djembe 1 B.OO.BB....BB.OO.BB....B (+ then add 2 tops) Djembe 1 B.OO.BB..S.BB.OO.BBOOO.B =MAIN RHYTHM (+ then add 1 slap & 3 tops) Djembe 2 O.....S..S.S.......OOO.O =MAIN RHYTHM (linked by the 3 tops) Bell 1 X..X.X..XX.XX..X.X..XX.X ("...want some apricots, I want...") +Kenkeni 1 ........KK..........KK.. +Dununba D..D.D......D........... Bell 2 X.xX.xX.xX.xX.xX.xX.xX.x +Kenkeni 2 ........................ +Sangban g....G..G...g..G..G..... ...then, transition to: 140bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- =UPTEMPO!!! Djembe 1 B.O.B.O.B.OO..O.B.O.B...OOOOO.O. Djembe 2 BO.OB.S.B.O.B.S.BO.OB.S.B.O.B.S. Bell 1 ..X...X...X...X...X...X...X...X. +Kenkeni 1 ......K.......K.......K.......K. +Dununba DD.DD...D.D.D...DD.DD...D.D.D.... Bell 2 X...X...X...X...X...X...X...X... +Kenkeni 2 ..KK..KK..KK..KK..KK..KK..KK..KK +Sangban ................................ 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 In the 6/8 section, Djembe 2 can be thought of like this (expanded to fit the words in): 4 |1 2 3 restHow are you to- |day? I'm al- right . O O O . O |O . . . . . S . . S . S . . . . . . | Note the bar line comes ^ here in the middle of the phrase, and be sure to take the tiny initial rest on beat 4. It could be rewritten starting from beat 1 like this: |1 2 3 4 | |day? I'm al- right restHow are you to- | |O . . . . . S . . S . S . . . . . . . O O O . O | 6/8 count 1--2--3--4--1--2--3--4--1--2-- 4/4 count 1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&-- Signal: O.....S..S.S..S..SS..S..S..... The call is played by one of the Djembe 2 players (or maybe the dun duns for added oomph! ;-) Within their usual pattern, instead of answering "I'm alright", one player pipes up with "Now are you rea-dy to take break?": |1 2 3 4 | |day? I'm al- right restHow are you to- | |O . . . . . S . . S . S . . . . . . . O O O . O | + |1 2 3 4 | |day? Now are you rea- dy to take | |O . . . . . S . . S . S . . S . . S S . . S . . | + |break? YES! |S . . . . . B Everyone answers with the "YES!" on the bass downbeat, which becomes the start of the uptempo 4/4 section (below). That's how Ade taught it, but perhaps a simpler way to change is by squeezing this same signal into 4/4 over the top of the end of the 6/8 pattern (here written spaced out to align the notes properly) : 140bpm 4/4 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Signal: s . O O . O . O O . S S S . . . | ---> 4/4 section... | 110bpm 6/8 3 - - & - - 4 - - & - - | 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | Djembe 1 B . O O . B B O O O . B | =MAIN RHYTHM Djembe 2 . . . . . . . O O O . O | =MAIN RHYTHM (linked by the 3 tops) Bell 1 X . . X . X . . X X . X | ("...want some apricots, I want...") +Kenkeni 1 . . . . . . . . K K . . | +Dununba D . . . . . . . . . . . | Bell 2 X . x X . x X . x X . x | +Kenkeni 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . | +Sangban g . . G . . G . . . . . | 4/4 section: 140bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- =UPTEMPO!!! Djembe 1 B.O.B.O.B.OO..O.B.O.B...OOOOO.O. Djembe 2 BO.OB.S.B.O.B.S.BO.OB.S.B.O.B.S. Bell 1 ..X...X...X...X...X...X...X...X. +Kenkeni 1 ......K.......K.......K.......K. +Dununba DD.DD...D.D.D...DD.DD...D.D.D... Bell 2 X...X...X...X...X...X...X...X... +Kenkeni 2 ..KK..KK..KK..KK..KK..KK..KK..KK +Sangban ................................ Then the caller goes into solos while everyone holds the pattern. Here's an additional break for the initial 6/8 section from Justine, notated on 2005-06-15: 110bpm 6/8 1--2--3--4--1--2--3--4-- Break: S....BOOOS.BB........... S....BOOOS.BB..........B OOOS.BOOOS.BOOOS..W..W.. [W = slap + wave] S....BOOOS.BB........... The entire break is played four times in a row. The two slaps marked W on the third line have special directions: 1. The W's are first played with the right hand while the left is raised in a wave :-) 2. The W's are next played with the left hand while the right is raised in a wave; the third slap on the downbeat is with the right hand as usual. 3. The W's are then played with alternating right and left hands, while waving with the left and right; the third slap is with the right hand. 4. The W's are finally played as damped slaps with firstly the left elbow then with the left hand, no waving; the third slap is with the right hand. After the four repeats of the whole break, it ends on an upbeat Bass note which returns us to the original heartbeat pattern. Here it is again, with hands marked for each of the four repeats: 110bpm 6/8 1--2--3--4--1--2--3--4-- 1st Break: S....BOOOS.BB........... r lrlrl rl S....BOOOS.BB..........B r lrlrl rl l OOOS.BOOOS.BOOOS..W..W.. [wave left hand] rlrl lrlrl lrlrl r r S....BOOOS.BB........... r lrlrl rl 2nd Break: S....BOOOS.BB........... r lrlrl rl S....BOOOS.BB..........B r lrlrl rl l OOOS.BOOOS.BOOOS..W..W.. [wave right hand] rlrl lrlrl lrlrl l l S....BOOOS.BB........... r lrlrl rl 3rd Break: S....BOOOS.BB........... r lrlrl rl S....BOOOS.BB..........B r lrlrl rl l OOOS.BOOOS.BOOOS..W..W.. [wave left, right hands] rlrl lrlrl lrlrl r l S....BOOOS.BB........... r lrlrl rl 4th Break: S....BOOOS.BB........... r lrlrl rl S....BOOOS.BB..........B r lrlrl rl l OOOS.BOOOS.BOOOS..S..S.. [trap with elbow, left hand] rlrl lrlrl lrlrl r r S....BOOOS.BB........... r lrlrl rl 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 except the 4/4 Djembe 2 pattern, dun dun patterns and 6/8 break which were all from Justine at Vitae Drum Circle: http://www.thesmith.org.uk/music/projects/vitae/index.html (notated by Malcolm Smith, STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION)