Introduction:
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S.OO
___8:6__
12/8 feel | 1&-2&-3&-4&- | 1&-2&-3&-4&- | 1-&-2-&-3&-4&- | 1&-2&-3&-4&- |
Djembe OO | O..Z..SSSSSS | S..SSSS..SSS | S..OOO..SSSSSS | S........... |
All Duns |.......KKKKKK | K..KKKK..KKK | K..GGG..KKKKKK | D.....DD.DD. |
"Come to Beat Camp!
This is the beat that we learned
Sat in the shade
By the big barn
(tricky bit)
This is the beat that we learned."
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S...
Main Rhythms:
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Djembe 1 B.OO..S.B.OO..S.
Djembe 2 S..SS.OOS..SS.OO
Bell 1 x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.
+Kenkeni KK......KK...... ("Dig it! Dig it!")
Bell 1 x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.
+Sangban ..........G.G.G. ("1 2 3 4 5 Six Seven Eight")
Bell 3 x.x.x.x.x.xx.xx. | x.x.x.x.x.xx.xx.
+Dununba ......D.D.DD.DD. | ..........DD.DD.
("1 2 3 Play Balakulajan - 1 2 3 4 5 The cooler jam!")
Accompaniment:
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S...
Djembe B.OO.SS.S.OO.SS. + Bass starts first time
Djembe S.OO.SS.S.OO.SS. Slap starts thereafter
Djembe S.OO.SS.S.OO.S.. Last time, then goes into Solo
Solo Intro: (Duns and some Djembes keep going with Main Rhythms)
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S...
Djembe OOSOOS.S..B.B... + ("Are you in the mood right now? Yes! Yes!")
Djembe OOSOOS.S..B.B... +
Djembe OOSOOS.SOOSOOS.S +
Djembe OOSOOS.S..SSOOSS
1st solo: r rl lrlr rlrlrl Very swung feel
Signal o.OO.O.OO.SSOOSS
Djembe B.OO.BSSB.SSOOSS + ("Play 2 tones, and then 2 slaps; this is difficult to")
Djembe B.OO.BSSBOSSOOSS Alternates
(At this point most Djembes return to the Main Rhythms,
just leaving experts to play the rest of the Solo...)
2nd solo: rl lr r rlrlr r
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S... _6__
Djembe BS.BS.S.BSBBS.S. | B...B...S3S3S...
3rd solo:
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S...
Djembe O..Os.s.B..Os.s. +
Djembe O..Os.s.OOS o.s.
-3--
4th solo:
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S..B _3_
Djembe B | SS.O.S.O.OS.OOs. | B...B...SsSSS..B
4th solo: (rewritten spaced out)
120bpm 4/4 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -
Signal o . O O . O . O O . S . S . . B
Djembe S S . O . S . O . O S . O O s . +
_3_
Djembe B . . . B . . . SSS S S S . . B
5th solo:
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S..B
Djembe B | SS.BSS.BSS.BSSoo | OO..B...B...ss.B 2 flam slaps at the end
5th solo: (rewritten spaced out)
120bpm 4/4 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -
Signal o . O O . O . O O . S . S . . B
Djembe S S . B S S . B S S . B S S OOOO + 4 fast open tones here
Djembe O O . . B . . . B . . . s s . B 2 flam slaps at the end
6th solo:
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- | 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.S...
Djembe oOSoOSS.BssSS... | B...B...sSSSS...
6th solo: (rewritten spaced out)
120bpm 4/4 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -
Signal o . O O . O . O O . S . S . . .
lrl r lrl r l r lrlrl r
Djembe OOO S OOO S S . B SSSSS S . . . +
Djembe B . . . B . . . SSS S S S . . .
r r lrl r l r
7th solo:
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- | 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Signal o.OO.O.OO.S.O.OS
Djembe ...S..SBO.OS..S. | OO.S..S...SBO.OS +
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Finale:
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- | 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Dun Duns D..D..D.D..D..D.
Djembe OOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS + Echeuffement
Djembe OOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS +
Djembe OOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS +
Djembe OOSSOOSSOOSSOOSS +
_6_ _6_ _6_ _6_ | _6_ _6_ _6__>
Djembe S3S3S3S3S3S3S3S3 | S3S3S3S3S3S3S... +
The roll might continue for more bars than this, but always ends on beat 4.
The roll leads straight into the ending:
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Djembe S..SS.S..SS.S..S | S.SS.SS..SS.S.s. | B Finish!
Dun Duns D..DD.D..DD.D..D | D.DD.DD..DD.D.K. | D
"Stop!
It's the end,
so don't play
the rhythm any more.
It's the end,
RIGHT NOW!"
Structure:
Signal ---> Introduction (all in unison)
Signal ---> Dun Dun+Kenkeni+Sangban+Djembe 1+Djembe 2+Accompaniment
Signal ---> Solos leading eventually into Finale
(c)
Traditional Guinean rhythm taught by
Nansady Keita on
2007-08-03 at
African
Drum Village in Scotland.
(notated by
Malcolm Smith on 2007-09-14 and
later taught at
Beat Camp #1 on
2007-09-16)
(notation later refined and completed on 2010-07-18)