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A harvest dance to celebrate the rice-hulling.

THIS NOTATION IS THE OLD (INCORRECT) WAY WE USED TO PLAY IT.

>120bpm 4/4 ||:1&2&3&4& | 1&2&3&4&:||
Djembe 1    || o.SS.SS. | o.SS.SS. ||   ("Have some apricots")
            || r rlrl l | r rlrl l ||
Djembe 2    || B.SBOO.S | B.SBOO.S ||
            || rl lrlr  | rl lrlr  ||
Djembe 3    || BS.SOOO. | BS.SOOO. ||
Bell 1      || xx.xx.x. | xx.xx.x. ||
+Kenkeni    || ........ | KK.KK... ||
+Sangban    || GG.GG... | ........ ||
Bell 2      || x.x.x.x. | x.x.x.x. ||
+Kenkeni 2  || ........ | ....KK.. ||
+Dununba    || D..D.D.D | ........ ||

Written together:

Bell 1      || xx.xx.x. | xx.xx.x. ||
+Dun duns 1 || GG.GG... | KK.KK... ||
Bell 2      || x.x.x.x. | x.x.x.x. ||
+Dun duns 2 || D..D.D.D | ....KK.. ||


Signal to start/stop: (note the rest on the first beat)

Djembe lead || ..oO.OO. | O.sS.SS. ||   then everyone stops/starts suddenly

Key to notation

(c) Traditional Guinean rhythm from Mamady Keita, taught by Justine at Vitae Drum Circle on 2006-03-14 and 2006-07-19.
(notated by Malcolm Smith on 2007-06-22 - under construction)