[Note: I still need to to listen back to the recording of this and verify that my notes are correct, especially the break section.]
>120bpm 4/4 ||:1&2&3&4& | 1&2&3&4&:||
|| r rlr r | r rlr r ||
Djembe 1 || S.OOS.S. | S.OOS.S. || ("Out in the midday")
Djembe 2 || S.SS.OO. | S.SS.OO. || ("Have some apricots")
Djembe 3 || BSSSOOS. | BSSSOOS. ||
Bell 1 || x.xx.xx. | x.xx.xx. ||
+Kenkeni || ..KK.k.. | ..KK.k.. ||
Bell 2 || x.xx.xx. | xx.xx.x. ||
+Sangban || G.....g. | .g..G... ||
Bell 3 || x.xx.xx. | x.x.x.x. ||
+Dununba || D.....D. | D.....D. ||
Sangban variation:
Bell 2 || x.xx.xx. | xx.xx.x. ||
+Sangban || G...g.g. | g...G.G. || play three times
Dununba variations: (=mad!)
Bell 3 || x.xx.xx. | x.x.x.x. ||
+Dununba || .D.D.D.D | D.D.D.D. || or:
+Dununba || .D.D.D.D | ..D.D.D. ||
1,2,3,4, then Djembe break with Dununba playing:
+Dununba || D.DD.DD. | D.DD.DD. ||
Break section:
Section A: rl lrl l
Djembe || OO.BOO.. | .......B || + alt open tones once, then
Djembe || SS.BSS.. | .......B || + slaps x4, then
Djembe || OOSSSSSS | SSSSSSSS ||
Section B: lr r lr _3_ 3 triplets in space of 2, played rlr
Djembe || SS.O.SS. | ......sS || play four times
Section C: l rlrl r l rlrlr l
Djembe B | OOSS.S.B | OOSSS..B ||
Section D: x2, then
Djembe | OOSSOOSS | OOS.S... || then call
Section D (Fast version):
Djembe S | oOSoOSSS | SSSSSSSS || see below for correct hands notation
Rewriting Section B expanded to show triplets correctly:
Section B: l r r l r _ 3 _ 3 triplets in space of 2, played rlr
Djembe || S S . O . S S . | . . . . . . S S S ||
Rewriting Section D expanded to show duplets and upbeat correctly:
Section D: r lrl r lrl r l r l r l r l r l r
Djembe S | OOO S OOO S S S | S S S S S S S S ||
(c)
Traditional Guinean rhythm from
Mamady Keita, taught by
Malo Sonko in
Senegal.
(notated by
Malcolm Smith on
2006-01-14 and 2007-06-22
- under construction)