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- Molefe 1 -
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120bpm 4/4   1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-

Section A:   OttOttttOttOtttt * 4
Section B:   OtOtOtOtOttOtttt * 4
Section A:   OttOttttOttOtttt * 4
Section C:   ..otOOOtOttOttOt * 4
Section A:   OttOttttOttOtttt * 4
Section A:   OttOttttOttOtttt * 128? + solos!
End signal:  SSS.SSS.SSS.SSS.        (everyone else hold
             S...............          Section A still)
All finish:  SSS.SSS.SSS.SSS.        (everyone together)
             S                       STOP DEAD on downbeat!

Simpler notation:
   1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
A: O..O....O..O....
B: O.O.O.O.O..O....
C: ..o.OOO.O..O..O.
E: SSS.SSS.SSS.SSS.S...............
F: SSS.SSS.SSS.SSS.S

Structure:
4A, 4B, 4A, 4C, 4A, solos over 128A, then
E(master) over A(everyone else), F(everyone)



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- Molefe 2 -
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90bpm 4/4    1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-

             B..O.OOOB...OOOO
             B.OO.OOOB.......

Play each line once in turn.
Solo in the gaps ;-)



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- Molefe 3 -
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120bpm 4/4   1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-

             ooooo.oo........
             ooooo.oo........
             ooooo.ooooo.ooo.
             ooooo.oo........

Play each line once in turn.
All notes are flammed.
Solo in the gaps ;-)


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) Molefe Pheto, South African master drummer
(notated by Malcolm Smith and Ian Gregory)