Starts with a song in 4/4, then the rhythm is in 12/8.
Call: Ay nu la
Response: Ay nu nu ley mar
Call: Ay nu la
Response: Weyo weh leyo
Call: Allo mah... ??? [words forgotten]
[...]
Weyo weh leyo
Here's how the words fit the tune in rhythm:
Count 1 2 3 4
Call: Ay nu la
Pitch: C - - b a - - -
Response: Ay nu nu le__y mar
Pitch: f - G f e d d -
Call: Ay nu la Wey
Pitch: B - - a g - - A
Response: o weh ley o
Pitch: B - g f e - - -
Call: Al lo mah... ??? [words forgotten]
Pitch: A A A A - A - g A g f e f e d .
Call: Wey o weh ley o
Pitch: C C b a - g - A b - g f e - - .
The song is sung a few times over, then ends with a ritardando (gradual
slowing down at the end) and Djembe 1 starts together with dun duns.
The Rhythm:
120bpm 12/8 1--&--2--&-- | 3--&--4--&-- | 1--&--2--&-- | 3--&--4--&--
Djembe 1 B..B..O.OS.S | ......O.OS.S
Djembe 2 S....SS..B.. | S..S.SS..B.. | SOOSOOS..B.. | S..S.SS..B..
1--&--2--&-- | 3--&--4--&-- | 5--&--6--&--
Bell 1 x.xx.xx.xx.x | x.xx.xx.xx.x | x.xx.xx.xx.x
+Kenkeni ...K..K..... | ...K..K..... | ...K........
+Dununba D........... | D........... | D.....D.D..D
The duns are on a 3-bar repeat, against the 2-bar repeat of the djembes(!).
One dun player can play kenkeni and dununba together with bell; if the
tempo gets too manic, just drop out some bell notes:
1--&--2--&-- | 3--&--4--&-- | 5--&--6--&--
Bell 1 x..x..x..x.. | x..x..x..x.. | x..x..x..x..
+Dun duns D..K..K..... | D..K..K..... | D..K..D.D..D
You can think of Djembe 2 in 4/4 like this, but add 12/8 swing:
1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Djembe 2 S..SS.B.S.SSS.B. etc.
(c)
Traditional Guinean rhythm from
Mamady Keita, taught by
Justine on 2006-07-26 at
Vitae Drum Circle.
(notated by
Malcolm Smith on 2007-06-21
- under construction)