>120bpm 4/4 ||:1 & 2 & | 3 & 4 & :||
flrfr r r rlr r
Djembe 1 || oOOSB.S. | B.SSB.S. ||
rl lrlr rlrlrlr
Djembe 2 || OO.SOOS. | OOSSOOS. ||
Bell 1 || x.xx.xx. | x.xx.xx. || ("Have some apricots, Have some apricots")
+Kenkeni || ..KK..k. | ..KK..k. ||
Bell 2 || x.x.x.x. | x.x.x.x. ||
+Sangban || g...G.G. | ....G.G. ||
Bell 3 || x.x.x.x. | x.x.x.x. ||
+Dununba || DD...... | ........ | DD...... | ..DD.DD. ||
Some occasional variations: _6:4__
Dununba Var1|| DD...... | ....D.D. | DD...... | .DDD.. ||
Dununba Var2|| DD..DD.. | DD..DD.. | DD...... | ........ ||
Dununba Var3|| DD...... | ........ | .D...D.. | .D...D.. ||
"The following information is from notes taken at a Mamady Keita workshop. The rhythm Lekule is named after a woman who was a very great dancer. Her husband composed it for her to honor her. Her husband was a great percussionist that played a small djembe with several smaller djembes attached to it, each tuned to a different pitch (these drums are called planibala). The rhythm originated in the southern part of Guinea (the Guerze people) many centuries ago. It was played at the end of celebrations to honor her beauty and skill as a dancer."
- info provided by Beerfola
This piece looks easy but is deceptively hard to get the right feel. It grooves nicely when played with a strong 6/8 swing.
Djansa.be spell the name differently, but their website is the only Google hit for that spelling. Check their notation for solo parts.
(c)
Traditional Guinean rhythm from
Mamady Keita, taught by
Justine at
Vitae Drum Circle.
(notated by
Malcolm Smith on 2008-02-03 and
2009-05-11)