>120bpm 12/8 ||:1&a2&a3&a4&a | 1&a2&a3&a4&a:|| ("One and-a Two and-a Three and-a Four and-a...") || r l r lrl | r l rl lrl || Djembe 1 || B..B..B..BOO | B..B..BS.BOO || Djembe 2 || S.SSOOS.SSOO | S.SSOOS.SSOO || Djembe 3 || S.OS..SOOS.. | S.OS..SOOS.. || ("Round the back, 'avin' a fag...") Djembe 4 || O.SS.OOSSS.O | O.SS.OOSSS.O || Bell 1 || x.x.xx.x.x.. | x.x.xx.x.x.. || +Kenkeni 1 || ..K.KK...... | ..K.KK...... || +Dununba || D......D.D.. | D......D.D.. || Bell 2 || x.x.xx.x.x.x | x.x.xx.x.x.x || +Kenkeni 2 || ....KK...... | ....KK.K.K.. || +Sangban || G........G.. | G........... || (Count) ||:1&a2&a3&a4&a | 1&a2&a3&a4&a:|| r r r r r > (2 3 4) Signal: || S.S..S.S.S.. | s........... || On hearing the above Signal, everyone stops on the final flammed slap for one bar and counts (in their heads) "2, 3, 4" before returning back to the main rhythm again.
Mostly the same, but the dun duns and bells are slightly different: (Count) ||:1&a2&a3&a4&a | 1&a2&a3&a4&a:|| Bell 1 || x.x.xx.x.x.x | x.x.xx.x.x.x || +Kenkeni 1 || ....KK...... | ....KK...... || +Dununba || D......D.D.. | D......D.D.. || Bell 2 || x..x..xx.x.. | x..x..xx.x.. || +Sangban || G..G..GG.G.. | G..G..GG.G.. || ("Bang, Bang, Cillit Bang")
(c)
Traditional Guinean rhythm from
Mamady Keita/Jean-Marie Keita,
taught by
Justine at
Vitae Drum Circle.
(notated by
Malcolm Smith on
2005-08-31 / 2008-02-03 - under construction)