>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 rl r rl | r rl r rl ||
Djembe 1 || S.OO..S.OO.. | S.OO..S.OO.. ||
|| rl rl rl rl | rl rl rl rl ||
Djembe 2 || OS.BS.OS.BS. | OS.BS.OS.BS. ||
Bell 1 || x.xx.xx.xx.x | x.xx.xx.xx.x ||
Kenkeni || K....KK....K | K....KK....K ||
Bell 2 || x.x.x.x.xx.x | x.x.x.x.xx.x ||
Sangban || G.g.g.g.GG.G | G.g.g.g.GG.G ||
Bell 3 || xx.xx.xx.xx. | xx.xx.xx.xx. | xx.xx.xx.xx. | xx.xx.xx.xx. ||
Dununba || D........... | D........... | D........... | D.....DD.DD. ||
(Count) ||:1&a2&a3&a4&a | 1&a2&a3&a4&a:||
Watch out for clashing of Bells 1 and 3, which are opposites.
Djembe 2 is hard - stay in sync with Bell 3.
Short Break: Call: Response:
Signal: || sSS.O.O.SS.S | S....SS.SS.. ||
Djembes: || SS.S | S....SS.SS.. ||
Bells: || xx.x | x....xx.xx.. ||
Dun duns: || DD.D | D....DD.DD.. ||
On hearing the above Signal of four slaps and two open tones, everyone
answers with two pairs of two slaps/bells/dun duns in unison, before
returning back to the main rhythm again.
Actually the Signal starts with a triplet, here written out expanded
in more detail:
Call: Response:
__3__
Signal: || S S S S . O . O . S S . S | S....SS.SS.. ||
Djembes: || S S . S | S....SS.SS.. ||
(Count) || 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a | 1&a2&a3&a4&a ||
(c)
Traditional Guinean rhythm from
Mamady Keita taught by
Justine at
Vitae Drum Circle.
(notated by
Malcolm Smith on
2005-12-13 / 2008-02-03)