This rhythm is played at festivals: Sofa Salikenebo means literally 'Sofa rhythm played at a morning festival' (sali=fete, kenebo=morning).
Intro/Outro: (played to begin and end, after a Signal)
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- | 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Signal | s.OO.O.OO.SSS..S
Bell | x
All Duns | X X = play the wooden drum shell
Bells xx.xxx.xx.x.x..x | xx.xxx.xx.x.x..x +
All Duns DD.XDD.XD.D.D..X | DD.XDD.XD.D.D..X + X = play the wooden drum shell
All Djembe BB.SBB.SB.B.B..S | BB.SBB.SB.B.B..S + Both bars are identical
Bells xx.x.x.xx.x.x..x | xx.x.x.xx.x.x...
All Duns DD.D.D.DD.D.X..X | DD.X.D.XD.X.D...
All Djembe BB.B.B.BB.B.S..S | BB.S.B.SB.S.B... Both bars are different
Main Rhythms: (Swung in 6:8 feel)
120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Djembe 1 B.OO..S.B.OO..S. ("Bicycle, ride Bicycle, ride")
Djembe 2 S..SS.OOS..SS.OO Djembe 1 and 2 repeat, whereas
Djembe 3 S..OS.BBS.OOS.BB Djembe 3 lasts the whole bar
r lr rlr rlr rl
All Bells x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.
Kenkeni 1 ....KK......KK..
Kenkeni 2 ..K...K...K...K.
Sangban g..g..G.G.G.....
Dununba D...........DD.D
All dun dun bell parts are the same: straight quavers.
Variation: 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&- | 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Bell 4 x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x. | x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.
+Dununba D...........DD.D | .D.D.D.DD...DD.D
Variation 2: -
Bell 4 x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x. | x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.
+Dununba D...........DD.D | .D.D...DD...DD.D
Variation 3: + Difficult offbeat between Sangban beats!
Bell 4 x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.
+Dununba D........D..DD.D
(Sangban) g..g..G.G.G.....
\
Variation 4: + Note this extra bass note coincides with Sangban
Bell 4 x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.
+Dununba D.....D.....DD.D
Finale:
Bell 4 x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.
+Dununba .D.D.D.DD.D.D.DD
Lead Djembe OOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS + Echeuffement...
Lead Djembe OOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS +
Lead Djembe OOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS +
Lead Djembe OOSSOOSSOOSSS... +
Lead Djembe ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!! +
Signal s.OO.O.OO.SSS..S
Structure:
Signal, Intro, Sangban+Djembes, Kenkeni 1 then 2, Dununba, Signal,
Variation 1, Variation 3, Variation 2, Variation 4, Finale, Signal, Outro
After the Signal brings in the Intro (played by everyone in unison), the
Djembes start with just the Sangban. Then the Kenkeni parts enter, and
finally the Dun Dun, which after a while then goes off into its Variations.
We finish with the manic Dun Dun Finale accompanied by Lead Djembe playing
echeuffement and rolls, and the final Signal brings everyone back together
for the Intro/Outro which ends the piece (with no downbeat).
(c)
Traditional Guinean rhythm taught by
Nansady Keita on
2007-07-31 at
African
Drum Village in Scotland.
(notated by
Malcolm Smith on 2007-09-14