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- Djagbe -
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120+bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-

Djembe 1    B.OO..S...OO..S.
Djembe 2    S..SS.OOS.OSS.OO
            r  lr rlr rlr rl   (played hand-to-hand)
Bell 1      X.XX.XX.X.XX.XX.
+Kenkeni    K.....K.K.....K.
Bell 2      X.XX.XX.X.X.X.X.
+Sangban    g..G.G..G.G...g.
Bell 3      X.XX.XX.X.X.X.X.
+Dununba    ..DD......D.....

If Dun Dun Player 1 or 3 is feeling talented, they can play both
Kenkeni+Dununba parts along with Bell 3.

The Intro/Break starts on an upbeat*, and consists of three sections
each played four times. Each of the soloist's Bass notes is played in
unison by all players in a fun Call and Response.

                          *
Intro/Break 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Call:       ..............OO +
            SSSSS.OOSSSSS.OO +   (first section, 1st time)
            S.OOS.OOS.B.B.OO +
            SSSSS.OOSSSSS.OO +   (first section, 2nd time)
            S.OOS.OOS.B.B.OO +
            SSSSS.OOSSSSS.OO +   (first section, 3rd time)
            S.OOS.OOS.B.B.OO +
            SSSSS.OOSSSSS.OO +   (first section, 4th time)
            S.OOS.OOS.B.B.s. +
            O.SS..s.O.SS..s. +   (next section, 1st time)
            O...B.B.B..B..s. +
            O.SS..s.O.SS..s. +   (next section, 2nd time)
            O...B.B.B..B..s. +
            O.SS..s.O.SS..s. +   (next section, 3rd time)
            O...B.B.B..B..s. +
            O.SS..s.O.SS..s. +   (next section, 4th time)
            O...B.B.             (cut short, straight into...)
            OOSOOSOOS.B.B.B. +   (last section, 1st time)
            OOSOOSOOS.B.B.B. +   (last section, 2nd time)
            OOSOOSOOS.B.B.B. +   (last section, 3rd time)
            OOSOOSOOS.B.B.B. +   (last section, 4th time)
Signal:     s.OO.O.OO.SSS...     (and back to main rhythm)
            1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Response:                        (in unison with all lead djembe Bass notes)
e.g.:
Djembe      ..........B.B...     (first section)
Bells       ..........X.X...
+Dununba    ..........D.D...
and:
            ....B.B.B..B....     (next section)
and:
            ..........B.B.B.     (last section)


Signal:     s.OO.O.OO.SSS...     (to go back into the break or finish)



Key:
X = loud bell/block/clave/shekere  x = quiet bell/block/clave/shekere
K = Kenkeni (high pitch Dun Dun)   k = trapped/closed* Kenkeni
G = Sangban (mid pitch Dun Dun)    g = trapped/closed* Sangban
D = Dununba (low pitch Dun Dun)    d = trapped/closed* Dununba
B = drum bass tone                 b = drum bass tone flam ("bdum")
O = drum open tone ("top")         o = drum open tone flam ("plum")
S = drum slap tone                 s = drum slap tone flam
E = drum edge tone ("ping")        e = drum edge tone flam ("pling")
W = drum slap + wave :-)           r = right (/strong) hand
Z = trapped/closed* slap tone      l = left (/other) hand
F = flam (strong then other hand)  f = flam (other then strong hand)
t = touch/tip/ghost/timing note    h = heel (conga timing note)
. = rest (or ghost/timing note)    | = bar line
- = sustain the previous note      : = repeat
> = accent                         + = continue onto next line

*tone to be damped with hand/beater


(c) Traditional Gambian rhythm from Mamadi Keita,
taught by Justine at Vitae Drum Circle:
http://www.thesmith.org.uk/music/projects/vitae/index.html
(notated by Malcolm Smith on 2005-10-30 - under construction)