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>120bpm 4/4 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-

Djembe 1    B..OO...B...OOOOO..OO...B...O...
Bell 1      X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.
+Kenkeni    ....K.......K...
+Dununba    D.......D.D.....
Bell 2      X...X...X...X...
+Sangban    ..GG..GG..GG..GG

Baba's alternative Sangban part:
Bell 2      x.xxx.xxx.xxx.xx   or
Bell 2      x.xx.xx.x.x.x.x.   (if it gets faster) or
Bell 2      x..x..x.x.x.x.x.   (if it gets really fast)
+Sangban    g..g..G...G.G...   (like a 3:2 clave rhythm)


Break       1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-
Signal:     s.OO.O.OO.SSS... +
Djembe      s.S.........s.S. + (plus dun duns in unison)
            ................ +
            s.S.........s.S. +
            ................


There is a fine song, sung by the leader; the group come in on certain words:
 "Iya" features two handclaps (one on each syllable), and
 "Wa wa ko, Siko lie eeko" has everyone singing along in harmony, as a call and response.

Here's the song with the leader's part in lower case, and the group's responses in CAPITALS:

  lie lie eeko
  korobay
  korobay
  korobay
  mami watalay
  IYA!
  siko leh leh eeko
  IYA!
  siko lie eeko
  siko lie eeko
  wa wa ko
  siko lie eeko
  WA WA KO
  SIKO LIE EEKO
  wa wa ko
  siko lie eeko
  WA WA KO
  SIKO LIE EEKO

[Spellings are guessed phonetic approximations]


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 and Baba Kone at Hebden Bridge
http://www.thesmith.org.uk/music/projects/vitae/index.html
http://www.thesmith.org.uk/words/journal/2005-12.html#baba
(notated by Malcolm Smith on 2005-08-31/2005-12-14/song added 2006-08-05)