DUNUMBÈ

Dumumbè origines from Hamana, Siguiri and Kankan. The Dunumbè is called the "Mother of all dunumba-rhythms" (about 20): the dance of the strong men.

Intro

S S T S S S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
r l r l r l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

K

. . . . . . . . O . O O . . O . O O . . O . O O

S

. . . . . . . . O O . . . . O O . . . . O O . .

D

. . . . . . . O O . O O . O O . O O . O O . O O
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

K

. . O . O O . . O . O O . . O . O O . . O . O O

S

. . O O . . . . O . . . . O . O . O . . O . . .

D

. O O . O O . O O . O O . . O . O O . . O . O O

These two lines have to be reaeted once. After that the djembe's join.

Kenkeni : Here are three bell-patterns. Beginners use 1 and 2. In a full orchestra the third bell-pattern is appropriate.

K

. . O . O O . . O . O O . . O . O O . . O . O O

1

x . . x . . x . . x . . x . . x . . x . . x . .

2

x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x .

3

. x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x

Sangban

C . . . . . . . O . . . C . . . . . . . O . . .
x . x x . x . x x . x . x . x x . x . x x . x .

Sangban varaition: to use instead of the first line occasionally

. O . O . O . . O . . . C . . . . . . . O . . .
. x . x . x . x x . x . x . x x . x . x x . x .

Sangban: echauffement (play the closed hit of the normal pattern once only)

c . O O . . . . O O . . . . O O . . . . O O . .
x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x

Sangban : returing to normal rhythm: the Sangban dictates the return to normal rhythm to the other players by making a single stroke instead of the dubble.

. . O O . . . . O . . . . O . O . O . . O . . .
x . x x . x x . x . x . x x . x . x . x x . x .

Dundun

. . . . . . . O O . O O . . . . . . . O O . O O
. x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x

Dundun : echauffement

. O O . O O . O O . O O . O O . O O . O O . O O

. x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x

Dundun : returning to normal rhythm

. O . O . O . O O . O . . . . . . . . O O . O O
. x . x . x . x x . x . x . x . x x . x x . x x

Djembé 1

S . T S . . S . T S . . S . T S . . S . T S . .
r . r l . . r . r l . . r . r l . . r . r l . .. r l . .

Djembé 2

S . . S T T S . . S T T S . . S T T S . . S T T
r . . l r l r . . l r l r . . l r l r . . l r l

Djembé 3

. . S . T S . . S . T S . . S . T S . . S . T S
. . r . r l . . r . r l . . r . r l . . r . r l

Djembé solo accompagnement

S S S S T T S S S S T T S S S S T T S S S S T T
r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l

Djembé : an example of returning to normal rhythm after a solo

S S S S . T T T T . S . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 r l r . 2 r l r . f . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Djembé solo 1 ; use these elements

T T S S . . T T S S . . T . . . . . . . . . . .
2 r l r . . 2 r l r . . r . . . . . . . . . . .
T T S S . . T T S S . . T T S S . . T T S S . .
2 r l r . . 2 r l r . . 2 r l r . . 2 r l r . .
S T T S T T S T T S S . . T . . . . . . . . . . .
l 2 r l 2 r l 2 r l r . . r . . . . . . . . . . .
S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T S . . . T
l 2 r l 2 r l 2 r l 2 r l 2 r l 2 r l 2 r l . . . r
S T T S S . S T T S S . . T . . . . . . . . . . .
2 r l r l . 2 r l r l . . r . . . . . . . . . . .
S T T S S . S T T S S . S T T S S . S T T S S . .
2 r l r l . 2 r l r l . 2 r l r l . 2 r l r l . .
S S T S S S . . . . . . S S T S S S . . . . . .
r l r l r l . . . . . . r l r l r l . . . . . .
S S T S S T S S T S S T S S T S S T S S T S S .
r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r .
S S S S . T T T T . S . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 r l r . 2 r l r . f . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Djembé solo 2 ; use these elements:

S T T T S S S T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
l 2 r l 2 r l r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. S . . S . . S . . S . . S . . S . . S . . S .
. f . . f . . f . . f . . f . . f . . f . . f .
. S . . S . . S . . S . . T T T . . . . . . . .
. f . . f . . f . . f . . f r f . . . . . . . .
. S . T T T S . . . . . . S . T T T S . . . . .
. f . 2 r l r . . . . . . f . 2 r l r . . . . .
. S S . T T T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. f f . 2 r l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. S S S . S S S . S S S . . . . . . . . . . . .
. l r l . l r l . l r l . . . . . . . . . . . .
S S T T S S . . S S T T S S . . S S T T S S . .
r l 2 r l r . . r l 2 r l r . . r l 2 r l r . .