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LIBERTIEJust thought I'd post the version of Libertie that we use in our Dance Company. It has a real interesting feel, and didn't make much sense until I saw the dance for it.
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . Dj1 B S S . T T . S S B . . B S S . T T . S S B . . Dj2 B . . B . . B . . T T S B . . B . . B . . T T S Dj3 T . S B T T B S . T . T T . S B T T B S . B . T Dun L . . . H H . L . L . L L . . . H H . L . L . L Bell X . X . X X . X . X . X X . X . X X . X . X . X Break T . T . . T . T . T . . The main pulse is kept by the 2nd djembe part, giving it a kind of triple feel, which mixes nicely (kind of like two mad pitbulls) with the duple bell. I'm the only dundun player currently, so this is a composite dundun part. I'm not sure, yet, how the individual parts come off of it. Bell x . x x . x . x . x . x x . x x . x . x . x . x
Dundun . . H H . L . L . L . . . . H H . L . L . L . .
High = Kenkeni Low = Songba Liberte is a modern rhythm composed for a performance by a ballet, to celebrate the end of the civil war in Sierra Leone (or possibly Liberia).Thus you may only find 'ballet style' dundun patterns. It may be that, as yet, few recordings have been made of it. After the performance, the rhythm spread throughout the area quickly and became a very popular anthem.Many new versions appeared, so I'd be interested to see what you've been taught.
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