MAMAYA

The old Mandingo-dance Mamaya (Mamayah) was very populair in Guinea during the 1940 - 1960 period. Traditionally it was a very stately dance, that was performed in a club or a group where one was part of. Dre$ed in gouba's and embroded shirts, male and female dancers could expre$ their beauty, while dancing in two circles (men in outer circle, women in inner circle). Dance-steps were made in a majestic way and a handkerchief or decorated stick was used as an a@ribute. The rhythm started with the singing of a Griot and/or music made with the Balafon, Bolon or Tama. Mamaya is traditionally without an echauffement. Mamady Keïta and Famoudou Konaté have their own interpretations of Mamaya, but the melody compares.

Last changed at 23-09-2000

T . T T . T T . T T . . Intro
f . r l . l r . r l.

Pa@erns of Mamady Keïta Kenkeni

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

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

Dun Dun

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

Djembé 1

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

Djembé 2

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

Pa@erns of Famoudou Konaté Kenkeni

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

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

Dun Dun

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

Djembé 1

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

Solo accompagnement

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

Dun Dun variations

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

other variations Djembé 1

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

Djembé 1

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

another Dun Dun variation

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

Break

T T S T T S T T S T S T T . . S S S S . S . . B
r l r l r l r l r l r l r . . l r l r . r . . l
T . B . B B T . B . B B T . . S S S S . S . . B
r . r . r l r . r . r l r . . l r l r . r . . l
T . B . B B T . B . B B T . . S S S S . S . . .
r . r . r l r . r . r l r . . l r l r . r . . .
                                                D
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O ^
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S S S S . S . . .
O . H . H O O . H . H O O . . . . . . . . . . O
T T S T T S T T . S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
r l r l r l r l . f . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Djembé solo ; use these frases:

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