NIMBA

Nimba, part 1 (first the soloist plays once the bass-pattern on Djembe as a break):

4/4                |:  .   *   .   *   .   *   .   |   .   *   .   *   .  *   .  :|
(BREAK)        B   s   S   .   B   s   S   .   b   B   .   .   b   B   .  b  (B)
DJEMBE 1           B   .   s   O   o   .   S   .   b   .   S   o   O   .  s   .
BASS               K   K   .   S   K   K   .   D   D   .   .   D   D   .  D   S

(the soloist stops the others with a fast staccato of slaps)

Nimba, Part 2 a, b, c All breaks between part a and e are only for the dancers.

The drummers keep playing continuously. a little faster

3/4                |:  .   *   .   *   .   |   .   *   .   *   .  :|
BREAK              Sf  S   s   .   Sf  S   s   .   Sf  S   s   .
DJEMBE             S   s   S   s   O   o   S   s   S   s   O   s
BASS               S   .   S   .   K   .   S   .   S   .   K   .

Nimba, Part 2 d

3/4                |:  .   *   .   *   .   |   .   *   .   *   .  :|
BREAK              Sf  S   s   .   Sf  S   s   .   Sf  S   s   .
DJEMBE             S   s   S   s   O   o   S   s   S   s   O   s
BASS               S   S   S   .   K   .   K   .   K   .   K   .

Nimba, Part 2 e

3/4                |:  .   *   .   *   .   |   .   *   .   *   .  :|
BREAK              Sf  S   s   .   Sf  S   s   .   Sf  S   s   .  >>
                   Of  O   o   .   Of  O   o   .   Of  O   o   .  >>
                   S   .   S   .   S   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
DJEMBE             S   s   S   s   O   o   S   s   S   s   O   s
BASS               S   .   S   .   K   .   S   .   S   .   K   .
FINISHING BREAK    Sf  S   s   .   Sf  S   s   .   Sf  S   s   .  >>
                   B   b   B   b   B